Racism in America is officially over!!
It has to be after reading the following article:
(From Wired.com–hat tip:concreteloop.com)
The actor Damon Wayans has been engaged in a 14-month fight to trademark the term “Nigga” for a clothing line and retail store, a search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s online database reveals.
Wayans wants to dress customers in 14 kinds of attire from tops to bottoms, and use the controversial mark on “clothing, books, music and general merchandise,” as well as movies, TV and the internet, according to his applications.
But, so far, his applications have been unsuccessful. Trademark examiner Kelly Boulton rejected the registration dated Dec. 22, citing a law that prohibits marks that are “immoral or scandalous.” A previous attempt by Wayans was turned down on identical grounds six months earlier.
“While debate exists about in-group uses of the term, ‘nigga’ is almost universally understood to be derogatory,” Boulton wrote to Wayans’ attorney, William H. Cox, according to the application. (more…)
Boy I tell ya’ (LOL), we are so trying to give white folks a hard time with this word. Can you imagine:
#School principal makes the following annoucement over the intercom: “New rule–no, uh, er, uh, hmmm, niggas, I mean no black…no, I mean urban clothing, no, I mean no n-word clothes allowed…”—LAWSUIT NO MATTER WHAT.
# Suzie and Marsha (two white suburban stay-at-home mothers talking in the parking lot): “Marsha, how about a bite to eat? I heard that place next to niggas is supposed to be good.”
(Now enter a very pissed off black man who:
-just finished watching Rosewood, Native Son, Roots, and just happened to catch the clip of A Soldier’s Story where Sarge is beat up by two white men.
-Found out that he lost his winning lotto ticket in Katrina
just happens to park his car nearby. Guess the only one word he just heard?—LAWSUIT followed by a planned boycott from a “community leader”.)
#Now imagine our ancestors rolling in their graves—-NOT IN LAUGHTER
February 24th, 2006 at 10:41 am
How about including this scenario:
A new employee who happens to be white working in a Department store, is asked by a customer who happens to be black, “Where can I find the latest urban wear?” and with that the overly anxious to please employee replies, “The Nigga line of clothing is located over there”. Bring out the SWAT team, Jessie and AL and marches on several major cities. LOL
February 24th, 2006 at 11:19 am
Nigga’s always trying to make a dollar on black peoples backs. People need to think about the consequences of their actions, respect our history and the feelings of the people who sacrificed to bring us to where we are today.
February 24th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
I think its all about us moving on from these word games we choose to play. So what our ancestors are dead they don’t care, they have better worries. No matter how much the word hurts your feelings the way we try to unlegitimize or legitmize the word or how it is used is a complete waste of time. WE ARE THE DESCENDANTS OF AFRICAN QUEENS AND KINGS,BUILDERS OF THE PYRAMIDS, FATHERS OF CIVILIZATION AND LANGUAGE AMONGST MAY OTHER THINGS SO WHY SHOULD SOME EMPTY AND CLOSE MINDED PEOPLE AND THE USE OF A WORD THAT MEANS CARPENTER (ONCE AGAIN) BE SO INTERESTING IT HAS BECOME OUR DIVISION NOT THEM DIVIDING US. aLL ON ALL GET OVER IT. WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY NEGATIVE CONNOTATION OF ANY WORD INCLUDING BLACK.
February 24th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
AND ONCE AGAIN WHY DO WE SO READILY ACCEPT BEING CALLED BLACK? GUESS WHO STARTED CALLING US THAT
February 25th, 2006 at 3:12 am
You know, this Wayans deal is the same kind of attitude that got us sold into slavery. Where is the cultural responsibility? The ‘N’ word doesn’t impact Wayan, but what about the little guy who’s down and out and still “chilled” by that word as he has to work in a hostile environment to support his family.
And brother Brian, we were first called “Black” by those Kings and Queens, who built the pyramids, you were talking about. They called their land “Kemet” which means “Black” in Old Egyptian.
That’s a cheap, low shot, by Wayan
February 25th, 2006 at 11:11 am
..seems to me only n**** care…