Nigga Essays

In recent years, the word “nigger” has been changed to “nigga” and used as a term of endearment. The word itself was originally used as a hateful slur used to offend and suppress people of black descent, but is now often being used as a casual term to refer to one’s friend or acquaintance. In this day and age, it is acceptable for all individuals to use the word “nigga.” “Nigga” has been primarily used between black people and several people believe that it should only be used by black people. Marc

If you are reading this, you are probably ugly. With that being said, you may be thinking of a number of things now. For example, you are probably wondering why I called you ugly with no knowledge of what you may look like, or maybe you are intrigued, and want to know why you are ugly. The truth is, I do not know if you are ugly or not, but do you? Look, the reason I called you ugly, was to get you to feel the power of that word. Correspondingly, being unattractive, being unappealing, being ugly

The word nigga comes from the word nigger that means black or ignorant person. This  is a term originated in the old American south. It was most popularly said by white racism. Due to their southern accent negro came out sounding as “nigger”. The word nigga is mainly used among african american but other ethnicities use it as a friendly word in a way of addressing someone. For example “ wassup nigga” or “ my nigga”. It is also very popular in the rap industry. However it can be taken very offensive

The new nigga, where the fuck did he come from? I got all these niggas shocked, stun gun And that will never be a nigga i run from Pussy speed dial 9-1-1 I walk around with my chin up Fresh and cold its winter Neck fill with more juice than a fuckin bar off vert Thats what I deserve I be riding round in that hertz Cause a nigga tryin to kill me i will fuck around and whack him first And thats when she dissed me and i saw your girl tried ta friend me She know I ain 't done but that bitch still trying

1. This is one of the most prominent aspects of slavery in today’s world, the word nigga/nigger was not used as a term of endearment as we all know but at some point in time it was used as a psychological weapon to make people of African descent actually prefer being referred to as a ‘nigga’ than an African American. This derogatory reference served to separate us from the strong pride 2. Today there is a lack of ample people that we can look up to and be influenced by in our presence, there is

big role. There are many derogatory terms that are used to express such discrimination. However, with the turn of the century, some terms are gaining new meanings. nigga, is such a term. The word nigga, is a synonym and a homophone of nigger, which is derived from the Portugese term Negro, which meant the color black. The word nigga has been used as a term of affection/endearment, similar to buddy, dude, homie within the recent decades, but only mostly between two individuals that are of the same

D-O-double-G (SNOOP DOGG!) Real niggas getting cake, while fake niggas hate da-da-da-da-dahh You know I 'm mobbin ' with the D.R.E. and real niggas getting cake, while fake niggas hate Coupe DeVille rollin ' on dubs How you feelin ' whoopty=whoop nigga whut? da-da-da-da-dahh It’s the muthafucking Snoop D-o-double-g Real niggas getting cake, while fake niggas hate Verse 2 Cause we gonna be like huh, nigga what, Huh, give a fuck, nigga whaat Huh, nigga what, Huh, give a fuck, nigga whaat La-da-da-da-dahh

people. For example racism by police officers, white people towards black, drug use and violence. He grew up in NYC, which is where his song reflects on. Nas shows the horrible violence due to racism and also uses derogatory words such as “bitch” and “nigga” to show how it really is in reality and it’s not just

which tells the story of four women with different tones of brown skin in differing social classes and how they all still face struggles. Jay Z’s chorus echoes Nina’s message, “Light nigga, dark nigga, faux nigga, real nigga/Rich nigga, poor nigga, house nigga, field nigga /Still nigga, still nigga”, repeated twice for emphasis. The allusion to Simone’s

