Posted on 06/13/2010 7:19:53 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron
I don't wanna say how I read that. I'll just ask you to consider what other letters bear a typographic resemblance to 'l' .
it’s still called racism when you specifically hire people from one race regardless of their qualifications (**cough** 0bama **cough**). which race is irrelevant.
When I search the term, I don’t find any references to the originators of it, as it was simply identified as “slang”. I was surprised at the depth of contempt that was expressed for those so identified, mostly from the “white side” I think. I always thought the term was simply descriptive.
I might add that there was a “wigger” character in the movie House Party, which for some reason I was inspired to view in the theater. In a notable scene, this guy “knew the answer” in some kind of radical black history class, and was given due respect by the radical black history prof, and a glance by DJ Jazzy Jeff indicating a reconsideration, as the question had been posed to him, and he didn’t know the answer. ( It was something about Malcolm X, I believe. ) Not to make too much of it, but that was it.
I have a very close friend who happens to be black, and we always tease about race for the fun of it. I often refer to him a “niggeriffic”. He just usually tells me I was born black, but can’t figure out I got so short and white.
'course that was Play ( Christopher Martin ) of Kid 'n Play ... don't say it! ... don't even think it!
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