Newer PostOlder PostT U E S D AY, N O V E M B E R 2 8 , 2 0 0 6Jesse Jackson: No More "N" WordHappily, Jesse Jackson isn't just mentioning Michael Richards -- he'salso calling on all rappers, hip-hop artists and black comics to stopusing the "n" word as well.</p><p> Just as gay people feel free to call each other"fags," many black people in the entertainment world especially say"nigga" constantly.</p><p> Indeed, no one uses the word more than blackpeople, especially in the media.</p><p> And if Richards hadn't been on anangry tirade, if he hadn't been mocking and attacking two blackpatrons, wouldn't the question of using that word in a standup act bemuch more complex? Of course, Eminem never uses the word; heknows there are certain lines you don't cross.</p><p> But surely Jackson andBill Cosby et al are right: any desire to defuse the word and claim it astheir own (a la fag and queer and fairy for gays) has long outlived itsusefulness and now it's just a case of filling up the world's image ofblack people with gangstas and thugs and gold-toothed caricatures ofrappers and the "n" word.</p><p> The one annoying postscript to this is thatJackson also called for a boycott of the just-out Season Seven of"Seinfeld." Why? Richards has apologized publicly and repeatedly (andsomewhat convincingly albeit in a clueless manner).</p><p> The show itselfcertainly isn't racist and Richards is only a small part of it creatively.What possible purpose could a boycott of the DVD set serve? And sinceit won't be a successful boycott, why would Jackson idiotically call forone? It's like that college student on "The Daily Show" last nightstaging a hunger strike over his meal plan.</p><p> You just cheapen theseprotests by calling them willy-nilly for any old reason.</p><p> The LA Timeshas a good rundown of the issue.POSTED BY MICHAEL IN NEW YORK AT 11:15 AM 0 C O M M E N T S :Post a CommentL I N K S T O T H I S P O S TCreate a LinkHomeSubscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)Next Blog»sal1mineo@hotmail.comSEARCH BLOG FLAG BLOGFOLLOW BLOGP O P S U R F I N G .</p><p> C O MS U R F I N G T H E WAV E S O F P O P U L A R C U LT U R EB Y M I C H A E L G I LT Z & F R I E N D SPOPSURFING.COM: Jesse Jackson: No More "N" Wordhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/jesse-jackson-no-more... 1 of 37/28/09 1:10 PMFAV O R I T E L I N K SAmericablogFive O'Clock Lightning baseball blogDeep Pop -- Lori Lakin's BlogThe Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPNRadioCine-Blog -- George Robinson's BlogDocuments On Art & Cinema - DarylChin's BlogBrucie G's Wondrous Blog OfAdventure and Mystery -- BruceGreenspan's BlogB L O G A R C H I V E▼ 2009 (17)▼ July (3)1939 -- The Greatest Year ForMoviesSwimming Bans Those Hi-TechSuits!Best Movies Of The Year -- TheMaster List► June (3)► May (1)► March (2)► February (1)► January (7)► 2008 (86)► 2007 (781)► 2006 (2412)► 2005 (5)C O N T R I B U TO R SMichael in New YorkBiboyAaron POPSURFING.COM: Jesse Jackson: No More "N" Wordhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/jesse-jackson-no-more... 2 of 37/28/09 1:10 PMPOPSURFING.COM: Jesse Jackson: No More "N" Wordhttp://popsurfing.blogspot.com/2006/11/jesse-jackson-no-more... 3 of 37/28/09 1:10 PM
