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the N word
Both words are generally unacceptable. It is not quite on the same level of offensiveness as the n-word though.
I agree with the general consensus on the n-word: don't say it unless you have a death wish.
"Negro" is not acceptable either, but if you say it with a thick enough accent, they may let you live.
Why does everyone assume you will get beaten up if you use those words? Maybe if you use those words, someone will TRY to beat you up, but will end up beaten up themselves?
The only ways that are acceptable to use "negro" are in organizational names. I believe Barack Obama gave money to an organization for college students with the word "Negro" in it.
It may be acceptable to use the word in a historical context in a movie.
Since "negro" means "black" in Spanish, I wonder if this will change with the Spanish-speaking population.
It may be acceptable to use the word in a historical context in a movie.
Since "negro" means "black" in Spanish, I wonder if this will change with the Spanish-speaking population.
<<Since "negro" means "black" in Spanish, I wonder if this will change with the Spanish-speaking population. >>
No. People do not change perfectly good words in their own language in order to facilitate PC-pushing in a foreign language.
No. People do not change perfectly good words in their own language in order to facilitate PC-pushing in a foreign language.
You can use any word you like, including that, as long as you are prepared for the consequences.
Nigger used to refer to a shade of paint in Britain, long before black people began arriving in any significant numbers.
And wasn't there a a 50s TV show that featured a dog called Nigger? I think they dubbed an alternative name on to the dialogue when the broadcasts were repeated. But is that correct, should we tamper with old media just to render them less offensive to the political climate of today?
And wasn't there a a 50s TV show that featured a dog called Nigger? I think they dubbed an alternative name on to the dialogue when the broadcasts were repeated. But is that correct, should we tamper with old media just to render them less offensive to the political climate of today?
In Brazil, ''negro'' is the official and neutral word, it means ''Afrobrazilian''.
The pejorative word is ''preto'' which means ''black''.
It's said: ''preto'' is an object, ''negro'' is a person.
Nevertheless, many ''negro'' people call themselves ''preto'' when they talk between themselves informally (I've heard many Black people using the word ''negro'' between themselves in US, but if a white person uses it, it's an insult, if a black person uses it, it's not: just like queer and fag, when a gay person uses it it's not offensive)
The pejorative word is ''preto'' which means ''black''.
It's said: ''preto'' is an object, ''negro'' is a person.
Nevertheless, many ''negro'' people call themselves ''preto'' when they talk between themselves informally (I've heard many Black people using the word ''negro'' between themselves in US, but if a white person uses it, it's an insult, if a black person uses it, it's not: just like queer and fag, when a gay person uses it it's not offensive)
<,Nevertheless, many ''negro'' people call themselves ''preto'' when they talk between themselves informally (I've heard many Black people using the word ''negro'' between themselves in US, but if a white person uses it, it's an insult, if a black person uses it, it's not: just like queer and fag, when a gay person uses it it's not offensive) >>
in the US, "nigga" is also used in informal talk among African Americans as well
in the US, "nigga" is also used in informal talk among African Americans as well