Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWhy 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?message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down13
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy 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 agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareinfinitevalencelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed* The origin of the word lies with the Latin adjective niger ([ˈnɪɡɛr]), meaning “black”.
minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agowhy is the link removed? ☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed*
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-24 months agoTheir 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
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed*
why is the link removed?
☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/*removed*
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
What a helpful link