Stars React To 'View' Debate Over The 'N-Word'

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• virgie m
  That is such crap! If it reminds a white person of racist white people, of course they will be offended. Black people can have the word if they want it, but I feel like Tay Diggs and Whoopie are being spineless in defending Jesse Jackson. I would much rather hear them say, "I don't like it" as instead of defending its use for black people.

  report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 5:27 pm PDT
• jewelbug
  My niece had a mixed girl who is 16. She has just had a baby at 16. Her Mom remarried. The husband told her to get the "N's" out of his house by a deadline. We are all very aware of the use of the N word as this is family. We don't use it. They, the 16 year old and friends do. Is there a solution? We've all taught our children never to use the N word, is t

  report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 12:12 pm PDT
• Xander
  i dont watch the view, its obnoxious .

  report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 8:57 am PDT
• like it is
  Soft, sensitive, white female yuppies and their offense to words and things that have nothing to do with them. The world is bigger than your Disneyland opinions. Hey Elisabeth, how do you feel about the word "retarded." Now, you should have an opinion because it describes you. And Diggs, the you vs. me garbage is what fuels racism.

  report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 8:40 am PDT
• World wide!
  Diggs...move the %@!*# on!!!!!!

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 6:15 pm PDT
• "karma"
  this forum is such a small place compaired to the world around us. we can chat and jive all we want but we cant change what God made us..........equals in his eyes.... so if a white person tries to say something nice, appreciate it. dont tell her it isnt her place. dismissing a good and honest comment will just hold the bonds tighter on the past.

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 6:13 pm PDT
• "karma"
  i have always treated all people the same, if you wanted to be friends, cool. if you needed help, i'll help. if i see someone treated wrong, i will stand up for them. i understand what elisabeth was saying. you have to so whats right.....and people will always shoot it down. predjudice is horrible but its real. unfortunately this will never be a perfect world. but we should ALL be acceptin

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 6:08 pm PDT
• "karma"
  rl2kss, your right! some people will always speak without any experience or knowledge. talking just to hear their own voice even if they sound stupid. im not on here to insult anyone. my dad is white, my mom is spanish, i had a best friend that was black. her parents gave me an invite to her b-day. i saw that our last name was the same. they sent me home and told me not to come back. i was 7yrs

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 6:04 pm PDT
• mountainsunsetluvr
  no matter how you defend it, it's NOT ok for af.-amers. to use this word. when i taught my kids not to use swear words, they well understood that NO ONE should use them. so how do you explain to kids the double standard - a bad word is OK to use by some, but not others?if you really hate this word & want it to go away, stop using it.period.

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 3:52 pm PDT
• scenedean
  Christians have pentagrams, Jews have swastikas and Blacks now have the equally silly "n-word". Boring! Only someone with a teenage mentality would use one of these symbols to inflate their self image.

  report abuseposted July 22, 2008, 2:41 pm PDT