He was just a Nigger.

Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager shot dead for apparently looking menacing. He left behind a family and a potentially bright future, but don’t worry – he was just a Nigger. Eric Garner, choked to his death for breaking up a fight and no medical team called to the scene in good time, but not to worry – he too was just a Nigger. Mike Brown, shot whilst running away from the police, but considered a threat. But hey, all will be forgotten in a few weeks. He was just a Nigger. Whilst these events took place, society simply carried on as normal, because, well, it was just another Nigger dead.

My heart goes out to the families and friends of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and the other people that have recently been murdered. I believe strongly that every issue regarding to race relations points back to slavery. Had slavery not occurred, yes racism would exist because where there is diversity there is bound to be conflict, however I doubt it would exist to this extent. There would not be a great divide in superiority and inferiority as determined by slavery, but yes individuals would indeed have some sort of prejudice, but slavery in a sense gave white people the entitlement to feel superior to black people. As a society, we cannot bury our heads under the sand and pretend that these incidents are just isolated cases and that everyone gets along. These are far from isolated cases, and anyone who feels sincerely that there is no racism in our society needs a reality check. Racism isn’t just when someone walks up to you and hurls a racial slur. Racism is Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin and Eric Garner being brutally murdered and the value of their lives being belittled. But hey, they were just Niggers!

These and other similar incidents that have taken place over the past few days are fine examples of how slavery is still somewhat in existence today. Slavery drew the line between the difference between the value of a white life and a black life. Slaves were labelled Niggers because they were viewed as barbaric, savage, primitive, uncivilised and significantly inferior to white people, hence their enslavement. The murders of Niggers were common place during slavery, but no one was ever brought to justice especially in the height of slavery because, well, they were just Niggers. There were plenty more where those came from.

Slavery, in my honest opinion, normalised the belittling of black lives, so much so that this system eventually dessensitised the oppressed black people to the value of a black life. So many black people have subconciously and conciously accepted the ‘Nigger’ label placed upon them and their ancestors, and this is pretty clear when you look at society today. All negative things are closely associated to the black community and what’s even sad is that these negative things are being glorified, by black people. Only Niggers want to be labelled as Niggers, and some ignorant white people think it’s ‘cool’ to be a Nigger and want to jump on this bandwagon of ignorance. Take for instance – when you hear the phrase ‘big booty bi****s’, what’s the first thing that pops into your mind? Black women, right? And when you think of guns and drug dealing, what comes to mind instantly? Black people, right?

We as black people have a responsibility to not conform to these stereotypes. Before anyone else can realise that the value of a black life is of equal value as that of a white life, we must first show that we ourselves value our lives and refuse to be Niggers. Today we live in a society which labels doing the right thing as being a ‘sissy’ and ‘wimpy’, yet doing the wrong thing is classed as being a ‘real Nigger’. Well, one can only imagine what that means.

These issues within our community need to be addressed, and it is such a shame that the majority of black role models our children idolise promote the very things that are poison to the community. We focus on listening to Mr Chris Brown chanting “these h**s ain’t loyal” and we think that is the problem, when in actual fact the problem should really be why these sisters are ‘h**s’ in the first place and not doctors and teachers. Well, how can they aspire to be doctors and teachers when they see Nicki Minaj telling them that it’s ‘cool’ to be a ‘bad bi***’ and it’s ‘cool’ to be sexually exploited for financial gain. I am not a hater, I just see a problem in the black community, and it’s mainly a mental problem. These are real problems affecting the black community. Only a Nigger would think that aspiring to be a doctor/architect/surgeon is for ‘punks’ and trafficking drugs and shooting another black person is for ‘real Niggers’.

I do not deny that there are a lot of black people who have positive aspirations and are working hard to not be Niggers, but there could be more. Why do these black figures like Lil Wayne and Rick Ross not glorify going to school and getting an education? We as black people should refuse to be Niggers, because Niggers do not have a future. Niggers are inferior and Niggers belong nowhere else except the cotton fields. They say charity begins at home, and it is up to us as a people to search ourselves and realise that we were not destined to be the Niggers that ignorant racists think we are. You are better than that brother! You are better than that sister! Only a Nigger would think being a Nigger is ‘cool’ – an emancipated black person wouldn’t.

Please note: the use of the word ‘Nigger’ in this post is used sarcastically and for the purpose of emphasis only. As stated in my previous post, I retain my anti-Nigger stance.