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The historical roots of colorism, traced back to colonialism and slavery.
The short answer: in practice some Black people and segments of culture treat "" as a reclaimed, intra-group term distinct in meaning and function from the slur "nigger," but many individuals and inst...
The single-word question asks and whether that equates to a neutral descriptor; historically the slur traces to niger, meaning “black,” but contemporary usage is overwhelmingly an offensive racial epi...
A substantial body of social-science research documents : experimental and survey studies show measurable preferences for lighter skin tones among Black respondents, and epidemiologic and socioeconomi...