b'COMMUNITY COUNTER-POINT Here We Go Again: Enough with the B and N WordsBy Sheila Smith gry hood rats who use their sexualitytop of the list.First black female First to get what they want. They have theLadyofournation.Somebodysay attitude that the only way to succeedAmen. O h My Gosh!Lord give me strength. in life isuse men and let men useActivistTaranBurkeandherMe I want to put my hands aroundyou.The young girls in the video seeToo womens movement that started a RandyCravensthroatandchoketheir mothers, aunts and sisters likewave of respect and acknowledgement some sense into him for writing suchthis and think its cool. for women. an article on the B word being moreSame thing with Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj,Allyson Felix, a track star, who broke acceptableintodayssociety,espe- Cardi B and this Lizzo chick. Cardi Btherecordforhavingthemostgold cially within the rap culture. and Lizzo are the worst for young girlsmedals.NomybrotherRandy.Istillhaveto look up to and see as role models.muchloveforyoudespitewhatyouI am tired of hearing Lizzos stupidSerena Williams, top athlete in her write about. But this I had to respondsong as young girls sing along to it andfield of Tennis, who stood up to criti-to. This is after all, a Christian publi- think its cool: cismandhowwomenaretreated cation. unfairly.I do my hair toss, Check my nails,Simone Biles, a world champion gym-IhaveknownbothRandyCravenBaby how you feelin, Feeling good asnast who continues setting records.and Randy McCowan, publisher of thehell. O.K I cringe every time I hear the BodyofChristNewspaper,sincethesong, and say, Yeah what the hell areSinger Rihanna did not only hit the late 1980s, early 1990s when I wasyou singing.scene as a singing artist but has now writingforthelategreatpublisherSheila Smith establishedherselfasasuccessful CosmoHarrisoftheDenverWeeklyJay-ZevensangasongThatsbusiness woman with her beauty line News.MyBtofondlyrefertohiswifewith Sephora.The governor of Louisiana John BelBeyonce. So sad.But then he stopped Back then, I also got the opportunityEdwardsandtheNAACPalsoaskedusing the B word after his daughterSen. Kamala Harris definitely earned tocoverandwriteabouttheMillionher to resign. Blue Ivy was born.Hmmm, I wonderher spot as a strong political voice for WomenMarchinPhiladelphiaafterwhy? theDemocraticPartyafterdropping traveling with Bee Harris, publisher ofWhat is funny or shall I say not soout of the race for President.the Urban Spectrum. So much love forfunny is that she is married but wasBackinFebruary2015,after the black press hanging in there andhaving an affair with a black man whoMadonnafinishedperformingattheShondraRhimeshasgonebeyond covering our communities. was Deputy Chief. That black DeputyGrammyAwards,BillboardMagazinewhatanyblackwomancandoasa Chief was also seeing a black femaleinterviewedherandshewasquotedtelevisionproducercreditedforhit Butwiththatsaid,tomewheth- law clerk at the same time. saying: If I say to you, Im a bad b- TVshowslikeGreysAnatomy,How eryouareafamilymember,friend,,Imowningmyself.Imsaying,Imto Get Away with Murder, Scandal. Go someone on the street, singer, rapperJudge LeBlanc found out and blewstrong. Im tough, and dont mess withShondaland Productions.orcelebrityshouldnotglorifycallinghertemperandsenttextmessagesme.Ifyousaytome,WhyareyouAs an adult, I look up to a 16-year awomantheBword.Letsgetitcalling them both the N word. beingsuchabtome?Wellthatold,MarsaiMartinwhoisintheTV straightIt is Not a compliment. This is what led to the investigationmeans something else. showBlackish.Sheproducedand I am particularly tired of hearing thebecauseofheraffairandusageofSo what makes a woman be a B?wrote the movie Little and has been N word spewed out by young peopleracial slurs in calling individuals theNothingactually.Ipersonallythinkinothermovies.Andsheevenwon and others when in a store or seeing itN word. andreiteratethatisusedtodefinetheScreenActorsGuildAwardfor on television. This should be made into a TV moviethose women with no self-esteem andOutstanding Performance. I know she Back in 2007, the NAACPmade aon the Lifetime Channel!!!!!! who are all about money. I dont con- is going to be a powerhouse when she national statement in having a horseAs far as the B word, I take offensedone them being called the B wordgets older. I would be proud to be her drawn carriage carrying a coffin withtoitasaderogatorywordtowardsbuttheyarestigmatizedinthatcat- mother. She was raised right. theNwordwrittenacrossitforwomen. egory as the public perceives them.SotodisputetheargumentRandy understandingitbelaidtorestandMr. Randy Craven talks about in hisOntheotherhand,letmedoaCravenistryingtomakeontheB buried forever in its usage. articlethatthewordisjustanothercomparisonofblackwomenwhodowordbeingsociallyacceptable.Istill Pastors and black leaders also sup- normal more popular every day thinghave money, educated, successful, andsay NO.Again, I wouldnt even use the ported this strongly and urged peoplepeople are saying. belovedbymost.Earlierthisyear,term for those hoochies out there.to stop calling each other the N word. Oprah Magazine listed Famous BlackSopleaseagainasthelategreat He points out in his article Singer/ WomenWhoLeftTheirMarkintheArethaFranklinsang,itsallabout Today, what is so ironic is the con- Rapper Lupe Fiasco uses the word in21st Century. R. E. S. P. E. C. T.troversyoverwhocansaytheNhissongs,especiallythesongBadMichelle Obama is definitely at the word. Black people can only call otherB, where Fiasco tries to justify or black people the N word?Why do weexplainusingtheBwordtowards have to say it at all? women who are like role models in the So check this out, in February 2020,eyes of young girls.an investigation took place of a whiteWell,Iwascurious,googleditandAs far as the B word, I take offense to it female,JudgeJessieLeBlanc,inwatchedthevideotoFiascossong Louisiana for using the N word. SheBad B-. as a derogatory word towards women.washarshlycriticizedandresignedIn sad reality, it portrayed those type from the bench. of women I call hustling, money-hun-BODY OF CHRIST NEWS MAY 2020 7'