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The reclamation of the term 'nigga' by African American communities as a term of endearment and solidarity.
The short answer is: yes—most authoritative sources and community leaders say it is inappropriate for white people to say "nigga," because the word carries racialized history and meaning that makes no...
The slang form nigga derives historically from the racial slur nigger, itself tracing back through English borrowings of Spanish/Portuguese negro from Latin niger “black,” and has been attested in dia...