March of the Black Queen - lyrics.

I've been meaning to ask this for awhile, but finally got around to doing so - In March of the Black Queen, the line "Little nigger sugar then a rub-a-dub-a baby oil" What's up with the 'nigger'?

Was the band, or Freddie in particular racist? Surely during the mid 70's he could have chose a better word...

Did any one not try to stop him? I feel like he could of conveyed his message just the same with another word, but he still stuck with it.

Interesting.

Maybe Fred was a Liverpool FC fan.

Freddie was definitely a racist. He hated all foreigners with a passion, especially Africans from Nigeria, Ghana and Zanzibar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIkM4wvcC8

Wow, you actually think a message was supposed to be conveyed! lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asf4InKVo8k

Thanks for the links guys!I rest my case.

A little note : "nigger" is just a word. Using it doesn't make you a racist, only your actions can do it.

1. sugar nigger

One who panders and caters to the needs of others, at great expense of one's self with the sole motive of becoming accepted by said others; a kiss ass.
Enunciated in a bold and ostentatious manner, much lick Chuck Norris would talk down to to Wesley Willis while whooping a snow leopards ass.

"Paul, why are you watching Phantom of the Opera with your new bitch? You're such a Sugar Nigger!"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sugar%20nigger

But the words are the other way round in the lyric...

I can only assume he means "brown sugar", perhaps?

Anyway, regardless, Freddie is clearly a massive racist. Boom.

pittrek wrote: "A little note : "nigger" is just a word. Using it doesn't make you a racist, only your actions can do it."

The N word has a horrible history and is one of the most disgusting words in the English language. To say that it is 'just' a word ignores that language can, and does, do real damage. That old saying 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me' is nonsense. Words can inflict massive damage; not only can they lead to violence, but the words themselves can impart tremendous emotional damage.

I don't believe that Freddie was racist, however if the song had been written 20 years later, I'm not sure if he would have used that term.

Still, you say that only actions can make you a racist, which I disagree with BTW. However knowing that the word is infamous for its hatred and history, why isn't calling a black person that word racist? As far as I'm concerned, the only people who have a right to use that word are black, and anybody else who do so, knowing its meaning, can absolutely be called racist. Ultimately, though, I think to say that it's 'just' a word is not a sentiment that many black people would share.

Who really cares.

The world wasn't so politically correct back then as it is today.

I like how half of the replies are totally nonsense, and add nothing to the topic.

I know many, many people have used the word before, like I said I was just curious why he stuck with the word, when he could of structurally fit in many other words.

Dane, I didn't mean it as if Freddie was trying to convey the most intricate message any one has ever conceived, I just meant structurally, visually, etc.

And fireplace... It looks as if you think I'm acting like Freddie was the only person to ever say nigger in music..... If you really thought I needed to be proved via links to other people using the word then I don't even know how to seriously reply to you.

And M Train, I could say the same to your reply: "Who really cares" :-)

If you don't care - Don't reply!

[QUOTE] [b]N0_Camping4U wrote:[/b]
I like how half of the replies are totally nonsense, and add nothing to the topic.
I know many, many people have used the word before, like I said I was just curious why he stuck with the word, when he could of structurally fit in many other words.
Dane, I didn't mean it as if Freddie was trying to convey the most intricate message any one has ever conceived, I just meant structurally, visually, etc.
And fireplace... It looks as if you think I'm acting like Freddie was the only person to ever say nigger in music..... If you really thought I needed to be proved via links to other people using the word then I don't even know how to seriously reply to you.
And M Train, I could say the same to your reply: "Who really cares" :-)
If you don't care - Don't reply!
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I have no idea what you're talking about and where I'm supposed to have posted any links. It appears you don't take the trouble to read answers to your posts carefully, but DO like to tell people off afterwards. So here's a hearty SCREW YOU!

Well, I'll try to be on topic. There is way too much of a big deal made over that word today. {Just like this post}

The only thing I can say about Freddie is that the world wasn't so politically correct back then when he wrote the song.

And, I'm glad he stuck to his guns, and DIDN'T change the words to the song after it became politically incorrect to use the word NIGGER.