The intent of the heart.

What seems to be a trend in the United States today is the most radical of people forcing their will on millions who do not agree with them. Just like the President of the University of Oklahoma Yesterday. There are some old facts about real life prior to the civil rights days. Like it or not i was alive and well during that period of time and i can tell you how soceity can teach a child things that can last a life time.THE WAY THE NIGGER WORD IS USED TODAY IS NOT THE WAY IT WAS MEANT UP TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS DAYS.A prime example was the way it was used on the video from OU. I have had to examine my own life....even what i took for granted was just the way it was.I found that there were 2 names commonly used in the streets in those days to describe black folks,and they were not called black folks.When they were referred to in a decent way,they were called negroes. When someone was not happy with them, they were called niggers. As a child i never thought anything of it.Most adults i knew would use those words sometimes but usually not often. I never saw or heard of hangings,or violence in any southern town i was in,and we traveled a lot.As you can imagine in those days when something like that made the news it was aweful.Just horrible. That was the overwhelming feeling of every White person i knew.The separate water fountains and restrooms and eating arrangements and all that i just could not understand,but the years previous to me had tons to do with that.Acceptance of living habits take a long time to change.Name calling of anykind can insult people.As i try to wrap my head around my own thoughts,i find that i am on a fence where niggers is what they were in those days,and now they are being known as something else.If blacks are insulted by this name then lets not use it. Besides i think with all the hatred on both sides being generated by kids that were not here back then should stop.The hatred back then was a few.But i am concerned it is growing all across america.I believe it is for different reasons these days. My point my friends and enemies....is this,to me the OFFENSIVE WORD WAS WHO THEY WERE. In those days it was who they were.....today it is used by young people as a way to determine a culture not liked,or an attitude.I for one try to be aware of my mouth when around blacks. Because the younger group doesn't know what the world was like in those days.I am so glad God judges the intent of the heart.