Non-Black People Need to Stop Policing Black Language
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Bye, Felicia! Bae. Fleek. Basic.
The list of words black people have re-imagined, created anew, and/or made to be our own is extensive, especially in the last three years. However, like many of the things we have produced or created, it’s as if we just can’t have nice things—or things that we keep for ourselves. When TIME magazine released a survey about words that should be banned in 2015, they included several terms that originated in black culture. And Piers Morgan recently told black that we should stop using the "N"-word. It seems like everyone has an opinion on how black people should use our language… and most of these people are not black.
The list of words black people have re-imagined, created anew, and/or made to be our own is extensive, especially in the last three years. However, like many of the things we have produced or created, it’s as if we just can’t have nice things—or things that we keep for ourselves. When TIME magazine released a survey about words that should be banned in 2015, they included several terms that originated in black culture. And Piers Morgan recently told black that we should stop using the "N"-word. It seems like everyone has an opinion on how black people should use our language… and most of these people are not black.
