N*GGER MENTALITY

[Trexity]

Just because ur black, it does NOT mean black ppl should be saying that word. I think its insulting even though im not black.

[studboogiee]

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[sheszahustla]

I don`t feel a "self hatred" or "self loathe" when I think someone is acting like a nigger , an ignorant and lazy person. The dictionary explanation for the word nigger is a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible, inferior, ignorant, etc. ; what does the word ignorant really mean? not knowing right? so if you are unknowledgeable voluntarily or INvoluntarily you are still unaware of something . ignorant to change . change is necessary . so in I absolutely agree with your friend .

[sheszahustla]

uhhhhhh I understand all that you are trying to say but to say that the "nigger mentality" is what helped build this country is false . We did build this country with sweat blood and tears , but it wasn`t of nigger mentality ; it was of a FORCED mentality . When your friend used the term nigger mentality she was pretty much pointing out the ignorance of the statement you made about prison . Now I understand you were joking so don`t take offense to what I`m saying .

[SeeYouNextFall]

I know you probably didn't mean it in a literal sense, but let me tell you. There is NO "easy life" in prison.

Plus the food is horrible, lol.

[kekenshane]

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[rinaminafuntime]

i feel that it's offensive whether you're african american or white or asian.

[chinwese]

WOOOOW You've got loadddss of caps ... or hats stuck on your wall

[scarymyths]

I notice you dnt get shape up or edges.....why is dat?

[sexyfemmepurple1]

wat u said made a lot of sense dont listen to da negative comments ppl r leavin u

[StripesOnTheMic]

So in retrospect your friend was right in saying your actions where displaying the attributes of a nigger mentality ... just think about what the word nigger really means... and how it applies to what you said... you annouced that you were a l;azy person... well that in itself is not displaying anything negative... but when you said you could see your self living the "easy life" in prison it goes beyond being lazy and enters into non production as a human ... THINK ABOUT IT...

[StripesOnTheMic]

(NIGGER) Is a negative connotation PERIOD... Whether you drop the E.R and add an A is truly irrelevant ... because in my eyes its all the same... IGNORANCE... The word NIGGER - is use to define a laziness, a lack of intelligence, or growth, within a person (generalized to African Americans) So how can it be both a negative connotation yet a positive quality that attributed to the construction of our Country?? It doesn't make sense ... does it ..

[DJPrettiBoi1]

nigger mentality - a learned social, emotional and politically repressed and depraved capacity for knowledge and understanding. This mentality is destructive. Nigger and Nigga are derogatory words with negative meanings and damaging impacts on certain communities in society. How is one word okay and the other isn't? Makes no sense. I truly feel that anyone who uses either word to describe a black person or any person for that matter is ignorant as fuck.

[mzmelymelz]

whoever used "n*gger mentality" based on the fact that you said a comment about prison has a mentality of some kind. Was this person black that said this? If so yes its degrading....but when you havent been through something such as slavery like some of our mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, etc you cannot truly feel the impact of using those words. I cannot judge and dont plan to, everyone is entitled to their own oponion but it was foolish.

[Rupture]

--- a negative term akin to the belief of a slave's inferiority, so I could see how your friend would interpret that comment to be related to having a "nigger mentality" but I don't think it should be use to represent a negative or positive definition, but rather as a description of the past and that's where it needs to stay

[Rupture]

I get what you're saying about relating the term to a negative meaning, when, originally, those who were forcefully given the title worked hard to change their "standings" in this country. Yet, with that growth I believe the term "nigger" was also shed. Initially it was made to be ---

[watucallit1990]

i see what angle u coming at sis however...nigger colored black & our present day label AFRICAN AMERICAN ARE ALL NEGATIVE TERMS TO DISCRIBE ASIATICS IN AMERICA.....!!! these labels were put into place to disconect the soverigns from the land & your national name you dont know who u are, and with out knowlegde of self u become a 14th amendment citizen...when u truly are the supreme law of the land a {{PREAMPLE CITIZEN}} this is you law so ask the right questions about {{ THE CIVIL RIGHTS }}

[hiyalevel]

N* mentality did not build this nation, it was blacks who were NOT LAZY to stand up and take a stance for us all. We would not be here today if some of our founding fathers...ie MLK, had your mentality that you tweeted about, we would still be segregated. The use of the term is good to wake up our community to get off their asses. Opportunity is there, we have scholarships, grants, funds,etc to help us out...but we still want to be lazy? C'mon my ppl, we can do better than that.

