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A quote from Immortal Technique that's really inspiring

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Shallow:

--- Quote from: Eihtball on December 11, 2005, 02:10:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: The Anton and Javi Show: Sabermetric Monstah Javi! on December 11, 2005, 01:46:56 PM ---Just like many south american countries, there is a lot of black people in Peru. 

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I think he's part Latino/park black.  That's certainly the impression I've had whenever I've seen pics of him.

Even so, Latinos in hip-hop call themselves "niggaz" too - like B-Real, Fat Joe, Big Pun, etc.

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Yeah but not a lot of whites called them "niggers". I know a ton of people from Trinidad and the west Indian's and blacks are considered very separate, even though there was probably a lot of mixing over the hundreds of years. I'm Greek and many afro centrics and anthroplogists claim that there was a mixing of sort thousands of years ago. Could I rightfully refer to myself as a "nigger" or nigga". Most blacks say no. Of course most blacks I know don't think non-black latinos should either.

Eihtball:
Man, the word "nigga" doesn't need to be used, period, by anyone - black, Latino, whatever.  But for whatever reason, in hip-hop culture, Latinos seem to get away with using it.  And so do mulatto rappers (like Bizzy Bone), and Samoans (like the Boo-Yaa TRIBE).  Not that I approve of it, but that just seems to be the case.

Although in B-Real's case, it kind makes sense because he was a member of a predominantly black street gang for many years, so I guess that's where he picked up on it - the Damus he used to run with were probably OK with him using it around them.  But Fat Joe and Big Pun were both Nortenos, so I dunno who the hell would've told them it's OK to use that word as regularly as they do.

Sikotic™:
Look, you wanna use the word nigga, go ahead. Just remember that when you say it you may get a reaction just liek with many other words. Why is it such an issue?

Javier:
Thanks to the fucking debate on the word nigga it has ruined a good quote.  Just let it be.

Eihtball:

--- Quote from: The Anton and Javi Show: Sabermetric Monstah Javi! on December 11, 2005, 04:39:54 PM ---Thanks to the fucking debate on the word nigga it has ruined a good quote.  Just let it be.

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A good quote is a good quote, regardless of whether it contains a word or two that I don't like for personal reasons.  Just like dope lyrics in rap are still dope lyrics even if they are offensive or profane.

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