5 posts tagged “bury that sucka”
Community leaders all across America are now stepping up to the plate and challenging the insanity that’s been going on within the black community relative to the self-deprecation use of the n-word, and other profane words. Mogul Executive, Russell Simmons is to be commended with his initiative to confront the issues relative to the music industries complicity, by calling for corporate responsibility, even though he did stop short of holding rappers accountable for anything.
However, the real work now begins because there are multi-millions of blacks who see nothing wrong in embracing the n-word and the denigrating and mindless lyrics of some rap music. There are blacks and whites alike all around the country trying to sell the idea that the n-word is just another word and will try to trivialize and minimize the true meaning and purpose of this Power…for it is indeed that a Power a diabolical Power…unlike any other word in the English language.
The N-word holds all of America hostage. Contemporary black and white alike, are victims of a deep dark, sordid, and immoral past. There is more than just a disparaging meaning to this word. Derogatory terms such as wetbacks, kike, hymie, dago, faggots, etc. are just that…derogatory. Though there are those who try to reduce the full impact and purpose of the n-word as merely being nothing more than a derogatory slur…this can’t be allowed to happen. A gross miscarriage of justice was committed for more than a span of three centuries all in the name of the n-word. There were vicious, terrible and horrible misdeeds inflicted upon the ascendants of African Americans that many people today would like to have swept underneath a rug and forgotten about. And to a degree have been very successful in doing just that.
It wasn’t enough to just bring the ascendants of African Americans over to work the land… for whatever reason…there was another agenda. This agenda was to destroy the minds of a race of people, rob them of their identity and mold their way of thinking as to how America wanted them to think. This was successfully done in a most unconscionable, malicious, methodical and unimaginable way.
The name that a people call themselves provides them with an understanding of their history by connecting them to a land mass, a language, a culture, a religion, a philosophy, etc. And in this vein you know who you are and your potential as a people. Today…we have no idea who we are…nor our potential. Some want to think of ourselves only as Blacks, others, African Americans and there are those who once again wish to be referred to as Negro—confusion reigns. Our distant ancestors of the Moorish Civilization who were conquerors of the free world as it existed at the time, builders of magnificent palaces, universities, thriving civilizations and who helped to free Europe from the Dark Ages, would look down upon us today with complete disdain and utter contempt.
Contemporary Americans know little about the most darkest and ugliest moments of n-word’s history…the torturing…physically, mentally and emotionally of black Americans breaking them down to accept their newly imposed image, the image of a n**ger which is a metaphor for a sub-human (below the human race in development).
Being so-called up-right Christians… America needed something to justify their actions of insensitive, cruel, mutilating, torturous and inhumane treatment towards another man. Thus by destroying minds, and re-creating another image of what was labeled as a n**ger, this was all the justification needed to commit atrocities on a race of people in any way that they so deemed, seeing as how a n**ger wasn’t considered a human being but indeed sub-human. This was supposed to make all committed acts of dehumanization justifiable.
Robbed of heart, mind, body, soul and manhood an image was created of laziness, savages, thievery, drunkardness, irresponsible, moral degenerates, slick, mindless, heartless, senseless, inferior, scum, something to be despised and considered worthless…lack of love and self respect for self, and to show no love or respect towards his woman or child. Even though the black woman was included in this vindictive conspiracy she was allowed to have a little more self-esteem than her counter-part black male, eroding the black man’s image of himself even further. This is the N-word…it is mind-control…an image. An image that has been browbeaten and physically beaten, into the hearts, minds and soul of the African American for more than 300 years.
Present day attitude seems to be so what—who cares?—after-all they were sub-humans not fit to be respected and revered. What happened to them has nothing to do with me. Any Black person who is gullible enough to go for that crock of you know what…needs their you know what’s kicked from here (California) all the way to New York City and back to California again. It’s a darn shame that we have allowed ourselves to be bamboozled into thinking its okay to relate to a word that made it okay to crucify, castrate, torture, murder, maim and rape our ancestors and we are okay with this. There are those actually selling their souls for thirty pieces of silver to further undermine their own people. How preposterous is that? Where is the racial pride? Oh! I almost forgot that’s something we were robbed of as well. Our Moorish ancestors must be fuming at such displays of imbecility.
