Choose Your Words Wisely

We need to choose our words wisely.....I have been thinking about this alot lately, after seeing Sean Combs(also known as P Diddy, Sean John, etc.) on Oprah. I haven't seen Oprah in months but happened to watch when he was on. He is a rap artist, and Oprah talked to him about using the "N" word. He found nothing wrong with it, that it tells a story about his history and black history. Oprah on the other hand found it very offensive. It is hurtful to her when she hears it...of course, when she was growing up this was a mean and racist word. It still is. Especially in a world where she is working hard to eliminate racism. I take her side, not because I'm old school, but because I think we need to progress....move forward. I hear kids saying this word all over the place. White kids in white neighborhoods....because they listen to the music. Kids of all colors hear it and repeat it.....It's dangerous and offensive. They say it one place and no one pays attention, they say it in the wrong place....and it could be deadly. It's time to think before we speak, if people want respect, they need to earn it with their words and actions.