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‘Do not call me nigger’ - Hon Maduro-Caines

- calls for more love & unity to prevail in VI
Sixth District representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines (R6) has called out the social use of the word ‘nigger’ and its alternative spellings, urging black Virgin Islanders to desist from using the words. Photo: Facebook/File
Over the years, the VI legislator has turned to social media and her Facebook followings to voice concerns on social issues, as well as engage with users in several community Facebook groups. Photo: Facebook
Over the years, the VI legislator has turned to social media and her Facebook followings to voice concerns on social issues, as well as engage with users in several community Facebook groups. Photo: Facebook
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sixth District representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines has called out the social use of the word ‘nigger’ and its alternative spellings, urging black Virgin Islanders to desist from using the words.

“I do not wear a slavery chain around my neck, so do not call me Nigga, Nigger or however you want to spell it. Boils down to the same thing,” Hon Maduro Caines said in a Thursday, January 15, 2021, social media post.

The use of the 'N word' has taken on a derogatory meaning when used to describe a negro person, even though negroes often use it freely against each other without repercussions.

Hon Maduro-Caines continued, “The time has come for us as Black people to move away from this name-calling of our brothers and sisters,” she said.

Further, she called on the VI community to rid themselves of envy and malice towards each other.

Eliminate profanities – Hon Maduro-Caines

“Eliminate the B and W word. I am your sister and I have a name given to me by my mother and father. The time has come for us to move away from the envy and malice built up towards each other.”

Over the years, the VI legislator has turned to social media, including Facebook where she has a large following, to voice concerns on social issues, as well as engage with users in several community Facebook groups.

“You don’t know some of the struggles our people went through to get to the place they are today. Appreciate a brother or sister for their accomplishment inspite of what you may think or how you may feel about them,” Hon Maduro-Caines said while calling for love and unity to prevail.

27 Responses to “‘Do not call me nigger’ - Hon Maduro-Caines”

  • bafffled (15/01/2021, 09:43) Like (59) Dislike (7) Reply
    I have always giggled at how black people call each other nigger but when someone else does it, war break loose! Respect yourself first and people will respect you
    • rewrsdffds (15/01/2021, 10:14) Like (16) Dislike (9) Reply
      Really.... I guess they run out of things to talk about or feel irrelevant so this is the headline... wow... just sick of you politicians....
  • Greg (15/01/2021, 10:10) Like (11) Dislike (4) Reply
    @ baffled... No, Black people should not call each other NIGGER or NIGGA at all. When a Black call another Black NIGGER or NIGGA, it is not meant to be degrading as a human being. I cannot excuse the word though. I have heard Blacks say “my nigga”, which they claim as a word of endearment, which I will never understand. When they are fighting and calling each other “Nigger” it means anger, not calling them less of a human. I don’t accept either one. But when another ethnic group us it, they are using it to degrade Blacks as less humans, acting as though they are superior, above us, which we all know is a bunch of entitled racist crap they they called Blacks during slavery days, and that’s when you get your teeth knocked out. It is a totally different feeling and meaning coming from another ethnic group, so don’t try it. All in all, let everyone refrain from using NIGGA or NIGGER. Thank you.
  • @Baffled (15/01/2021, 10:22) Like (11) Dislike (2) Reply
    right? I HEAR THEM CALLING EACH OTHER NIGGER ON A DAILY. WHATS UP NIGGER, WHAT YOU UP TO NIGGER, WHERE YOU GOING NIGGER, I GOING TO F**K THAT NIGHER UP. THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS YOU HEAR BLACKS SAYING TO EACH OTHER.RESPECT YOUR DAMN SELF FIRST AND YOU WILL GET THE RESPECT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
  • wellsa (15/01/2021, 10:35) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
    Here we just like man, want copy everything we see to try be cool. That word ain't our culture no how.
    • @ wellsa (15/01/2021, 20:45) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Just like they’re copying these sororities/fraternities/secret societies looking like clowns.

      These are former members speaking against these societies and getting out of it and here goes some of these lost people in the BVI being fooled by the devil by praising an organization’s laws that the devil behind with these rituals throwing scriptures in with trickery removing God replacing it with their society’s name trying to take God’s place. Their god is not God.

      Watch and see for yourselves

      https://youtu.be/ra4P17xKtDw
  • usa (15/01/2021, 10:37) Like (4) Dislike (15) Reply
    Get over IT. A NIGGER MEANS ANYONE. SOME WHITES CALL EACH OTHER NIGGER. THE YOUNGER GENERATION CALLS EACH OTHER NIGGER. IT IS JUST A THING. I WITNESSED A ASIAN BOY CALLING ANOTHER ASIAN BOY NIGGER WHEN THEY MEET UP. THEY GREAT EACH OTHER WITH A DAP, AND ONE WAS LIKE WHAT UP NIGGER AND THEY WENT THEIR MERRY WAY.
    • A happy nigger (15/01/2021, 13:30) Like (8) Dislike (5) Reply
      @USA you sound so dumb and foolish. I,m a happy nigger because I understand where the word came from...the NIGER DELTA. When the Roman's went there chasing our people they saw us there as dark skinned and hence the meaning of the word. You dum Christians dont even read that bible, the book of acts ch 13 vs.1 mentioned the word niger which in the translation simply means the black man....Oh yes the deciples and christ himself was black.....but yall stuck up the caucasian man's behind on fear and not understanding your history. BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE!
      • @ a happy n.... (15/01/2021, 20:16) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
        Strong's #3526: Niger (pronounced neeg'-er)

        It is PRONOUNCED NEEGER.

        of Latin origin; black; Niger, a Christian:--Niger.

