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How do you feel

Nov 23, 2020 by Olympia
imageabout white writers/artists using the n word in their material? And I’m not really talking about musical artists cause we all know if some white person sang the n word they would be cancelled yesterday. I’m talking more about novelists, directors, etc.

For example, Quentin Tarantino writes scripts that have the n word in them dozens of times. Granted, he usually has black people saying it, but definitely not always (he said it himself on camera in Pulp Fiction.) Django Unchained was set in pre-civil war south, which necessitated the use of it because that’s what they said back then, but was it okay for him to write it in the first place?

And then of course there’s the case of Huckleberry Finn, which was written by Mark Twain (a white man) and uses it dozens of times. There’s a movement to get it banned, though it was written long, long before cancel culture and was reflecting the language used at the time.

Should these artists/books/movies be cancelled? Does context matter? If white people write the n word in a story or screenplay to reflect how a character would actually speak, is that different from saying the n word? What do y’all think?

Comments

People trying to get those books banned are literal morons lmao and the point of those novels totally flew over their head
Sent by Memphis_Grizzlies,Nov 23, 2020
If the character is a racist and portrayed as a bad person I wouldn't have a problem. But it shouldn't be used more than 1 or 2 times maximum.
Sent by Thirteen,Nov 23, 2020
Its tacky in music especially, there are instances in film where it makes more sense.
Sent by zachbbs,Nov 23, 2020
And yes of course context matters. People taking things out of context makes me sick
Sent by Memphis_Grizzlies,Nov 23, 2020
Books and movies fine if it's used in a historical context based on what a character would have said at the time or something along those lines

Music I agree with what you already said, no conceivable reason any white artist would need to use the n word lol
Sent by SurvivorFan37,Nov 23, 2020
I can’t really say bc I’m not black but IMO it’s art and is meant to portray the human experience. Just bc it isn’t the human experience for that director or writer doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be talked about or that they can’t portray it in a more accessible way for ppl. But IDK like I said I’m not black
Sent by Fetish,Nov 23, 2020
I think it’s unnecessary. It doesn’t majorly piss me off but you can portray racism without saying it tbh. Also I can’t stand black rappers/singers who think it’s cool to use it but then expect their white fans to not copy them.
Sent by Chic,Nov 23, 2020
Chic like that white girl Kendrick brought on stage and she rapped the song and basically everyone wanted to kill her.
Sent by Blahblahblahblah,Nov 23, 2020
Thats sad blahblahblahblah
Sent by Chic,Nov 23, 2020

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