Atty Upset At Blacks Who Use N-Word

ATTORNEY MILLER FURIOUS AT BLACK FOLKS FOR HELPING TO CREATE THE MICHAEL RICHARDS OF THE WORLD


Michael Richards, Seinfeld's character of Kramer, revealed to the world an attitude that many people in the world share about us and our love affair with being disrespected. On Friday night, before a mixed audience, he referred to Blacks as N-words. I am furious with us. We should be raising pure hell with those that sponsor, support and publicize the Michael Richards of the World. This isn't just about Michael Richards; it's more about the world that we have helped to create. Black Americans seal their fate to remain at the bottom, when we allow disrespect. I have called for a zero tolerance towards Black Americans accepting disrespect. I knew that around the world, in every country, in every society and in every group, two things have always been certain. They are, those that demand respect are always on the top and those that allow disrespect are always on the bottom. This is why I have fought so hard against N-word usage.

Unlike any other race in the world, we fight for the right to be disrespected. We demand to be referred to with the ultimate forms of disrespect towards Black people. We love the N-word and the disrespect that it brings. Do we want to stay at the bottom and do we want to teach our children that it is ok to accept disrespect? I am furious, but I am probably more hurt than furious. Has God been good to us? Why are we so angry with God that we stand for so much disrespect?

Seinfeld's character of Kramer, Michael Richards, spoke with heart and with passion. He yielded to a temptation, based on a society of people that has tolerance for disrespect. He supposedly spoke of how "Fifty years ago we'd have you upside down with a f--ing fork up your a--."

This is how climates for lynching were created. This hits the hearts and memories of many Black people that fought so hard to give us a chance to live. Slavery ended in 1865, just 141 years ago. Do you realize that there are Black people walking the earth today, whose parents were slaves! We are not so far from reality that we can afford to take such actions for granted. We allow disrespect and therefore make it easier for those who think like Michael Richards to have powerful influences on the undecided.

When you give respect and demand respect, despite the situation, you have to rise. It is at that time when doubt shall rest and you will see for yourself God at his best...

In 1994, Attorney Roy Miller became the first and only person to succeed at having the N-word deleted from a major dictionary.

Attorney Miller may be contacted through publicist M.E. Posey at SelfRespect1@bellsouth.net or (312) 371-2716.


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I have to agree with him on many levels.
I never use the word and I let people know [black or otherwise] where I stand if they call me that.

Oddly enough, my stepmother who was a teacher and is in her 60's now told me awhile back that she thinks when black people call each other nigger/nigga, that they are taking the "sting" out of the word. They are somehow taking a once bad word and making it have less power.

I understand the concept she was speaking of but I also think she may have been a little too optimistic.
As much as I see some black people calling themselves nigga/nigger, those very same people would get highly upset if someone white called them that.


All that being said, I doubt that Mr. Richards called people niggers because he thought it was okay since we use the word ourselves....
No. I think brother Richards had hate on his mind when he opened his mouth. :roll:

I really believe that respect comes from within first and if you have no self respect, you have no respect.

 

Yes, designer, you are absolutely right, and so is the author of this entire article.

 

Black people please stop using the N word...there, I feel so much better now! By the way I think I saw some black folks on the corner selling drugs and I think I STILL see young black women selling their bodies for PIMPS AND FOR THEIR DAYUM DRUG HABITS WHILE HIV DOESN'T GIVE A DAYUM IF YOU USE THE "N" WORD OR NOT!!! :x

 

I'm not sure I understand your point because maybe I'm reading some sarcasm in your reply that might not be there... Therefore...

I don't think anyone has said that the ills of the black community will somehow go away if we stop calling each other nigger.
No.
They sure as hell would get much better if we had some fucking respect for ourselves.

How many self respecting people do you see selling drugs or their bodies on street corners?

I want to be real clear here.....
Oh, I am glad you feel better now.

 

:idea: I think you got my sarcasm right and I'm not saying that usage of the "N" word isn't wrong. But, I'm saying to me there are other much more important things that we need to be dealing with in our communities :!: