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Ambi Palmer
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Date Posted: 18:54:22 05/02/02 Thu
Here is the definition of Nigger in the Webster's College 1999 4th Edition Dictionary:
Nigger: originally simply a dialectal variant of Negro, the term nigger is today acceptable only in black English; in all other contexts it is now generally regarded as virtually taboo because of the legacy of racial hatred that underlies the history of its use among whites, and it continuing use among a minority of speakers as a viciously hostile epithet.
I understand that black people refer to each other as "Nigga" and as far as the word "Nigga".. I am really not sure where I stand at this point. I have mixed feelings. But at the same time I know I dislike the word Nigger. I know for a fact that the word Nigger was a word that was used in order to bring us down (black people as a whole). It was used to make us feel belittled and powerless. I think the reason why I don't feel that "Nigga" is as crucial as Nigger is because of the society and the times in which we live now. On the other hand, I am sure and almost positive, that if back in the day "Nigga" was used, it would have been just as bad as Nigger. This is the reason for my mixed feelings on the word.
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