The n-word is clearly a defined racist term steeped in ignorance, degradation and immorality and yet there are those who see nothing wrong in blacks continuing to identify with such a mind controlling self-deprecation of a word. Of course, the killings, lynching and murders are common knowledge…but far more than that…happened. Happenings…that no one cares to discuss or talk about.
e.g. In l904 black sharecroppers Luther Holbert and his wife were chained to a tree and a audience
of 600 white spectators enjoyed treats like deviled eggs, lemonade and whiskey in a festive atmosphere while Mr. and Mrs. Holbert had first their fingers chopped off one by one, followed by their ears, followed by a severe beating that left Mr. Holbert with one eye dangling from it's factured socket, followed by "spirals...of raw, quivering flesh" being extracted from both Holberts via corkscrew before the couple were finally burned alive. And as they were drawing their last breath the last words they would hear were the jeers of n**ger, n**ger, n**ger…a word that is
today condoned and embraced by descendants of people such as the likes of a Mr. & Mrs.
Holbert.
It’s not just enough to no longer want to embrace this word, but we need to, and must understand—WHY?—we shouldn’t be embracing it, for its meaning and PURPOSE far exceeds that of a racial slur.
At the NAACP's Northeastern Regional Conference the youth/college division of the NAACP held a mock funeral for the word n**ger. It's nothing but a ceremonial display but it makes an excellent point. Read the story by clicking the link below:
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-nword0421.artapr21,0,3863223.story?coll=hc-headlines-local
The book Bury That Sucka! A Scandalous Love Affair With The N-word, is written in a manner that all can understand. The points are well taken and the wording is easy to follow. There are quotes from great people in our history including Martin Luther King, Jr., Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and many, many others. There is a mixture of history with honesty, love with life, and education with effects. This is a great book for educators, parents, managers, professionals, newsmen, and anyone else wanting an in-depth look at the N-word, the effects and the solutions.
Book is available online, Barnes&Noble.com, Amazon.com and all of the major bookstores nationwide, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Waldenbooks, etc. If your local bookstore doesn’t have it in stock simply request that they order it for you, but you will need to supply them with the ISBN # 1-4137-9269-3. To learn more about the author and book please visit: http://www.burythatsucka.com or call 301-695-1707 (publisher).
“Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on ‘til victory is won”
The above quote is a line from the Negro National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing.
First in l863 the signing of the Proclamation of Emancipation then the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill…freedom triumphantly prevails? Yet, the end of one journey signifies the beginning of another…the responsibilities and obligations of assimilating this freedom…the rising sun of new challenges.
Presently, there are some pressing issues enveloping the Black community, i.e. economic deprivation, black on black crime, homelessness, drugs, gangs and the list goes on. What happened? And how do we resolve these issues? Has the Black community, since l965, been retrogressing?
Facts indicate that tremendous strides have indeed been made. The doors of opportunity have opened up in many directions. Corporate , television, the political world, and statesmanship, etc.; consequently, most of white America looks at black America and say…My goodness! Equal opportunity is working you should have nothing to complain about. Of course, when you look at one side of this coin the picture is very encouraging, but there is another side that commands attention.
Figures from Human Rights Watch show that while Blacks comprise 13% of the nation’s population they constitute 30% of those arrested, 49% of those imprisoned and that Black men were incarcerated 9.6 times the rate of White men. Simultaneously there are now more young Black males in prison than college. The typical white family has 14 times as much wealth as the typical black family who generally earns approximately 56 cents for every dollar earned by white families.
