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Derogation Quotes

“To be humble and modest does not entail self-derogation or self-humiliation.”

Humility Modesty Humiliation Derogation

Book:Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

Source: Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

“I don't like the way our community throws the word around like it's water, because it's a derogatory term. A lot of times people come up to me and say, "What's up my nigger?" I'll respond, "Nah, wait a minute. What?" "Oh, oh, what's up my brother?" Sometimes you have to check people, because if it gets loose with us then white people will start to use it. I know a bunch of white people that started to get lax so I had to check them. Some black people were afraid to check them because they thought it was cool. You can never turn that word around and make it cool Nigger is just derogatory, it's wrong, and it's a fucked up term. It's not a word of love, Yo, what's up my nigger?" Fuck that. You can't turn the word puss around. Go around and say, "What's up pussy" to a brother. He'll try to kill you. "What's up dickhead?" You can't turn that around, so you can't turn nigger around as hard as you try.”

Racism 2006 Nigga 1991 Epithets Reappropriation Nigger Reclaiming Derogation Public Enemy

Book:Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary, Vol. 1

Source: Lyrics of a Rap Revolutionary, Vol. 1

“Majority of people prefer a good name to a bad name, but to me, anyone can call me anything, as long as it is not written on my face.”