(ThyBlackMan.com) Why do some Black African Americans use the n-word? History Lesson 101 on the N-word – Pt. 1: Many rap artists like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy and a host of others use the word in their music to supposedly entertain their audiences. Their songs may seem harmless because they use the word in a context of camaraderie and friendship, which have helped to influenced an entire generation of kids to use the term.
However, there are inherent and chilling similarities to the self-destructive messages in gangsta rap and the indoctrination techniques used in the days of chattel slavery to corrupt the minds of an enslaved race of people. 
When one listens closely to the lyrics of rap music the n-word is used and embraced in the same context with guns and a criminal lifestyle, drugs, denigration of women, all of which is an advocacy of a self-destructive culture. Such negative imagery is reminiscent of methods used in the chattel slavery era to corrupt the minds of the slaves.
During chattel slavery the slaves were categorized before they were humanized. Categorizing slaves as n**gers went far beyond the concept of a racial slur. It served a psychological purpose to ENSLAVE their minds. To get this accomplished some of the most brutal and inhumane methods were applied to dehumanize the slaves, getting them to accept a lower image of themselves than what they originally had.
They were conditioned to be intellectually childlike, to think of and see themselves as being physically unattractive, lazy, stupid, dirty, worthless parasites, ignorant, and obsessively self-indulgent; angry, physically strong, animalistic, and prone to wanton violence. For more than 300 years our ancestors were crudely browbeaten into assimilating this newly created inferior status of themselves. A legacy that is presently being passed down from generation to generation.
Staff Writer; H. Lewis Smith
This talented brother is the founder and president of UVCC, the United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. ( http://www.theunitedvoices.com ); and author of “Bury that Sucka: A Scandalous Love Affair with the N-Word“.
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