Newspaper runs headline referring to President Obama as N-word

[mick silver]

Newspaper runs headline referring to President Obama as N-wordhttp://l.yimg.com/os/152/2011/11/15/pfeiffer-40x40_001209.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/author/eric-pfeiffer/) By Eric Pfeiffer (http://news.yahoo.com/author/eric-pfeiffer/) July 6, 2014 8:32 PM Yahoo News


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A local paper is making national headlines thanks to a questionable word choice in one of its own news headlines.



The West View News (http://westviewnews.org/), a monthly paper in New York’s West Village with a circulation of around 20,000, ran an op-ed from author James Lincoln Collier titled “N----r in the White House.”
If the headline wasn't strange and shocking enough, the New York Post (http://nypost.com/2014/07/06/obama-called-the-n-word-in-west-village-newspapers-headline/) reports that the op-ed is actually a pro-Obama piece, in which Collier argues that, "far right voters hate Obama because he is black."
The Post included a photo of the article headline in its piece with the offending language blurred out.
The West View News ran an opposing view column below Collier’s piece by African American columnist Alvin Hall titled, "This headline offends me."
"The decision to use this headline feels misguided to me," Hall writes. "I don’t see how its use benefits anyone, but I do feel all too clearly how it deeply offends me."
It’s not the first time Collier, 86, has stoked controversy through his use of the N-word in publication. His 1981 historical novel Jump Ship to Freedom (http://www.amazon.com/Jump-Ship-Freedom-Arabus-Family/dp/0440443237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404692712&sr=8-1&keywords=jump+ship+to+freedom) (co-written with his brother) uses the word repeatedly in its text. It was reportedly taken down from the shelves from several libraries over the years (http://www.answers.com/topic/james-lincoln-collier).
So, why did the paper decide to run a headline with such a controversial, and many might say, unnecessary, word choice? It might just come down to little more than a strange case of journalistic rivalry.
West View News editor George Capsis says Collier convinced him to use the word over objections from the paper’s editorial staff.
“In this article, however, Jim reminded me that the New York Times avoids using the word which convinced me that West View should,” Capsis says in an explanation published in the paper and reported by The Post.
The West View News has not formally responded to questions (http://www.thewrap.com/ny-newspaper-under-fire-for-calling-president-obama-n-word-in-headline/) about the editorial and did not run a copy of it on its website.
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[EE_]

If the author that wrote the article is black, then it's fine to use that word.
Black people say it all the time on TV, movies and in public.

[Ponce]

A words are offensive only if you make it offensive, otherwise the words are only letters joined together.

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[mick silver]

he is a white old man .........................

[Cebu_4_2]

he is a white old man .........................

Than it's completely racist.

[mick silver]

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Born in New York City in 1928, author James Lincoln Collier is beloved by young readers in particular for the award-winning historical novels he has written with his brother, historian Christopher Collier. A graduate of Hamilton College, Collier served in the U.S. Army after college and then worked as a magazine editor for several years. Collier always intended to be a writer, however, considering it to be “the family business.”
Though he began his career writing for adults, in 1965 Collier published his first book for children, the nonfiction Battleground: The United States Army in World War II. He branched out into fiction for young readers with the adventure story The Teddy Bear Habit: or, How I Became a Winner in 1967. Perhaps his most famous children's book, however, is the Newbery Honor Book he wrote with his brother, the popular Revolutionary War story My Brother Sam Is Dead.
The father of two children, Collier is also an accomplished trombone player. He lives in New York City, where he continues to write and play jazz music.

[mick silver]

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James Lincoln Collier (born June 27, 1928) is a journalist, author, and professional musician.
Collier was born to Edmund Collier and Katherine Brown. He came from a family of writers and teachers, including his father and several aunts and uncles. He graduated from Hamilton College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_College_(New_York)) in 1950. A journalist with thirty years of experience, Collier worked with his brother, Christopher Collier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Collier_(historian)), to create works of historical fiction designed to be fun and educational for children. Christopher Collier was a history professor and gave James historical information so that he could write the stories. Their historical novel Jump Ship to Freedom (1981) has been frequently challenged and removed from libraries because of the use of the word "nigger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger)" by characters in the book.
Collier's notable literary works include My Brother Sam Is Dead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brother_Sam_Is_Dead) (1974), a Newbery Honor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbery_Honor) book that was also named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Library_Association_Notable_Children%27s_ Book) and nominated for a National Book Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Award) in 1975. He also wrote a children's book titled The Empty Mirror (2004), The Teddy Bear Habit (1967), about an insecure boy whose beatnik (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatnik) guitar teacher turns out to be a crook, and Rich and Famous (1975), sequel to The Teddy Bear Habit. His list of children's books also includes Chipper (2001), about a young boy in a gang. His writings for adults include numerous books on jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), including biographies of Louis Armstrong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong), Benny Goodman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman) and Duke Ellington (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington). He has also contributed entries on jazz-related subjects to the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grove_Dictionary_of_Music_and_Musicians).
In addition to his writing, Collier is an accomplished jazz musician who plays the trombone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone) professionally.
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[mick silver]

What is James Lincoln colliers nationality? (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_James_Lincoln_colliers_nationality&src=ansTT) I know he was born in the usa but I cant see nothing big on the guy . I thought he maybe jewish but I cant see nothing on that

[Ponce]

Thinking about the "N" word......let's take this letter a little bit further and let's make it into the "F" word for FAG. if fag is a fag then he should not be offended because is a fag and if he is not a fag then, why be offended?......so, what should we call the fags? ANGELS? first thing that comes to mind is "Is he dead?" and then......."Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, he is a fag" so that calling a fag an angel will not hide anything.

The same goes for the "N" word for nigger.....you can call them "African American, colored person, black" and so on, the final result (according to your education and where you live) will be one of those descriptions or the word NIGGER. It all simply means the same thing.........to a person who is black, so, if you are black don't be offended by the "N" word.....a forbidden word is used mostly to give you an excuse to make war, and not a reason.

So, you can call me a dumb sob Cuban refugee and I won't be offended because I KNOW what I am.

"Walk in your own shoes and not in the shoes of others"... Ponce

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