17538, RE: dead prez guns Posted by Abbstrack, Fri Mar-02-01 03:57 AM
>I guess the reason I would >still beg to differ is >that, though we've come so >far, we've still got so >far to go mentally, as >I'm sure you would agree >(considering your interest in Afrocentic >schooling). I think the >use of this word is >a reflection of HOW FAR >WE HAVE TO GO. >If you'll notice, people didn't >start "reclaiming" the word during >the conscious movement in rap >heralded by people like PE. > It happened around the >time of NWA, the beginning >of the gangsta age, when >the negative aspects of black >reality began to be emphasized >and made prominent. I >think you see where I'm >going with this. > >dp fans, note which two groups >I mentioned and think about >"I'm An African"... > >
I too would not mind if we did away the word, but since thats not likely, I would rather erase the negative connotations with the word, and transcend it beyond what THEY would have us to believe it means...but i do see where you are going with this...
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