Know Your ABC’s

by Damarcus Jones

We have had the N-Word for centuries. We have the F-Word, believed to be of Anglo-Saxon origin.

While F-Word has a sexual connotation, Ann Coulter, in her description of John Edwards, is trying to squeeze in a new F-Word. The B-Word describes a female of the canine species. For some members of the two-legged species, the B-Word often refers to women with certain characteristics.

In prison life it takes on an entirely different meaning-in the movie Shawshank Redemption (1994) we see one man owned by another. The H-Word is akin to the B-Word in that it too describes someone’s ideal of women. Imus managed to accomplish what the Rappers failed to do. Imus got the H-Word of the list. N, F, B, and the H-Word. From here… there are twenty-two more.

Twenty-two more letters and we will have a word for every letter in the
alphabet that is politically incorrect. This writer pondered the
question: Is there such a list? Again, is there a list of twenty-six
words with first letters for each letter in the alphabet?

Go to www.rsdb.org. Sure enough, you will discover the Racial Slur
Database. All two-thousand-six-hundred-thirty-nine (2,639) [recorded
April 24, 2007] are there, covering the twenty-six letters of the
alphabet.

The funny thing: There is only one racial slur for the letter X.
Xarnego: Spanish speaking people that migrated into Catalonia. You’d
think X would have more. It is such a nothing word!

The Racial Slur Database is global. Nearly every nationality is
covered. Our country has its list and other countries have their’s as
well!

Here is the message for you: Go back. Learn your ABC’s with a renewed
focus. A focus on having your apology rehearsed and ready to go, when
you say… The A-Word, or The B-Word, or The C-Word, or Z-Word, or any
of “The-Words” in between.

Know the list for the town you find yourself in. Trust that the townies
have their list as well. The things you cannot say in town. Freetown.
Even.