okay. generation y sometimes uses the n word conversationally. does that bother you? me personally, yes. i am bothered by the n word and hearing it during conversation. in fact, the piece that i wrote for the root in 2008 was brought about by an event that happened to me where at a party i heard a peer who was white say the n word and i stopped him in his tracks. he was very blown away and even offended that i would stop him and say that that wasn t okay. that was essentially the point i was making in the piece that because the social terrain is so complex now we ve come a long way and had so many advancements and yes there are a lot of interracial couples and a lot more diversity but it s also making it a lot more difficult to speak on issues or to go, to pierce jokes to the point where we re having serious conversations. charles gallagher, i spoke a short time ago with leonard
at my son s funeral? to see him off home. that hurts me. that s the most painful thing that they have done to me. you weren t alone to sit in the front row? no, no. no. i had to sit in where i fit in. you know? to say them things to me and think it s okay. that wasn t okay. if george zimmerman is found not guilty? if he s not guilty found, it s going to be heart breaking because i truly believe that zimmerman, he killed my son. i don t think that if zimmerman wouldn t got off of the car i guess you could say people say that wasn t no crime.
these people was doing this. i mean, in the funeral, i can t sit on the front row at my son s funeral, to, to see him off home? that hurts me. that s the most painful thing that they have done to me. you weren t allowed to sit in the front row? no, no. i had to sit anywhere. to say those things to me to think it s okay, that wasn t okay. if george zimmerman is found not guilty? if he s not found guilty, it s going to be heartbreaking, because i truly believe that zimmerman, he killed my son. and i don t think that if zimmerman wouldn t have got out
the funeral? i can t sit in the front row, too, at my son s funeral, to see him off home? that hurts me. that s the most painful thing that they could have done to me. you weren t allowed to sit in the front row? no, no, no, i had to sit in where i fit in, you know, to say them things to me and think it s okay, that wasn t okay. if george zimmerman is found not guilty? if he s not found guilty, it s going to be heart breaking because i truly believe that zimmerman, he killed my son, and i don t think that if zimmerman wouldn t have got out of the car, i guess you can say people
that s unbelievable. and i couldn t believe that these people was doing this. i mean, in the funeral, i can t funeral, to, to see him off home? that hurts me. that s the most painful thing that they have done to me. you weren t allowed to sit in the front row? no, no. i had to sit anywhere. to say those things to me to think it s okay, that wasn t okay. if george zimmerman is found not guilty? if he s not found guilty, it s going to be heartbreaking, because i truly believe that zimmerman, he killed my son. and i don t think that if zimmerman wouldn t have got out