Stay Mindful; The Aftermath

After my class had finished the movie Crash, we watched an episode of Oprah which had the cast of Crash. Among other things they spoke about the use of the N word and how it affects those of African American decent. They all had different views of the word. To ludacris, there is a differentiation between the word "nigger" & "nigga". He sees "nigga" as a friendly remark to a friend.   Oprah sees them both as hateful words, describing a terrible history. In the movie Sandra Bullock's character is frightened when she sees two black man on the street. They ask the question of in real life is that racist. From the perspective of a sociologist on racism, it is. Any form of fear or judgment towards a person of a particular race, is considered a form of racism.