Charlamagne Gives Donkey Of The Day To Those Of Us Arguing Over The ‘N’ Word

🥷 please

Anybody still getting mad over the nigga word is clearly trapped in their own head. Saying you won’t stand for someone saying a “ word “is anti American. People can say whatever, they just can’t do whatever and to me that’s a fair world.

As disrespectful as black people are to each other this conversation is a non starter. Respect yourself before asking someone else to respect you. Simple

Amen, AMen and AMEN!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯

Not my place to comment on whether FBAs should or shouldnt use that word but as a Rican I’ve removed it from my vocabulary. Like he says there’s all types of terms of endearment to be used, non-Black Latinos need to let that go. Not judging any who still do say it, PRs in the northeast especially grow up often in mixed race families and in majority Black areas, but when you know better you do better.

Some ramblings from me before I even looked at the whole video… The first words here are my own words and the second, those words put through Gemini.

My words:

“Well here’s the catch about it all….
You don’t hear cracker, spic, ching-chong-ching or any other derogatory words from the world. Why is that? We know why…. and that is why I feel that we should stray from using it as a whole.
See, there is a huge problem because we aren’t talking about the REASON why we should not use it MORE than talking about using it!!!! Why aren’t the discussions about the origin and that is why is should be a word that is used in songs! A word that isn’t causing us to come together! Inherently, the word is triggering from the jump because of its history.

If we are so willing to discuss the use of the word, why are we putting that in front of the slavery discussion! We have been desensitised from music and the proliferate use of the word. We have been duped into talking about this now, and not putting the hard discussion to these youth about the origin and the history! Not to stir up hatred but to educate these humans on what actually was the past and the use of the word. It makes no sense to put that part of the discussion BEHIND using the actual word “Ni99a” in 2026!

We as Black Americans have allowed this racially offensive word of slavery to overshadow the fact that OTHER words that represent other cultures, has NOT permeated the world like THE N WORD. You don’t hear people spouting those other racially offensive words! What would happen if you went to a bodega in NYC and started talking about “Spi-c” this and that! We don’t know because its not happening. Yes there is aggression to those groups but the epitaphs, you don’t hear those like we hear the N-Word. Why is that?

The word represents a time that is still supported and we look like fools repeating it and not using that time to remember and respect those that died for us to have the freedom to never insult ourselves by allowing there to even be an argument about it. As responsible ancestors we should advocate for its use to be right where slavery is… a history that must not be forgotten! Put in its proper height of discussion and never forgotten. By using the word and putting it in songs and allowing the world to desensitize it, we are aiding and abetting in putting the real awareness of the truth of slavery under the carpet.

Using the word, it’s a NO for me. I would love for us to adapt saying “Brother” and or “Sister” than Nikka. Putting the word and its context in the place it should be would allow us to rise culturally so that year in the future, we would understand that saying it means your are condoning where it comes from. What it represents… and that we are more that the rap songs and music that forwards the agenda to keep calling ourselves and saying that word “Nig-gah”. Its so hard also when with a group of friends and you hear it repeatedly said, knowing its from love, but it still doesn’t hit right for all in the group.

It is a triggering word for all but I wonder what a No N-Word Month campaign would look like? Hummmm… I wonder if the amount of African history that has been removed from schools has had an impact also… with less material to display the history of slavery, these new generations won’t connect the impact that this has. We are doomed if we don’t allow ourselves the growth by refocusing on the real issues. The same issues… People are still being Hun9 in 2026! These issues are not changing so lets focus on what is real. We are in a Amerikkka and keeping TRUTH alive on the subject matter is very important.

Children ten years from now will not know that real aspect of why and where the N Word derives from because we have inundated into the common cultural vernacular. Just diabolical and we are complicit! SMH.

Gemini’s rewording:
“There is a glaring double standard in how language is treated globally. You do not hear other racial slurs casually tossed around in popular culture or spoken on the street. Why? Because society recognizes their harm. Yet, the N-word has been commercialized, exported, and normalized across the world—and we have to ask ourselves why we allow that.

The real tragedy is that we spend so much time debating who gets to say the word instead of confronting **why** it shouldn’t be used in the first place. By letting music and mainstream media desensitize us, we have allowed a term rooted in chattel slavery to obscure the actual history of our struggle. Instead of educating the youth on the origins of the word and the horrific system that created it, we’ve put the debate over modern slang ahead of the honest discussion about history.

Using this word doesn’t reclaim power; it disrespects the ancestors who suffered under its weight so we could have freedom today. When we put it in songs and normalize it in daily speech, we actively assist in sweeping the brutal reality of slavery under the rug.

It is time for a cultural shift. I say no to the word entirely. Replacing it with terms like **”Brother”** or **”Sister”** honors our shared lineage and elevates our collective dignity. Even when spoken out of love among friends, the word still carries a heavy, triggering frequency that doesn’t sit right with everyone.

With African American history increasingly stripped from school curricula, future generations risk losing the historical context entirely. If young people only encounter the word as casual slang, they will never understand the blood, violence, and oppression attached to it.

We cannot remain complicit in our own desensitization. We need to put the word where it belongs—strictly in the history books alongside the institution of slavery—so we can focus on the real, ongoing challenges facing our community today.”

“Preserving the language of black degradation” is soooooo exact!