April 26th, 2007
Welcome to Ms. Fubu’s Brave New Blog
Posted by msfubu in Uncategorized
This is a place for my students to discuss literature, or topics about the English language. I encourage anyone who posts here to use standard English so that visitors are able to follow the conversation. Avoid text messaging abbreviations. If you must use vernacular, be sure to place that “stuff” in quotes. One forum is open to discuss the use of the word “Nigger”. If you should enter that forum, please be sensitive. Offensive posts will be deleted.
on May 12th, 2007 at 11:16 am
Hi Kimberly,
I’m so glad to finally see your blog. “Brave New Blog” is right – I almost fell off my chair when I saw your forum on the N word! I’m going to be following that discussion with interest.
- Patricia
on June 1st, 2007 at 8:26 am
Hello, Mrs.Fubu, Well I just want to let u know that I’ll be writing about a person who had a significat influence in my life. I really like writing about this kind of question
on July 3rd, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Kimberly,
Love your blog. I hope that I will be able to learn how to make mine look so beautiful.
Al
on July 8th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Kimberly,
I saw some people on TV talking about the “N” word, and I guess their sense was, that even though its “accepted” use is contextual, it really needs to go. When words become so overburdened by a depth of disrespect that we have to evaluate their context everytime they are used, then these words have outlived their value to communicate effectively.
Ann
on July 8th, 2007 at 7:41 pm
Thanks Ann for commenting on our ‘dicey’ topic. As you might have noticed from the links the “contexts” are pretty diverse. My students would argue that by owning the word, they are lessening the impact the word has–and that before converting it to the word “nigga” it never had any value to communicate effectively, except as hurtful words. Many hope to own the word, much as the “Queer Nation” has taken over the term queer. One student posted a link about a man who literally wants to own the word, and market merchandise using it. We watched a documentary called “The N Word” in class, and it points out that we may have come too far to “simply” eradicate the word from our language.
I appreciate your joining our debate.
on July 30th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Msfubu,
My perception is that when students continually hear the “N” word in the mainstream, say in rap music, they begin to think the word is OK to use. There is a long and painful history associated with that word, and we, as educators, need to instill a continued sensitivity and foster an intolerance for its use.
Tom
on January 28th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I’m against using the word in any situation. Black youth don’t know what they are saying. They undermine what MLK did, what Rosa Parks did, Federick Douglass or even Harriet Tubman did. To be considered more than just a piece of property or sub-human, to be consider humans. All the sacrifices that they made people put to the ground, everytime they used the word.