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Recontextualization of Racial Slurs

The process of shifting the usage of racial slurs through culture, art, and law to expose racism or claim cultural meaning.

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Feb 6, 2026

Is octoroon offensive?

The word "" is widely considered an outdated and offensive racial classification meaning a person of one‑eighth Black ancestry, a label recorded in and dictionaries . Contemporary dictionaries and usa...

Jan 26, 2026

What arguments exist for and against intra-group reclamation of derogatory racial terms?

is the process by which members of a targeted group adopt a historically derogatory term and reframe it as neutral, positive, or politically useful; scholars describe this through stages from lone use...

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