[hiyalevel]

The mentality of laziness did NOT build this country. Its actually quite on the contrary. N* mentality is the mentality of the black community feeling that they are obligated to everything in life. Its used as term to define the laziness of our community. Those who use "the man" as an excuse for not getting off their asses and making something out of life. It only applies to the black community for those reasons. i think your friend was right.

[beautifuldancer31]

good job. : )

[greenluv1322]

I think that your friend was talking to you, specifically. And you cleverly turned it into a you tube video. Way to go Carrie Perjan! Seriously, don't try to make this a class action defense of the word nigger. You said some crazy shit about how #deepdowninside you could totally live the easy life in prison. Lmao

[BIGWHIT07]

I think she your friend was trying to say slave mentality... A nigger mentality is something she probaly made up... But why do we always have to be niggers, bitchs and so on and so on.. when can grow and move on from the word, never? I wonder...

[beautifuldancer31]

i definitely didn't mean slave mentality. i don't ever associate the two cause it's an insult. when i said nigger mentality i meant ignorant mentality. the type that doesn't express growth in oneself.

[beautifuldancer31]

slaves or any race at all. cause as i stated before, i don't consider slaves niggers. just cause it's used to refer to them, doesn't make it right or acceptable.

[beautifuldancer31]

i guess it's time to make this clear. when i say nigger mentality, it's not in reference to slaves. it's in reference to the actual definition of the word.

[ClaYur]

Everyone is equal, but the racism card is played all to often by ethnic communities and black people are so horribly offended by any white person using ni**er, but if a black, hispanic, asian person called me snow white, or addressed me in some derogatory form, it's not even a chargeable offence, because people turn a blind eye incase that person was to say "you're charging me because you're racist!" The world is built on politically correct conversation. Freedom of speech is not free anymore.

[ClaYur]

It's also used to even desribe a WHITE person as a friend. THEN black people or anyone of any race says a white person can't say that back without it being racist.

It is a racist word and shouldn't be used at all. But with so many black people using it, it'll be hard to abolish the word, or render it useless.

Put it this way, if i were to call a black person a ni**er i'd be put in jail, but if that black person called me cracker or casper, that would be ok?

That's wrong.

Both is wrong.

[ClaYur]

I think the word ni**er is both offensive and degrading and down right ignorant. The term ni**er is used by ignorant people to degrade a black person, and it is used to offend.

I think when a black person uses it, it takes a certain amount of character away from them, and a certain amount of credability as a human being considering where the word is derived from.

I also find it ignorant that black people use this term freely to address another person...

[DaBaddestHo31]

i think we all should forget this video and forgive her. Cause speaking of most of our ancestors in that mannor is inapropiate and we all should be honored to be "niggers" cause i am a half bred nigga i've been discrimanated by the rest but i am proud of both of my inheritages we alls hould recognized nigger used to be a hate word but we turned it in2 nigga for love =)

[beautifuldancer31]

forgive me??? LMAOOO ha def not asking for forgiveness. i don't take back what i said. but uhm you're honored to be a what??? sigh, there's so much i can say right now but for the sake of youtube, enjoi3s, & limited characters, i won't. i'm gonna need you to read all the comments below, & then when you're done, repeat what you just said. smh.

[DaBaddestHo31]

who in the fuck said im talking to you?

[beautifuldancer31]

haha, you def are talking about me cause i'm the one she's talking about int he video. I AM @UMMITSTHEO. don't get crazy. lmaoo enjoi3s get ya friend. lmao

[DaBaddestHo31]

wow she is lol so i am idgaf

[beautifuldancer31]

yeah so like i was saying reread the comments and think about what you wrote.

[DaBaddestHo31]

what u sed still is thoght of as a racial slur and saying ignorant would be better than using nigger so u still is looked at being wrong

[beautifuldancer31]

& i understand that. but as i said before when i say nigger mentality im referring to the actual meaning of the word, not the racial affect

[JaymieTv33]

I Think The Term She Shouldve Used Was Slave Mentality, I Agree With You, The Term "Nigger Mentality" Is So Inapprpriate!

