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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Why were and are african americans called the N word? Where did it begin and did someone just come up with it on the fly or something? I mean why not call people Daisy Tulips instead the n word?

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Why were and are african americans called the N word? Where did it begin and did someone just come up with it on the fly or something? I mean why not call people Daisy Tulips instead the n word?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago
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    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed*

    The origin of the word lies with the Latin adjective niger ([ˈnɪɡɛr]), meaning “black”.

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      why is the link removed?

      ☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed*

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        Their instance must have a word filter list.

        Edit: oh wait, does ours?

        Just checked and no, it’s theirs. I hope it’s not as extensive as some. That can be a bitch.

        Edit2: they passed the test lol

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      What a helpful link

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