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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

MAN VS. NIGGA

So I thought I touch on a subject that has been coming up in some of my conversations as of late. A couple days ago my co-worker was approached by an african american male(About 19 years old), and as they conversed, he asked her "When you gonna make me your "Nigga"?" . She politely responded "I don't want a Nigga, I want a man." He then went on to say that he was a man. When he responded with that it made me realize that the generation of African American males today, clearly DO NOT know the difference from a man and a "NIGGA". I truly believe if both African american males and females knew the difference in the two, they would not be so ignorant in their actions and reactions.

I personally, do not like the use of the word "Nigga". No matter how it is used, Its still degrading in some sort of way. Its a word in the African American community that is used way too much. The males of today strive to be a "Real Nigga" rather than a real man and it is very sad and irritating. To me a "Real Nigga" has lack of so many things that you need in life to be successful. Drive, self respect, education, and responsibilities are just a few things that a "Real Nigga" lacks and will keep them stuck where they are. I can't say all the blame is entirely on the males, I place responsibility on females too. The standards of young African american females of today need to be raised, DRASTICALLY. I hear WAY too much about how they want a "Real Nigga" and when they get just that, they aren't satisfied. They aren't satisfied because they have the definition of a "Real Nigga" confused with a Real Man.

I know this is an ongoing debate among everyone in the African American community and its something that needs to continue to be discussed. What do you think about it?? Weigh in, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts.

Its Been WAAAAAY too long...


Well Hello there ladies and gentlemen!!! Its been a nice six months since I last posted, but I have just been living life. Searching for inspiration. Now I'm back to give you my piece of mind about life as we know it. :-) So stay tuned to more posts of insight in the near future!!!