[Kelly R.]

Among lower class blacks, plays are expensive things. Yes, i know that blacks will often spend hundreds of dollars on shoes, but won’t spring for a ticket to a play. But really you have to be taught to have an appreciation for art, and visiting museums or going to plays just are on the list of priorities for poorer families. Plus, I think black folks are especially interested in going places where they see other Black people. And unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of black theater companies.

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Name : Kelly R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 25, City : St. Louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : university instructor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Kelly R.]

I’ve been thinking about that for years and the conclusion that I have come to is this: I am not saying that it is okay for black people to use either the n*gga or n*gger term. HOWEVER, I think that for black people, its a unification term, strange and warped as it may seem. When black people use the term n*gga, its like saying, ‘We’re all in this together, we face the same struggles everyday, we’re Black in this country and we both encounter everything that comes along with that.’ Or, in short, ‘I’m a n*gga, and you’re a n*gga too.’ Back when that term was the most hateful thing you could say, Whites used it to denote or label Black people as these detestful creatures. And so, when a Black person says it to another one, its a matter of shared identity, eventhough that identity is a negative one. So, most Black people will become offended when someone other than a Black or Hispanic person uses that term. When White person uses that term, it couldn’t possibly be an acknowledgement of the shared experience of being a demeaned minority in this country. And so I think a lot of Black people view it as taking on its original meaning.

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Name : Kelly R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Catholic, Age : 25, City : St. Louis, State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : university instructor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Kelly R.]

I don’t really like dreads on anybody. Just not something that i find attractive, but that’s not to say that they’re bad. I say do whatever you feel is an appropriate expression of who you are.

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