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The word's evolution from a neutral descriptor to a racial epithet through colonialism, slavery, and popular culture, with its meanings shifting over time and its use becoming increasingly unacceptable in mainstream discourse.
The word "nigger" evolved from a descriptive term rooted in Latin niger ("black") into one of the most violent racial epithets in English, shifting meanings through colonialism, slavery, popular cultu...
The word nigger traces etymologically to Latin niger (“black”) and entered English through forms like negro, with the term’s meaning shifting from a neutral descriptor to a highly charged epithet by t...