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Legislation and Judicial Rulings of the Word "Nigger" Posted: 19 Oct 2015 06:38 AM PDT On February 28, 2007, the New York City Council symbolically banned, with a formal resolution, the use of the wordnigger; however, there is no penalty for using it. The New York City resolution also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Legislation and Judicial Rulings of the Word "Nigger"

On February 28, 2007, the New York City Council symbolically banned, with a formal resolution, the use of the wordnigger; however, there is no penalty for using it. The New York City resolution also requests excluding from Grammy Award consideration every song whose lyrics contain the word nigger, however Ron Roecker, vice president of communication for the Recording Academy doubts that it will have any effect on actual nominations.^[22][23]

In the US, the recurrent readingcurricula controversy about the vocabulary of the novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) by Mark Twainabout the slave South, risks censorship because of 215 (counted) occurrences of the word nigger, most refer to Jim, Huckleberry's escaped-slave raft-mate.^[33][34] Twain's advocates note that the novel is composed in then-contemporary vernacular usage, not racist stereotype, because Jim, the black man, is a sympathetic character in the nineteenth-century Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The book was re-published in 2010 with edits removing "the 'N' word" as reported in Timeonline.^[35] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been the subject of controversy in Arizona, where a parent group's attempt to have it removed from a required reading list was struck down by the court.

In 1960, a stand at the stadium inToowoomba, Australia, was named the "E. S. 'Nigger' Brown Stand" honoring 1920s rugby league player Edwin Brown, so nicknamed since early life because of his pale white skin; so known all his life, his tombstone is engraved Nigger. Stephen Hagan, alecturer at the Kumbari/Ngurpai Lag Higher Education Center of theUniversity of Southern Queensland, sued the Toowoomba council over the use of nigger in the stand's name; the district and state courts dismissed his lawsuit. He appealed to the High Court of Australia, who ruled the naming matter beyond federal jurisdiction. At first some local Aborigines did not share Mr Hagan's opposition tonigger.^[72] Hagan appealed to the United Nations, winning a committee recommendation to the Australian federal government, that it force the Queensland state government to remove the word nigger from the "E. S. 'Nigger' Brown Stand" name. The Australian federal government followed the High Court's jurisdiction ruling. In September 2008, the stand was demolished. The Queensland Sports Minister, Judy Spence, said that usingnigger would be unacceptable, for the stand or on any commemorative plaque. 

Key prosecution witness Detective Mark Fuhrman, of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) – who denied using racist language on duty – impeached himself with his prolific use of nigger in tape recordings about his police work. The recordings, by screenplay writer Laura McKinney, were from a 1985 research session wherein the detective assisted her with a screenplay about LAPD policewomen. Fuhrman excused his use of the word saying he usednigger in the context of his "bad cop" persona. Linguistically, the popular press reporting and discussing Fuhrman's testimony substituted the N-word in place of nigger.
 In January 1999, David Howard, a white Washington, D.C. city employee, was compelled to resign after using niggardly—in a financial context—while speaking with black colleagues, who took umbrage. After reviewing the misunderstanding, MayorAnthony Williams offered to reinstate Howard to his former position. Howard refused reinstatement but took a job elsewhere in the mayor's government.^[88]
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Federal court takes on the word "nigger" in a reverse race discrimination case

The word "nigger" has been discussed a lot in the media this week, with theannounced sanitization ofHuckleberry Finn. (AreRoots and To Kill a Mockingbird next? But I digress.) InBurlington v. News Corp. (12/28/10), a Philadelphia federal judge has ordered that a jury must decide whether it is acceptable for a black employee, but not a white employee, to use that word in the workplace. The opinion also contains a lengthy narrative (excerpted below) discussing the larger implications of the differential use of the word between white America and black America.

