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I Saw THIS Movie In A Movie Theatre, 'Back In The Day,'

posted 14 years ago by barryfleckmann
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...and I saw IT, again, yesterday on Turner Classic Movies. I cringed everytime one of the characters used the term, "Negro," and the OTHER term, "colored people." Today, both terms are NOT used. Today, you use the term, "Black(s)" to describe a man or woman (or child) of color. Funny HOW things have changed! In THAT manner, THIS movie has become dated in a short period of time.

"You can't HANDLE the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."

[–] heyuactor 14 years ago

It's not dated, exactly, because people spoke like that, then. It's historical. In the Heat of the Night, from the same period, reflects similar language use, and even worse attitides. Time marches on. In Gone With the Wind, there were slave-owners who didn't want to stop owning slaves. That's also cringe-worthy.

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[–] barryfleckmann 14 years ago

I'm living as a "Snowbird," here, in Daytona Beach, Florida. When I got here around Halloween, I noticed in the local paper (Daytona Beach News-Journal) about a controversy involving a high school production of "To Kill a Mockingbird." One (ONE!) parent complained to the school board because about the play's usage of the N-Word. They postponed the production because of that.
Back in author Harper Lee's day (back in the thirties), THAT word was very prevalent. When I was a kid, the prevailing motto was, "stick and stones will break your bones, but words will never hurt you." What happened?

"You can't HANDLE the truth!" Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men."

[–] joedonato234 11 years ago

We Americans used to be noted (and envied) for our tough skin and our sense of humor, both of which have eroded. We have become a too-sensitive, but not necessarily kinder race of people.

[–] vpilutis 12 years ago

AND yet it still call "The United Negro College Fund" and
"The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"

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[–] bbillheyer 12 years ago

Hhhhhmmmmm? THAT'S a declarative sentence, WHAT'S your point? Do you HAVE a point?

[–] vpilutis 12 years ago

My point is if black Americans don't like the words Negro and Colored why don't the change the names of the 2 organizations?

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[–] vpilutis 12 years ago

Er ur talking to someone who lives in NYC, I know about it and see it all the time.
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[–] bbillheyer 12 years ago

"Er ur talking to someone who lives in NYC, I know about it and see it all the time."

Okay, explain to me WHY Paula Deen got fired for using that same word, years and years back? Double-standard? Hypocrisy? Yet, the word (vulgar though it is!) is IN the dictionary. The "F-Word" (vulgar though it is!) is IN the dictionary. The words are IN play, then, right? I don't get it! Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

[–] vpilutis 12 years ago

My statement is NOT an endorsement, yes it is a Double-standard

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[–] DodgersRule 11 years ago

Black Americans (African-Americans) supposedly don't like the "N-Word," either, but they're (by far!) the biggest users of THAT word. To them, the "N-Word" is a term of endearment. It's like calling a fellow brother, "bro." Go figure!

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In the animated series, "Family Guy" there was a parody of Star Wars that had Princess Lea calling Han Solo a "nerf herder". Han hit her and yells: "WE can call each other that but you are NOT allowed".
Have to admit that always kinda made me chuckle.

[–] sir_runrun_shaw 11 years ago

You're both somewhat dim.

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[–] joedonato234 11 years ago

So it has become socially unacceptable for anybody to use the N-word publicly? Really? On what planet? Obviously you don't listen to rap or hip-hop or are even aware of all the rap groups that have that word in their moniker or watch black comedians.
And there's a clear distinction between n***a and n***er? Really? The only distinction I can detect is the illiteracy of one of them. Do you mean to infer that when someone uses the word, the natural response should be, "Is that with an a or an er?"
Does the same thing apply when it's pluralized: "ers" vs "az"?

Also: reverse racism does exist. But it's also just called plain old racism. Racism is not the exclusive domain of prejudice-against-blacks. Or to put it another way: racism does not only mean "whites against another race."

[–] ExaltedOne 11 years ago

Things like this make me happy to live in an ethnically homogeneous country. Over here, we have no "white guilt", you see: our people never traded in slaves, never owned any African colonies, and never had any colored neighbors to tread on.
It must be truly terrible, being stuck in the same country with people who openly hate you, and having to be nice to them just because your grandfather used to mistreat their grandfather.

[–] kjwilliamslcsw 10 years ago

Hey Nothing. I am always amazed at the vast number of white people who will only be happy if THEY have the right to use the N word everyday, anytime they wanted. Must be a terrible loss not having that right when blacks do. You know, they are missing out on all that equality. It must be just terrible for them, everyday!

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