What do you think about the word ****ger?

Question

i dont know wut to think about the word ****ger, can u give me some of ur thoughts? thanks

Answer 1

All I know is that if two African American people call each other that it isn't bad while if a white person says it to them it is a bad thing. I personally think it isn't too bad but you still probably shouldn't say it

Answer 2

It is offensive and has been for a very long time. The word has had a few transformations from the Latin "niger" meaning "black". A variant was "*****" and from that came "neger" and then "****er". "*****" is still around as is another variant "nigra". The word reached its peak during the years of slavery in the USA but then after the abolition of slavery it was used to mark ex-slaves and their children as second-class citizens at best. The word contains a level of contempt for the people it is describing.

Some African Americans use the word but most people find it offensive. There is no justification for its use.

Answer 3

DMD doesn't have a clue of what she's talking about. The word has been a denigrating way of refering to blacks since before the Civil War. It was used the most in the Southern US but a lot of Northerners used it as well. It is not liked by anyone who has a shred of decency in them. I'm sure you wouldn't like it if every man referred to you as a B**** , a Sl** or a Wh***.

Answer 4

I think it is a very degrading word and I see on the news today new york is banning the use off the word altogether about time it sucks I live in Australia and some racist people in this country call our black people coons another degrading term.

Answer 5

im not sure where it came from a a bad thing but as far as im reading people r saying its a word that means black in latin but because the white slave owners used it - its bad now - wich im confused about -(sry if i oddend anyone by saing this because im not racist or disrespecful of any race ) but where does s p i c k come from ? and i think its a bag habit saying the end word cause it hurt my anestors so much but me any friends use it and its not a big deal but when i think about it this was i owe it 2 my ansesors 2 stop using the word so i will .....

Answer 6

If you use it, the only people who wont form an instant negative opinion of you are others who use it. Overall, you should never employ its use. If you choose to use this word then perhaps you have limited language skills to express negativity to another person.

Answer 7

I don't think it's right that people use it as an insulting term, but I also think it is hypocritical that some African Americans use the term but are offended when others use it.

Answer 8

This word was referred to African American slaves. They don't like to recollect those days and this word reminds them of it. So kind of you call African Americans as they are slaves as they were before and it really hurts them.

Answer 9

i feel this word is disrespectful to people of the african american decent. i know many people get very hurt whn called that word. i personally do not think it should be used.

Answer 10

There were N i g g e r s before there were Afrrican americans. Couldn't you see the merchants in slave trading days..."Mr. Wilson, I need to buy fifty african americans to pick my cotton!"