This case involves the firing of a white television news anchor over his non-pejorative, context-appropriate, use of the word "nigger" during a newsroom meeting. Thomas Burlington, who is white, claims race discrimination because the station did not discipline, let alone fire, three black employees who used the same word in similar meetings in similar contexts. The court agreed that Burlington's different treatment justifies a jury trial on the issue:

Plaintiff's use of the word elicited a severely negative reaction, brought the meeting to a close before he could explain himself, and was followed by his immediate suspension, while Jervay's use of the word elicited only Defendants' defense of his actions. Plaintiff is white. Jervay is African American. Management's inability to explainwhy Jervay was allowed to use the word while Plaintiff was not permits the inference that their races influenced the decision, and that a similarly situated African American employee was treated more favorably than Plaintiff under similar circumstances.

The court also took on society's conventional use of the controversial word:

Justice Holmes observed that "[a] word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged, it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and the time in which it is used." This is certainly so with this particular word. Merriam-Webster notes in the usage section of its definition of the word that "[i]ts use by and among blacks is not always intended or taken as offensive, but … it is otherwise a word expressive of racial hatred and bigotry." … Professor Kennedy, an African American, made the observation that

many people, white and black alike, disapprove of a white person saying "nigger" under virtually any circumstance. "When we call each other 'nigger' it means no harm," [rapper] Ice Cube remarks. "But if a white person uses it, it's something different, it's a racist word." Professor Michael Eric Dyson likewise asserts that whites must know and stay in their racial place when it comes to saying "nigger." He writes that "most white folk attracted to black culture know better than to cross a line drawn in the sand of racial history. Niggerhas never been cool when spit from white lips." …

When viewed in its historical context, one can see how people in general, and African Americans in particular, might react differently when a white person uses the word than if an African American uses it.

Nevertheless, we are unable to conclude that this is a justifiable reason for permitting the Station to draw race-based distinctions between employees. It is no answer to say that we are interpreting Title VII in accord with prevailing social norms. Title VII was enacted to counter social norms that supported widespread discrimination against African Americans…. To conclude that the Station may act in accordance with the social norm that it is permissible for African Americans to use the word but not whites would require a determination that this is a "good" race-based social norm that justifies a departure from the text of Title VII.

"Nigger" is one of the English language's most volatile words. Few others spark as much debate or as much rancor. We should all be able to agree that it has no place in the workplace. Yet, as this case illustrates, Title VII does not allow for double standards. If you intend to punish its use by white employees, you cannot condone its use by black employees.

Two postscripts. First, if anyone is offended by my use of the word "nigger," consider that theBurlington opinion uses it 21 times, while only using the now-common replacement "n-word" only three. Employment law is often dirty and offensive; I'm merely reporting fact.

Second, so we can analyze how far our society's race relations have traveled (at least over the last 35 years), below is the classic Word Association skit from Saturday Nigh Live, circa 1975, featuring Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor.

 

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In 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the public display of fuck is protected under the First andFourteenth Amendments and cannot be made a criminal offense. In 1968, Paul Robert Cohen had been convicted of "disturbing the peace" for wearing a jacket with "FUCK THE DRAFT" on it (in reference to conscription in the Vietnam War). The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeals and overturned by the Supreme Court. Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971).

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	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:45.29km) in Chile 19/10/2015 02:41 UTC, 1204124 people within 100km.
	On 10/19/2015 2:41:00 AM, an earthquake occurred in Chile potentially affecting 1204124 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.5M, Depth:45.29km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5.3M, Depth:10km) in China 19/10/2015 02:17 UTC, 9251098 people within 100km.
	On 10/19/2015 2:17:36 AM, an earthquake occurred in China potentially affecting 9251098 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.3M, Depth:10km.

	Green alert for tropical cyclone CHAMPI-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.
	From 13/10/2015 to 19/10/2015, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h) CHAMPI-15 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.

