Nigger

Times have changed over the years, and the things we used to say just aren’t okay anymore. For instance the word nigger, a commonly used word during the early 1900’s. This word is now considered profanity and not as commonly used as before. Over time our views of this word have changed greatly. The word nigger used to be said as something positive or to show approval of strength and intelligence to a man. “Im telling you, that nigger pulled in $6,000 of overtime last year, said he got enough for a down payment on a house” (Naylor). It could’ve also be used to show endearment for a woman's husband or boyfriend. But nowadays, the word is used as a racial slur for african americans. Other races use the word to put african americans down. Now…

Nigger is a contemptuous term defined as a black person or a member of any dark-skinned race. It also symbolizes a person who generally lacks intelligence or possess literal ignorance. By the 1800s, nigger was accepted as a derogative name that still remains an important term in white racism, regardless of who says it. The word itself carries heavy symbolism of hatred and abomination towards African Americans. During slavery, nigger was a racist insult that disenfranchised black people…

diverse from what it was a hundred years ago when it was used during slavery. Nonetheless it can either be a taboo word or the synonym for “dude”. According to the African American Registry, “the word nigger can be traced back to the Latin word niger” which means black. It is said that “nigger” can be the altered spelling of the word Negro which means black in Spanish. In the early 1800’s the term was then being used as a derogatory term against the African-American group, used to trivialize the…

Like most terms and slurs, nigger evolved to take on different meanings throughout the history of its usage. In the era succeeding the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery, nigger took on new forms and different meanings within the United States and abroad. During this period, nigger became a colloquial term throughout the whole of the United States, even though it still held its anti-black prejudices (Allan, 2015). As the society industrialized so too did nigger, the term became…

What does the word nigger mean? A question that no one would expect a nine year old to ask another person. A phrase that could cause anyone, not just a nine year old, a whole world of trouble. What led me to ask not only my childhood best friend, but also his mom, what the word “nigger” meant, was when we were in his front yard while a black mailman delivered mail in our neighborhood. One day I walked over to my friend Nick’s house, I rang the doorbell and nick opened the door. He let me inside…

This is article is about the use of a special and sensitive word Nigger. Because of special history, there are always contradictions between white people and black people. Long long ago, black people were caught by the white people in Africa and translated to America. They were regarded as goods, called slaves, also niggers. As far as I am concerned, I definitely disagree with this evil slave trade. During hundreds of years, black people had suffered such an amazing encounter, what they need is…

Although Huck is never quite able to get past the label ‘nigger,’ he more significantly abandons the stereotypes that society has taught him to attach to slaves, such as that they are unintelligent and emotionless pieces of property (Barlow). The messages Twain conveys in his novel challenge students to consider the concept of race itself as well as what it means to identify as a certain race. Critically, though the dialogue and characters may seem to simply be a stereotypical and racist…

The originality of the word nigger will be expounded on bringing out its detrimental effects that have lingered around up to this present day. A favourable and respectful interaction environment can be attained without the use of slur. The nigger word was used to refer to the black race in 1619 as Africans set foot on the North American territory. The nigger term was used to refer to the Africans and keep them in the bottom class as slaves by their masters in the superior class (Asim, 2007).…

"It had a picture of a runaway nigger, with a bundle on a stick, over his shoulder, and '$200 reward ' under it." (Twain 149 ) Twain develops a pair of characters called the Duke and the King. Twain utilizes these characters as a gateway to demonstrate the racial tensions between the acclaimed to be higher white versus a runaway slave especially throughout the last part of the book. Furthermore, the duke He takes ownership of his property like saying “ our nigger” and “ goodness knows we had…

but completely normalized statement” (Murray 79)(Lee 199). Daniels better explains the use of this particular version of the word “...It is interesting, incidentally, that at the time ‘Negro’ was a term of respect...” (Daniels 4). Here, Daniels statement elucidates Lee’s reason for allowing Scout to use “Negro”. Set in the 1930s, the book depicts how the world viewed the black community. Although I agree with Murray that the term was used bluntly by Scout, I disagree that there had to be any…