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Summary Of Gloria Naylor The Meaning Of The Word

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I agree with Gloria Naylor’s position of the N word as revealed in her essay “The Meaning of the word.” In Gloria Naylor’s essay, she states, “The word nigger was used in my presence, but it was used within the contexts and inflictions that caused it to register in my mind as something else.” Naylor believes The N word should only be used in socially culturally settings. Growing up exploring the word “nigger”, in math class, the word was used as a source of belittlement and it confused young Gloria Naylor. The young white child “Snatched his test from me (Gloria Naylor) and spit that word” (the N word). Even though a person who view this quote may believe it is selective discrimination, blacks can use the word while whites cannot, it truly

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