	Red alert for tropical cyclone KOPPU-15. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.286 million.
	From 13/10/2015 to 19/10/2015, a Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h) KOPPU-15 was active in NWPacific. The cyclone affects these countries: Philippines (vulnerability Medium). Estimated population affected by category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 0.286 million.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:35.06km) in Indonesia 18/10/2015 14:49 UTC, 604718 people within 100km.
	On 10/18/2015 2:49:15 PM, an earthquake occurred in Indonesia potentially affecting 604718 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:35.06km.

	Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:44.09km) in Chile 18/10/2015 12:48 UTC, 726448 people within 100km.
	On 10/18/2015 12:48:43 PM, an earthquake occurred in Chile potentially affecting 726448 people within 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 4.9M, Depth:44.09km.

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Operations in The Bay of Bengal of War on The Airways

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BAY OF BENGAL (NNS) -- Naval forces and liaisons from India, Japan and United States begin Exercise Malabar 2015, Oct. 16, through air defense collaboration.

The featured cooperation consists of aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Carrier Airwing (CVW) 1, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) and Indian frigate INS Shivalik (F 47).

Exercise Malabar is an annual event designed to enhance naval cooperation through engagement with India and Japan while demonstrating U.S. Naval presence in the Indo-Asia region.

"We launched aircraft from TR to simulate scenarios to exercise the Indian's self-defense," said Lt. Sean McDonnell, Normandy's air defense officer. "[It] supports the overall Malabar exercise by sharing how we control aircraft and learning how the Indian navy controls their aircraft. We're up on the same voice circuit, so it's a nice opportunity to collaborate and compare and contrast our procedures. We've sent liaison officers to the Indian vessels and welcomed their officers aboard our vessels as well to observe and learn."

McDonnell embarked TR as a liaison officer to the Normandy to help facilitate the coordination.

"My captain's responsibility is air defense of the strike group," he said. "I pass along the word from the strike group to help coordinate between the needs of the strike group and that of my commanding officer."

Capt. Scott Robertson, Normandy's commanding officer, welcomed liaison officers from both Malabar participants aboard and was pleased with the collaboration so far.

"I've been very impressed by the professionalism and maritime skill of our Indian and Japanese navy partners, and the Normandy crew is enjoying this unique opportunity," said Robertson. "The [air defense portion] kicked off a great first underway day for the Malabar exercise. The purpose of this particular [exercise] was to build familiarity and appreciation for the capabilities each of the participating navies brings to the modern air defense environment with a special emphasis on control of fighter aircraft."

The exercise allowed for hand-in-hand, shared communication to learn from each other.

"... As overall observers to manage the exercise ...," said Normandy's Senior Chief Fire Controlman Jeremiah Lawrence. "... we learned a lot about the willingness to learn from our partner nations and they performed excellently under the guidance of the tasking at hand."

Planning for the exercise began long before any of the partners embarked to the other's vessels. Lt. Cmdr. Erin Ceschini, Carrier Strike Group 12's future plans and staff meteorological and oceanographic officer, started coordination in July via video teleconferencing.

"We've got a lot of different events planned," said Ceschini, "We have air defense exercises, search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare events with Indian and U.S. submarines, along with a dry hook up with an Indian oiler and a war-at-sea exercise.

"This exercise is a big deal to the Indian, Japanese and U.S. navies," said Ceschini. "We are three democratic countries that are working together to strengthen our military relationships as well as the relationships between our nations. The success of these exercises is important especially considering the effort, planning and resources put into this exercise for these great navies to work together."

Malabar is a continuing series of complex, high-end war fighting exercises conducted to advance multi-national maritime relationships and mutual security. It will include collaboration between Theodore Roosevelt, Normandy, Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), Los Angeles-class submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705), Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Akizuki-class destroyer JS Fuyuzuki (DD 118), Indian Navy Deepak-class fleet tanker INS Shakti (A 57), Brahmaputra-class guided missile frigate INS Betwa (F 39), Rajput-class destroyer INS Ravijay (D 55), Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarine INS Sindhuraj (S 57) and INS Shivalik. 

Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift.

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