LoNeLiNeSS

 

One of the loneliest period since my life was a sixth grader because of my "otherness"  But I am not alone in my loneliness! Even brilliant celebrities have felt lonely because of their difference. One such person is Thandie Newton,  (born 6 November 1972)  an English actress. She has appeared in a number of British and American films.

In her speech titled "Embracing Otherness, Embracing Myself" Newton discusses feeling different and other as a student because she was the only atheist in a Catholic. She was also the only black girl in her all-white neighborhood. Her religion and race made her feel out of place.

This feeling of "otherness" happened to me in  1996 when I moved to Suriname from Haiti. I was different from everyone else in my sixth grade class. But the difference was not because I was black since there were a lot of black people in the classroom, nor my age since most of the students were my age.The biggest issue was the language.  I came from a French speaking country and landed in a Dutch speaking country. 

I felt defined by my "otherness" which  made me feel fear, shame, shyness and hopelessness.I was surrounded by many classmates, yet I felt very lonely because I as stranger. As a stranger, I began to believe that there is some thing wrong, that I didn't fit. But wanted to fit in, to belong with my classmate.  

In my experience, once I learned the language, I was able to communicate, play with my classmates, so I didn't feel lonely. I could interact with my peers. I could learn to fit in by learning the language. 

Luckily for me in Suriname, I could learn to speak Dutch. In that case, I could remove the obstacle.  Language different are definitely a source of otherness, making people feel lonely.  But this difference  can be changed. It might be difficult, but I know from my experience that the work of learning Dutch helped me fit in.

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Say No !! To The "N" Word!!

The word "nigger" is a key term in American culture. It is a profoundly hurtful racial slur meant to stigmatize African Americans; on occasion, it also has been used against members of other racial or ethnic groups, including Chinese, other Asians, East Indians, Arabs and darker-skinned people. It has been an important feature of many of the worst episodes of bigotry in American history. It has accompanied innumerable lynchings, beatings, acts of arson, and other racially motivated attacks upon blacks. It has also been featured in countless jokes and cartoons that both reflect and encourage the disparagement of blacks. It is the signature phrase of racial prejudice.
Before the Civil War, the word was used primarily by slave owners and became acceptable and common. After the Civil War, white supremacists and segregationists continued using the word even without the existence of slavery. Today, nigger is considered the most offensive of racial slurs and even because of the deep-rooted historical context it possesses.

It summons bad parts of history which some would prefer to forget. There are many people who don't enjoy the thoughts of oppression or slavery, and when racial conflict is brought up it doesn't help, much like war veterans don't like to be reminded of war.

My grand parents,your grand parents, our grand parents have survived for hundreds of years until they were free, and now that they're free, the modern white man harasses them and beats them. I mean, they even had a world wide organization named for them. I am totally against the us of the "N" word I think it offends a lot of people and should never be use under any circumstances, because this word carries a gross stereotype, consisting of all negative fallacies and empty detraction of character

　

　

Using it promotes its use. As it is so offensive, even using it in a playful, unoffensive manner can spread its use in general, which doesn't help when used in the vicinity of someone who doesn't enjoy being called it.

People were been killed because of this offensive word

people were hurt because of this offensive word

Stop using the N-word /nigger/niggar and any other word that relates to it, will  disappear this word in the next 20-50 years so the next won't have to worry about this word anymore.