[beautifuldancer31]

wow slave mentality!? i would've been insulting the slaves in that case, because the slaves were very motivated. enjoi3s comment had nothing to do with motivation at all. her comment was saying the the easy way out of working hard in life would be to go to prison and she can see herself living that way. if i said she had SLAVE mentality, then what would that say about the saves who built this country? that USA was built on laziness? i think not. the term "slave mentality" is inappropriate.

[xpressinmyself12]

nahh i wouldnt use tht. i would use "ignorant mentality" b/c when some1 says nigger mentality in tht light it would make me feel like you are trying to call something - stupid, lazy, underachieving,ect (things tht black ppl were catorgorized* under for yrs. ). if i was to use "nigger mentality", i would use it in the sense tht i have a really good idea, or  any good situation. but using tht term in tht context degrades everything our ancestors have wrkd for and established

[beautifuldancer31]

hmm, interesting responses. and for thos of you who haven't figured it out already. I AM @UMMITSTHEO. i'm the one she's talking about in the video. : ) be safe, be educated.

[TRUKNOWLEDGE1]

actually if u pay attention to when someone calls u a n*gger they turn around a change it to N*ggA, as an endearment but its not! if i call u my n*gga but than im mad at u, and call u dumb n*gga how is that still callin u my friend?..ppl always wanna justify of what that never mean but deep down inside u really mean to offend. I hate how some girls call each other B*tch its offensive, its not friendly becuz in the end when things go wrong ur label as "that b*tch" dnt matter its usage iz wrong

[ncblu3216]

also  when people state that nigger doenst mean black or is meant to define a person who is ignorant can not ignore the fact that when any one in the world says the word they think a negative hurtful word to decribe blacks. so lik i said b4 i feel it isnt a "nigger, white tash or what ever condesending racial slur mentality, it is just a mentality that some have no matter the race

[ncblu3216]

i think that the mentality stated is more than a race, because somone is lazy and has their hands out souldnt be classified to a particular race. I can see and offence to the term nigger mentality. Its like bringing a focus to a black person in a negative light when in fact it isnt whether they are black its their attitude. Simply put maybe one should find a way to exspress a mentality without connecting it to a race because its never that it is all mental.

[jalisarenee]

I agree w/ beautifuldancer. They were called niggers because of someone's ... well group of people's opinion of them. All were not. However, Nigger Mentality is real and exist it = When you begin to believe or buy into the standards that someone has put on you. There were many slaves that were content with the live they had. When I say content I mean accepting of their circumstances. If they werent slavery wouldnt have lasted 300 years... 300 YEARS that is along time. 1565-1865.

[beautifuldancer31]

just because slaves were called niggers, don't mean that they were actually niggers. the only reason why slaves were called niggers were because they were seen as ignorant and no smarter than your average dog. but they were better than that. for you to actually call them niggers in this video doesn't make your stand against nigger mentality valid. i don't consider slaves niggers, do you?

[MainelyButch]

I think Blacksky17 is right....and in the white community we use the term "trailer trash mentality" to mean the same sort of thing, i.e. people who don't use their heads to get ahead in life and who make lame, out-dated excuses for their predicaments. Remember, we all must BE the change we wish to see in the world, as Maya Angelou says. Good video!

[tifjackson]

I'm black and I'm quite successful. I feel that there are "N*ggers" though and I'm not self-hating. I think it to mean the kind of people have gang wars over houses worth less than $12K and hate and make fun of kids just because they do well. People who aren't motivated and hate on blacks who are and call them mean names, have 6 kids refuse to work or go to college. Those type of people have a "nigger mentality".People who would not, have not, and will not work hard to progress our country.

[seeizer]

but don't get it twisted, if someone was to ever use that word in a different context and use it offensively meaning black...or african american race, i would..mmm,lol

actually now that i think about it,,its hard to be like oh nigger means ignorant because no matter whether someone is using the word in the right or wrong way, our minds automatically think..omg..because of the fact that racism still exists, ignorance in the most genius person still exists.

