Burial of 'n-word' planned at NAACP convention
Associated Press - July 9, 2007 3:43 AM ET
DETROIT (AP) - There will be a symbolic funeral at today's session of the NAACP convention in Detroit.
Leaders of the civil rights group admit they don't know what impact burying the "n-word" is going to have. But National Chairman Julian Bond says the organization's youth are taking the lead in fighting the use of racist and sexist slurs.
The issue gained new prominence after talk show host Don Imus' derogatory on-air comments in April about members of the Rutgers University women's basketball team
Bond opened the group's 98th convention yesterday, saying it's needed now more than ever because the Bush administration has done little to support blacks.
Most of the Democratic presidential candidates will take part in a Thursday forum at the convention.
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Black author Michael Eric Dyson claims that we should only bury it in the white community. Since it is a "term of endearment" in the black community, he doesn't believe the word should be discarded.
Personally, I think this a collossal waste of time. Racists and rappers are not going to stop using it. The only people that are going to buy into this empty gesture are the people that don't believe in racial slurs and demeaning others.