Talinom's Journal: NAACP delegates 'bury' the N-word

Earlier today the planet Earth had the rare opportunity to bury a racial slur. Normally these things are reserved for things that had an actual living presence such as a loved one, a pet or even a favorite plant, however in a stupendous defiance of all things rational the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) did precisely that.

Literally.

The Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton attended the ceremony at Detroit's Memorial Park Cemetery. The tombstone will have an epitaph, however the inscription has not, as yet, been disclosed. Apparently there is some difficulty in both identifying the slain slur and keeping it anonymous. "Tomb of the unknown insult" has been proposed, however some in the community feel that would attract undue notice and perhaps grave robbers.

Onlookers cheered as the NAACP planted the profanity into it's final resting place.

"Today we're not just burying the N-word, we're taking it out of our spirit," said Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. No news on where the partial exorcisms will be performed, however an anonymous source indicated that it will be held in numerous small ceremonies worldwide to ensure it is completely neutralized.

"We gather burying all the things that go with the N-word. We have to bury the 'pimps' and the 'hos' that go with it," continued Mayor Kilpatrick. This action is perceived by some to be a genocidal endorsement of whole swaths of people spanning the world and crossing racial and ethnic lines.

In his eulogy the Rev. Otis Moss III, the assistant pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, said "This was the greatest child that racism ever birthed."

Black leaders have demanded that the entertainment industry stop using all racial slurs. Thanks to their heroic actions today the N-word, as of today, will no longer be available for use.

RIP

[FroMan]

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=south+park+n agger [google.com]

Kilpatrick wants go get rid of pimps and hos? I suppose he is leaving the hos to his wife to beat up?

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[RailGunner]

Is the world "niggardly" next on the list? I mean, it's unrelated, but it sort of sounds like the slur in question...

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[johndiii]

Well, I was kind of hoping that we could go back to using "niggardly" in its proper context. After all, since that other word is now dead and buried (or at least buried), there should not be any more confusion. Right?

Of course, they didn't say if they drove a wooden stake through its heart before they buried it. If not, there's always the chance that it will stalk the night, sucking the meaning out of other words. :-)

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[RailGunner]

Of course, they didn't say if they drove a wooden stake through its heart before they buried it. If not, there's always the chance that it will stalk the night, sucking the meaning out of other words. :-)

The Monsters HD channel was showing both "Blacula" and "Scream, Blacula, Scream" the other night.

Coincidence? Enquiring Minds Want To Know.


yes I know it's spelled Inquiring. It's a riff on the old National Enquirer ads.

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[johndiii]

Yeah, I remember those ads. I use that phrase from time to time when a conversation gets a bit too intrusive.

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[FroMan]

Well, staking is how you kill a vampire... I suppose it would have been more symbolic if they just dragged the word behind a pickup and strung it up in a tree somewhere. </goingtohell>

I dunno

[smittyoneeach]

Are Al and Jesse relevant? If the ganstas still use "the word that rhymes with rigger" in their "art", what value did this burial have?

More burials needed

[nacturation]

They should bury the term "colored people". How quaint of them to identify people worthy of advancement solely by the color of their skin. Which brings up a related question... do they promote the advancement of Asians? Or native Hawaiins? If not, perhaps it would be best if they just buried their entire organization.