I pray and work for the time when race and creed and skin color and religion and all other things that divide humans become valueless descriptors. Unfortunately, that time has not arrived in any nation that I know of.

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I also want to say that I take great exception to zelger's comment that "'niggaz' is a commonly used term used by black folk.", and that he was "making usage of black-slang. They make inter-community references to each other as 'niggaz'"

As a Black female {African American}I want to remind zelger {and others who need such reminding}that the term "Black folk" implies that there is a one group of people who are "Black" .

His comment also implies that everyone in this homogeneous group thinks alike, speaks alike, and acts alike {not to mention that everyone in this "Black folk" group has the same nationality and has the same ancestral background within that nation}.

I hope that it is obvious that this is not true. With regard to the "n-word", I hope that zelger and others know that a large number of Black people vehemently disapprove of and do not use the "niggaz" term. I am one of them.

Zelger would be much more correct if he said that "niggaz" is a
hip-hop cultural term. However, not all people who are "in to" hip-hop music use or approve of the use of that referent.

However, I do agree that some Black people who use that
"n-word" {spelled "niggaz" or other wise} have different reactions to its use dependent on where, when, and who uses it.

However, my main point is that it is my not at all humble opinion that it is wrong to lump all people into one homogenous mass and make statements describing those people {either as an outsider or a member of that group}.

And one more thing-I strongly believe that the referent "White folk" is just as wrong [minded], and inaccurate as the term "Black folk"...

That said, I don't think that zelger meant to make a racist statement, or at least I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he didn't meant to do so.