Imus, Imus, I must respond!

In my younger days, we had a saying about name calling that goes like this: Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Today, it seems one race, the black race has annoited unto themselves a word that if used in any manner, that it implies that the one useing/saying this word is calling them, a black man, a name. Now this word has been used by the the Blacks/Negros, African-Americans, long before most of us living today was even born. What is the hateful word, it is: "NIGGER." Now I looked this word up in the Dictionary, in fact several different Dictionary's and in all of them, this word has several meanings. (LOOK IT UP). Out of the several meanings given, I can only find one that could be considered a disparaging term, that is "Nigger in the wood pile." I could find no other term that could be, on the face of it, considered derogatory or Raciest. If their is a meaning other than used in the dictionary, it has to be a word not recognized in the real world. All my life I have been closely associated with people of the black race and, amongst them this word is frequently used and with various meanings, within the black community. As a kid, at age 13, I use to walk home from school with an old black man, and we would talk and kid around and he told me several things about life in general and women in particular. Unfortunately, I cannot repeat them in this writing. However, there is one of his sayings that I can repeat, and in fact, to this day, I find it to be very amusing, it is: "You haven't lived until you be a Nigger on a Saturday Life." It was not only funny to him but, whenever he would say it, we would both laugh. In trying to look back to find the root of the word Nigger, I could not find one. However, in my younger days, this word would come up and yes, even be discussed amongst us kids. In these discussions, between us kids, black and white, the fact that someone mentioned that since blacks (niggers) of that time, it was known that some slaves actually came from NIGERIA, we felt that it was how we got the word Nigger. Right or wrong, at least we have something to help determine the root of the word. As best as I can recall, and as well as what the truth of this matter is, that for some reason, today's African-Americans have felt that the use of this word by any race, other then black, is offensive to them. My question is who the hell gave them the exclusive rights to this word. If its in the Dictionary, it can rightfully be used, in an appropriate manner. Freedom of Speech, all speech, is not limited to or the sole property of a particularly race or creed. If a black man, in his heart, is offended by its, he must describe how it is offensive and why! Today, we have two books using the word nigger, written by two black Professors, they are: Black Rednecks and White Niggers by Thomas Sowell and Nigger, by Prof. Roberson. How can this word be used, openly on the cover of two popular books, without any crys of Raciest, from the Black Community. Also, and in only the recent past, are blacks crying out that there protesting or were protesting against flying the Confederate flag, while at the same time they are also crying out for their Rights to burn the American Flag. Folks are the rest of the Americans of color and the white race, are we being given the "Por Me" shaft by the Blacks. Are we being Hoodwinked by the boys In the Hood, that for some could be considered just plain ole Hoodlums. Think about it! Imus, as for you, stop your damn groveling, stand up like a man and defend you rights to free speech or shut your dam mouth! "HE KNOWS NOT WHEN TO BE SILENT WHO KNOWS NOT WHEN TO SPEAK." PUBILLIUS SYRUS. The Messenger.