Jermaine WilliamsNigger (2004)

A word of hate or term of endearment? Like many young African American teens, Jermaine used the word every day. Then, in the summer of 2003, he traveled down south and met people for whom nigger will never be just another word.

This item is part of the collection: Listen Up! Youth Media Network

Director: Jermaine Williams
Producer: John C.Williams
Production Company: HBO Young Filmmakers Lab
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Racism; Tolerance; African American History
Contact Information: 357 Ninth Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Web: http://www.reel-stories.com

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

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Reviewer: mr_loophead - - November 15, 2007
Subject: Thanks again!

I'm glad I am able to see this short film before it's possibly taken off for copywrite issues.

I have used the word to describe black people but never in a derogatory way. With all the politically correct that has blanketed North America, I'm surprized that black youth are using the term in the opposite sense.

THEN again, I know gay people or good friends of gay people using the word fag in the same sense.

After watching this, I believe that Prof. Thomas makes a strong point in stating that the word will not lose it's negative stigma and the history behind the word should stay strong.

If you're sensitive, you will let words offend you. If you're strong, you empathetically look at people who intend to offend.

Great video. I hope more people watch and learn.

Reviewer: lvschwer - - November 15, 2007
Subject: copyright issues

The author of this video has told me that the Creative Common License is not as listed, that it is actually under copyright protection and that it cannot be listed on the Internet.

Reviewer: Ben Loring - - March 26, 2007
Subject: A good film

This is a good solid film. Well thought out both in its history and its ideas.