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African people

Inhabitants or ascendants of the African continent

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Jan 22, 2026
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What is the etymology of the slur commonly called the N-word and how has its meaning changed over time?

The slur commonly called the traces linguistically to the niger “black,” passing through / negro into forms by the 16th century, but its social meaning shifted dramatically over centuries from a neutr...

Jan 17, 2026
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are niggers brown

The term in the question is an extreme racial slur historically directed at Black people and regarded by major dictionaries as "perhaps the most offensive and inflammatory racial slur in English" , an...

Feb 4, 2026

are turks known for their racism

has documented and widely studied problems of xenophobia, ethnic and religious discrimination, and what scholars call “” that target , , , , , and other non‑Turkish or non‑Sunni groups . At the same t...

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