Throughout the history of the United States, many derogatory and hurtful terms have been created to refer to individuals or a collective group of minority people with the goal of undermining them. Some examples of these words are ‘Nigger’, ‘Faggot’, ‘Beaner’ among countless other harmful labels. These terms are problematic, as they dehumanize the race in which they target, as reminders of the oppression experienced by these groups, giving the terms power. Among these hateful words, ‘nigger’ remains

to be completely ligated to violence and intimidation that happened during the 19th century to the African-American race. The negative connotation has not always been there and it should not be, nowadays the word implies identity and honor to be a “nigga” , this word and what comes with it should not be forgotten, instead the survival of the race and the unity it shows should be embraced. The n-word has not always had a negative connotation, what most people know is that it came from the Latin word

people called African American is Black, nigga, Nigger, color person, people of color, and monkey. The one that are acceptable in my opinion is African American, Black, People of color and the unacceptable one is nigga, nigger, color person and monkey. The reason they are unacceptable is because they are racist, ignorance, and connect to a dark history in America past. Also, these words were used to make African American to feel inferior. For the word nigga personal, I hate the word and I just think

songs calling for the death of niggas. “And, I won’t hesitate to put a nigga on his back” Dr. Dre said that twenty-four years ago and we are shocked when a gun-ho cop wants to put a nigga down. The death of Alton Sterling is shocking but not surprising. You had a Black man whose dignity was being taken away by the police and in a typical move the Black man lash out against the very force we know will kill us with no hesitation. (“And, I won’t hesitate to put a nigga on his back”) There goes that hook

have referred to themselves as Niggers, or as they pronounce it, ‘Niggas’. For many years it has been a derogatory term used to refer to the Africans, so why would you want to use this slur to refer to yourself and friends? The original definition for this word is a person who is ignorant, now it is used to describe an African American. While the original definition was in effect, many people still address each other as their ‘Nigga/Nigger’, but why? Nigger is a noun in the English language. It had

a “nigger” or even use “nigger” to refer to themselves. This generation has also changed the term to “nigga” and although the “er” is taking off some people still gets offended by it. For me personally it depends in what content the word is used. For example, when I meet up with my friends, we say “what’s up nigga?” or when my best friend talks about her boyfriend she refers to him as “my nigga. In situations like this the term isn’t interpret as being offensive. However, when a white person says

and people affiliated them as people who could not read, write, or have a good job, basically not being white. Kanye brings up old racism from history and moves on to today’s times by saying "You see its broke niggas racism/that’s that “don’t touch anything in the store” and there’s rich nigga racism/that’s that “come here, please buy more.” Store owners, big companies only wanted African Americans with money to be in their stores buying their stuff because they think that the others cannot afford

white people and African Americans. Kanye then talks about being broke and not able to touch anything in the store as he was stereotyped as a black man who probably just wanted to steal something. The song title comes from the lyric. "They tryna lock niggas up, they tryna make new slaves.” That's that privately owned prisons, get your piece today." West blasts the disproportionate number of blacks in prison on drug charges. According to the rapper, this is an institutional racism as the drug enforcement

In Jack Rosenthal’s article, "So Here 's What 's Happening to Language" he discusses how through spoken language ,written language becomes more informal. Through this informalization many words that were considered vulgar, dirty, or offensive become denatured. Rosenthal then goes on to use the word “ Screw” as an example(Walters, p.128). Three more words that have become denatured are ‘Bastard’, ‘Damn’ and ‘Nigger’. The words above are generally described as profane. Profanity is blasphemous or

Going from nigger to the contemporary “nigga” has produced a fluid, adaptable, postmodern, and urban construction of identity epitomizing numerous social and rhetorical flows. “Nigga” identity has been most expressed in hip-hop and rap culture, one end that presents a sense of masculinity, misogyny, as well as sexual violence then another side that attempts to

listen to that and believe it is appropriate to speak in that manner. “The fact that “nigga” was distinct from “nigger” became a fairly standard defense of the hip-hop generation’s use of the word (particularly among black male intellectuals given to poststructuralist criticism), and while such defenses were justifiable, they proved to be out of touch with the concerns of the hip-hop generation itself. “ The use of “nigga” has so much power in society today and it reflects so much on what African Americans