What's wrong with 'black'?

[chaotic_resolve]

Originally Posted by crakjak

I think it is time we not define folks by the color of the skin, I noticed that you did not say how many white folks are in your church. My second son attended a Christian school and his best friend was black, after years of association with him and his family, we realized they are just folks too. Being raised in the South there is just a culture separation even when we claimed no prejudice. We have observed that our children do not have that innate prejudice, we have prayed to be set free from any racism from our Southern culture. What is difficult is to make the transition without patronizing our black neighbors and friends.

This is funny. The first sentance states we shouldn't define folks by the color of the skin . . . but then it goes on to define folks by the color of their skin. Just thought it was amusing, that's all.

The church I go to is nicely mixed with whites, blacks and hispanic. None of the black folk mind that they're referenced as black. I'm close with several hispanic saints and they regularly talk about me as a white boy.

In fact, most all of the hispanics and blacks I've known have always referenced people as either black or white.

This first happened to me when I was a kid growing up, but recently I was on outreach with a young black man and we've been friends for a while . . . we were clownin and messing around when he told me, "dude, you a funny N."

I've called him the N word a few times, but always emphasizing with an A at the end instead of an ER. There's a difference.

Of course, he's the only one that I've used that word with recently, because of our close friendship and he knows he has my respect.

People just shouldn't be so sensitive about it. I don't think you should use any word in a demeaning or derogatory way - at all.