        1) surname of the prophet Simeon

        Usage:

        This word is used 1 time:

        Acts 13:1: "Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius" THERE SURNAMES

        ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT OTHER N-WORD.

        Don’t twist it to suit your ignorant views.

        You CHOOSE TO REFER TO YOURSELVES AS THE DEROGATORY PRONUNCIATION.

        You’re another ignorant know-it-all.
  • come out from among them (15/01/2021, 10:54) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    It’s dumbing down to ignorance and no different that hating when someone else calls you the B-word ready to fight them then calling each other it claiming it’s a friendly term.

    Then you have the know-it-alls still stuck in the slave mentality relying on what the ancestors did as though they are the ones we owe allegiance to - Almighty God is the only One we have to reverence. The same know-it-alls believing that the slaves used that N-word in an esteemed way but others made it into a negative word so it’s ok to use it, is the most asinine thing I’ve heard.

    Come Out From Among Them. Ignorance of the Laws of God is No Excuse. Can’t be preaching God and praising the devil.

    This is for all who are stuck on ancestral traditions, sororities, fraternities, and other secret societies including Eastern Star.

    Watch and Learn

    https://youtu.be/zh3mBWu7Kyw
  • bye (15/01/2021, 11:02) Like (22) Dislike (3) Reply
    She need to clean district 6 that’s what she needs to do
  • I (15/01/2021, 11:30) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Only a Racist would believe that deserving human respect has a dynamic moving target for us to be qualified. If you do 'X' then we will do 'Y'. If you stop using the term 'we' gave you for lazy slave 'we' will respect you. And the foolish who didn't think deeply &/or crave your acceptance will say 'That makes sense' But it doesn't and is just an excuse used to justify post Slavery Racism Prejudice & Oppression of dark skinned ppl. So we use it to remind ourselves of what can NEVER be forgotten.

    Black ppl Re-Defined all the tenets of slavery and turned negatives into positives. Have you ever said something was 'Bad' and you meant it was "Good'? It's the same. Have you ever eaten Souse and enjoyed it? Chicken Neck & Back, Fish Head Soup? That is slavery food and what we had to do with the scraps but we made it great and desirable. We even enjoy it & crave it, choose to eat it. We define ourselves.

    We reject the slave master's language and meaning and we created something new out of it, that at one time others wanted to label 'Ebonics' we also rejected that label, as we don't like labels, because We Define Ourselves. And we don't need anyone else's approval or understanding with it, because We Define Ourselves.

    And we will Never Forget.
    • Olmec (16/01/2021, 03:21) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      I agree with you, if I understand you correctly. I'm sure that the "dreads" will also agree.

      The more we ridicule and turn negatives on their heads, the less power those negatives will have over us.
  • Ghost (15/01/2021, 11:56) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    Hon. Maduro-Caines I agree with you and to you “baffled” re: us using the “N” word to each other and get mad when another race calls us that. The ignorant ones do it because they see it as a “macho” slang like saying yes that’s my “N...a” but it was adopted from our foolish rap brothers using it in their music.. I hated it then an now and I forbade my child from using it due to its origin and derogatory meaning towards Black people.. but in all fairness we all use racial remarks against each other and even our own race.. the term island people is a derogatory term and we should all try to move away from calling each other names etc and show more love .. as it relates to calling women the “B” or “W” word but moreso spelled with “H”.. is is also very disrespectful as well but again it is used by both men and other women towards women and this is also wrong; but also depending on a man or woman’s lifestyle either can be labeled this - been around from the beginning of time.. sadly re: all ..
  • GG (15/01/2021, 12:48) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Just shows that we now have the power to take a word meant for to degrade and turn it around
  • musa (15/01/2021, 17:02) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    Come off she back dag,,we get you cover.
  • l (15/01/2021, 17:46) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is better than calling one another dog that's how d youths address one another these days
  • Rubber Duck (15/01/2021, 18:13) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    I never heard white people calling each other honky.
  • from buckingham palace (15/01/2021, 19:06) Like (7) Dislike (1) Reply
    do not call me Islandman,Do not call me Expatriate.That is racist
  • press (15/01/2021, 20:05) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Remember when Gay use to mean happy? Homosexuals took the word and changed the meaning to suit them..

    so why can’t we do that with Nigga?
  • Stuuuppppp (15/01/2021, 22:22) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is a thing in the VI, out of all the things we could important we import that word. Turn of the Tv/Social Media and quit with the BS
  • purcel man (16/01/2021, 05:50) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    She still on the island taught she was in the u.k years now we ain’t see her!
  • Eagle Eye (16/01/2021, 07:15) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    People of color is another degrading term that needs to be gone.
    • Stevie W (16/01/2021, 10:35) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Dead right. Nothing wrong with black and white even though no black is actually black and no white is actually white.
  • rewrsdffds (17/01/2021, 01:09) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    The road between qwomar and free bottom have some potholes in it. Try work on that too
  • about time (18/01/2021, 14:56) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yes Alvera, let them to know! If we belittle each other in speech then we belittle each other in truth! I don’t care how it’s spelt of how it was meant. ABOLISH THE WORD!!


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