This disparity, is it solely the result of a racist institutionalized system? Suppose we go back to the 60s and take another look at all that has transpired from then up to present day. During the 60s civil rights struggle, religious leaders, civil rights leaders, our black newspapers were all there to help fight the fight against oppression and segregation. Now we are faced with an enigma, a new found freedom, and what to do with it. What was once group survival now is evolving into individual survival and to an even greater extent class survival with the middle class being the sole beneficiary of social and economical gain. Abruptly void of leadership a community was left to flounder and fin for itself. Many of the goals of the Civil Rights Movement were essentially goals for easier assimilation for middle class people, and the working class and impoverished people didn’t get too much out of it. In the past, black communities had integrated middle class and lower class working people all in the same area. Now, the middle class was no longer residing in the same area where disadvantaged people lived. So the models and the leadership that was available on a community local level were no longer available. And therefore, the leadership that developed out of the civil rights struggle, which essentially reflected middle class values and middle class concerns, didn’t deal with the problems of the impoverished. The stigma of a leadership vacuum opened up the door for the hip hop movement replenished with lyrics of rap music. Rappers take center stage and become pied pipers for a leaderless generation promoting misogyny, violence, gangsta way of life anything and everything that construed a debased way of living. As a result the hearts and minds of a generation of children were affected in a negative way many of whom who learned to see no value in work ethics, learning and morality. In the mid 80s a rap group called N.W.A. synonym for N***az With Attitude popularized gangsta rap espousing hardcore lyrics. Lyrics that glorified and promoted gunfights, crack trade, denigration of women and blatant usage of the N-word. What actions did the Black community take with this display of irreverence towards their community? Absolutely NONE! Our religious leaders were as quiet as a church mouse and our Black newspapers were as mute as their typewriters were silent. Instead of our civil rights leaders leading us on the path of enlightenment, moral and mental development it was the rappers taking control of the minds of our youth leading them down the pathway of self-debasement. During the mid 90s Michael Jackson attempted to use the words kike and hymie in a song which the Jewish community found to be very offensive. Consequently, Michael removed the words and issued an apology. As wicked as the music industry may be it wasn’t about to degrade their loved ones, anything considered to be detrimental to Jews, regardless of its context was and is unacceptable. As much as the music industry loves money it would not allow disrespect of the power base for any reason. Black America what was your position? Where were the boycotts and the outcries while the rappers were poisoning the minds of your youth and for the most part still are? There is an unwritten law or sentiment within the black community thou shall not speak ill of another Black. Do not air out your dirty laundry in public which makes sense and understandable only IF you are taking care of business otherwise. However, if issues detrimental to the over-all well being of the community are not being addressed then the only other alternative is to make it a public issue not allowing things to perpetually go unabated. Forty-three years removed from 1964 and the state of affairs throughout the Black community is on a life support. Black on black crime, gangs, drugs, high volume of incarcerations, probations, parole, problems in schools such as suspensions, expulsions and poor performances are not just externally caused conditions but internal as well. Internal conditions as related to the Black community. African Americans have very good individual survival instincts but are totally lacking in group survival instincts. Generally, those of you who do make it have no inclination to reach back and help others. You have not been indoctrinated to help one another but have been propagandize to demean and degrade one another with the n-word. A racist definition that’s drenched in ignorance and degradation. You will not fight to help each other but will fight to defend your rights to call one another n**ger. It doesn’t matter if one has a PhD or never made it through elementary school the inducement to use this word reigns supreme. In year 2006 it is estimated that as a community Blacks spent more than $600 billion dollars making other groups of people rich and yet can’t resolve the problems of their own community. Since l965 and onward, you seem to have lost sight of an inalienable fact, there is a price to pay for freedom. You must be willing and prepared to hold yourself accountable for your own actions. You know how to manipulate oppressors and how to survive draconian conditions but freedom, so far, has proven to be somewhat of the Black community’s Waterloo. Complete FREEDOM still eludes you. There is one final Bastille to overcome and then you can at last claim total and complete victory; freedom from a sinister word that psychologically links you to a very deep, dark, ugly and diabolical past, which has an unsuspecting affect on your present day live. It can’t be sanitized, cleansed, inverted or redeemed as a culturally liberating word. It is more than a word, it is a Power—a Power—which virtually has a community of people mesmerized and mentally enslaved…it is the N-word…the Trojan horse of the African American community courtesy of a subjugated past. To despise and be ashamed of your ancestors is self assimilated. To bring honor and recognition to your forefathers of their sacrifices and struggles brings a synergy of freedom that is yet to be manifested. It is an abomination to take a word that was used to dehumanize and justify all acts of atrocities upon ascendants of African Americans and embrace it affectionately and endearingly with tender loving care. The ancestors of African Americans have never been laid to rest in peace. It is time to let go of the very word that kept them gripped in terror and fear. It is time to show them some self-respect, dignity, honor and pride and by doing so we extend the same to ourselves. It is time to break that last link to an ominous, dark and dastardly past…the N-word. Yes, let’s make our forefathers proud of us…as we too should be proud of their bravery, fortitude, stalwartness and courage; then and only then will the synergy of freedom finally manifest itself…and then our ancestors can finally rest in peace. H. Lewis Smith is the author of Bury that Sucka and Founder/CEO of the United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. http://www.theunitedvoices.org
