Nigger; a contemptuous term used to describe a black person or a person of dark skin. It is the most offensive word in English and has often been used in a derogatory manner. It is a term of exclusion and has so much hatred and disgust behind it. The word “Nigger” is traced back to the Latin word “Niger” meaning black. However, it was not considered a derogatory word until the mid-18th century. Although this word is offensive and is used as a racial slur, it has gained acceptance in the recent years through song lyrics and stand-up comedy. This term has caused so much controversy in the world, especially in today’s generation where it is used loosely or as a “term of endearment”. The word “Nigger” should not be used at all because it is dehumanizing
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If you were to ask them what the difference between the two is, they would say ‘Nigga’ is used to describe a bond, or a term of endearment and ‘Nigger’ is used as a racial slur. For example, I was in my Africana Studies class and I overheard two young men talking. At the end of their conversation, they did a handshake and one of them proceeded to say, “You my nigga”. In this case, the term was used as an endearment. In an article I read, “What is the difference between ‘Nigga’ and ‘Nigger’?” Stephan R. Frost talks about how he was sitting in a barber shop and a white man kept using the ‘N’ word, so he then asked him why he felt so comfortable using this word. The white man replied “It is just a word, it does not have the same meaning as ‘Nigger.’” So Mr. Frost asked him what is the difference between ‘Nigger’ and ‘Nigga’ and the man could not give him an answer. There is not a difference between the word whether it ends in –a or –er. No matter when it is used or how it is used, it will always have a negative and derogatory meaning. Because it was meant to dehumanize African Americans, we should not try to turn something negative into something …show more content…
In my opinion, it should be, but banning the word won’t silence racism. In an article I read, the person asked “Is the word “nigger” more offensive than words such as “faggot,” “cracker,” “spic,” etc.? From this question, I gathered that he/she is trying to say, what makes “nigger” more offensive than any other words that was created to antagonize individuals and if you are going to ban one word you might as well ban all. In response to this, banning of the N-word should not have to prevent the banning of other words, created artificially in order to offend (idebate.org). Although words like “faggot”, “cracker”, and “spic”, are offensive, none of these words are used as much as the N-word is used. None of these words have a derogatory meaning behind it, and they certainly were not meant to dehumanize a specific ethnic
If you were to ask them what the difference between the two is, they would say ‘Nigga’ is used to describe a bond, or a term of endearment and ‘Nigger’ is used as a racial slur. For example, I was in my Africana Studies class and I overheard two young men talking. At the end of their conversation, they did a handshake and one of them proceeded to say, “You my nigga”. In this case, the term was used as an endearment. In an article I read, “What is the difference between ‘Nigga’ and ‘Nigger’?” Stephan R. Frost talks about how he was sitting in a barber shop and a white man kept using the ‘N’ word, so he then asked him why he felt so comfortable using this word. The white man replied “It is just a word, it does not have the same meaning as ‘Nigger.’” So Mr. Frost asked him what is the difference between ‘Nigger’ and ‘Nigga’ and the man could not give him an answer. There is not a difference between the word whether it ends in –a or –er. No matter when it is used or how it is used, it will always have a negative and derogatory meaning. Because it was meant to dehumanize African Americans, we should not try to turn something negative into something …show more content…
In my opinion, it should be, but banning the word won’t silence racism. In an article I read, the person asked “Is the word “nigger” more offensive than words such as “faggot,” “cracker,” “spic,” etc.? From this question, I gathered that he/she is trying to say, what makes “nigger” more offensive than any other words that was created to antagonize individuals and if you are going to ban one word you might as well ban all. In response to this, banning of the N-word should not have to prevent the banning of other words, created artificially in order to offend (idebate.org). Although words like “faggot”, “cracker”, and “spic”, are offensive, none of these words are used as much as the N-word is used. None of these words have a derogatory meaning behind it, and they certainly were not meant to dehumanize a specific ethnic