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| The term '''nigger''' is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term ] or ]. The term |
The term '''nigger''' is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term ] or ]. The term serves as an in-word, i.e., it is a perfectly slang acceptable term when used within the black community, although some Blacks use the word either pejoratively or mockingly. It is however considered so pejorative in the mouths of non-Blacks as to be practically ]. In the United States, the term ] is used instead. | ||
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The term nigger is used to designate black people or people from any other dark-skinned race, and is derived from the term negro or negroid. The term serves as an in-word, i.e., it is a perfectly slang acceptable term when used within the black community, although some Blacks use the word either pejoratively or mockingly. It is however considered so pejorative in the mouths of non-Blacks as to be practically taboo. In the United States, the term African-American is used instead.