Gwyneth Paltrow Tweets the N-Word: Insensitive or Overreaction?
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2012/06/05 18:00:00
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Gwyneth Paltrow found herself in the middle of a media storm on Monday when she tweeted a photo of herself standing next to Jay-Z and Beyonce with the caption "Ni**as in paris for real." She was, of course, referencing a song by Jay-Z and Kanye West, but the media immediately jumped on it. Watch the video below for more.
Some were obviously offended by Paltrow's use of the word, stating that people who are not African American should never, under any circumstances, use it. Others argued that Jay-Z and Kanye are to blame for including the word in the name of the song. Still others felt that her use of the word was harmless. It's an intricate issue, and Gwyneth Paltrow's tweet sits in a complicated spot. Do you think it was insensitive -- or an overreaction?
Some were obviously offended by Paltrow's use of the word, stating that people who are not African American should never, under any circumstances, use it. Others argued that Jay-Z and Kanye are to blame for including the word in the name of the song. Still others felt that her use of the word was harmless. It's an intricate issue, and Gwyneth Paltrow's tweet sits in a complicated spot. Do you think it was insensitive -- or an overreaction?
Top Opinion
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Assassin~ Badass Buzz Guru 2012/06/05 21:25:38Overreaction
+21It is not offensive. It is however amusing when WASPY people like Gwenyth try to speak "ghetto".
See how it goes for you!
Be sure to post your before and after pics!
Are you suggesting that black neighbourhoods ARE/SHOULD be violent towards people who use insulting terms?
The next time a man calls your wife or daughter the "c" word. remember that "words alone never justify assault".
Your views are both common and simplistic, and your arguments are obvious and sad. There are words like freedom, honor, justice and family which men and women fight and die for. There are words spoken like "never again" which are rallying cries against facism and tyranny.
Tell the hamster on the wheel in your head to run faster.
Suppose somebody is looking for a person by name but had never seen him. That person just happens to be black. Where my wife works you can not call him a black man so I asked her how would you describe him.
I work with a few men of color and one just happens to be African American but you better not call him that. This is a proud man that calls himself a Black "American".
There are those that I work with that are from Mexico, Barzil, Asia and so on. Instead of HIspanic they like Mexican, Brazilian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Chinese and so on.
Only in America do we seem to make this difficult.
and I am affended by the use of that word! the question we should be asking is why she has chosen to use a word that clearly is offensive to others?