[seeizer]

its super silly to say that the word nigger means black, because now that we have grown as a nation, you can use nigger towards any race, whether you're black, white, hispanic, indian etc. The word nigger meant black in society back in the day, people used it towards black people back in the day because black people were illiterate, didnt have any knowledge of anything because they weren't allowed to. I still see what you're saying, but this depends on whether u want to look at it closed minded

[TRUKNOWLEDGE1]

i disagree n*gger doesnt mean black or any race, it was a hatred word that was used towards african slaves, til this day it's still a racist slur no matter if our own ppl say it, it's still offensive..their are other racist slurs against white ppl like cracker, or spanish would be spic and jew would be kite, all those words have hatred of words just like u would call a gay person a fag, U gotta understand white ppl still use that word towards black ppl in a negative way not friendly.

[stina91386]

This is an interesting topic. You stated the conventional definition of nigger mentality, but what is your definition of that word? I think its interesting that you feel the use of that word degrades the hard working people who fought for our rights. Personally, i believe the statement you made is equally degrading to thoes same hard working people. People who died, so YOU can pursue anything you desired. I think that what Theo meant about nigger mentality. Great topic.

[Blacksky17]

But what do a majority of black people do when we get those oppitunities we spend it on jewely cars and other useless shit that we don't need and now in the 21century some black people still think its "uncool" to go to school and get an education the thug mentality blacks think that getting a quick buck by slangin,athletics,entertainer,­etc and don't want to help contribute to society in terms of helping people they only care about whats popular interms of clothes,music,and materials.

[utubegurl1]

Basicaly the word nigger was created by racist people. And racist people are hateful and have hatetred in them. People think the word Nigger changed its definition but WAKE UP, definitions of words don't change! The meaning is toward a black person lazy or NOT

Nigger is for someone thats lazy? Really? When "niggers" back then were working on the field and and getting abused and molested?

[Blacksky17]

Back then it was meant for black people yes but now it could to apply to anyone who is lazy, ignorant, and want the best things in life without doing anything or with no effort. Yes the word higger is used by ignorant racist but thats only if you give power to the word to let them hurt you with that word. Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. And tell me what has the majority of black people espicially the youth do today that was even remotely signifigant to helping our poeple?

[Blacksky17]

but I don't think that misstheo has a form of self hate because she said you have a nigger mentality. What I think she's applying is she's hates the fact you have a nigger mentality because as black people we came a long way from where we were but we seems to have totally decline interms of progression of were we need to be. For example we fought for civil right we fought for equal job oppitunity and we got that to a certain extent

[Blacksky17]

First of all I think you still care what the white man think of us as people. The term nigger mentality is when any person don't want to get ahead in life or challenges onself to gettting where they want in life thats the definition black people apply to lazy blacks now yes ignorant people will use it to demeanor a group of people because of the content and history of the word

[BaldButWigged]

i think, nigger, is used to degrade someone and meant for them to be lazy. yes, it's used for any race. ignorant people choose to hold it on one race only, while it's used all across the board. if someone uses nigger or nigger mentality in a negative way, they themself are a nigger, meaning ignorant.

[beautifuldancer31]

you're 100% right. nigger is meant for someone who's lazy. she said that she feels like shes a lazy person & can live the easy way life in prison. doesn't that qualify her for the nigger mentality, since nigger is meant for someone to be lazy? and i didn't mean to say she's black lol i meant to say "you just happen to be black" lmao sorry dezzy. : )

[MissJay86]

NIce topic, welcome back! Your tongue is fully healed? Anyways I co-sign wih you and I hate when people throw words around that they don't know the meaning of. Such Ignorance, like you said! Im african with a big interest and background of learning alot about our past and what my people went through because all in all we are 1. "Nigga mentality" is a positive,hard working and industrious mentality...so for those who throw it around in a negative manner need to dig deeper and stop being shallow.

[beautifuldancer31]

animal niggers meaning ignorant animals? "niggers" fought from freedom so when the struggle is almost over they can "feel like they could see themselves living the easy life in prison" .. niggers root word, if you didn't know, is ignorant. i was always taught that. nigger mentality = ignorant mentality. in my opinion. : )

[beautifuldancer31]

for freedom* sorry.

[jaxxy2000]

word...your back to making videos??

I am soo jealous...ugh....but I want that hat! You can def mail it...thanks lolz