The n-word: Who can Say it, who shouldnât, and why is important by Jabari Asim analyzes the historical and cultural background of the n-word. It introduces these studies by detailing the African American threat to white dominance and the end goal of âlarge-scale black exportation.â The founding fathers had initially removed them from the threshold of social hierarchy, and the Declaration of Independence. Web Du Bois outlines the divide between whites and blacks through the âcolor lineâ, and the concept that white people âdepended not simply on economic exploitation but on a racial folklore grounded on centuries of instinct, habit, and thought and implemented by the conditioned reflex of the visible color.â The book details this idea of folklore, and how the n-word enhanced these ideas of white supremacy and black inferiority. The power of the n-word is describe as the âwar of wordsâ as it is the motive of white supremacy, enabled race disparities to emerge, and has continued this battle to this day. The word is the center of all volatile exchanges, and it conveys it through such a uniquely strong force. According to henry Lloyd, âhistory is condensed in the catchwords of the people,â and this highlights the n-word and itâs role in the language of both white and black people historically speaking. Words like âcoonâ and âbuckâ have been replaced by more politically correct works like âinner cityâ and culturally disadvantagedâ, however, the n-word is continually used to enforce the idea of white supremacy. It is also interesting to analyze that younger African Americans still use the word in order to describe themselves. The book questions whether they are removing the wordâs power to harm, or giving into to the word.
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