Ni gger, Nigro, Nigroid, Black ppl?

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Hmmmm in fact, according to Asian education,
Black people should be called Black people.
However, while learning British literature or American literature, the words "Negro" and "Negroid" were often used, so the prfessor taught us to use those words.
And as the dictionary mentions "Negroid" and "Negro" are the words to refer Black people, and "Ni gger" is the word slurring black people, I learned that may be "Negro", "Negroid" and "black ppl" are acceptable words for black people.
Then while later, I realized that European culture teaches "Ni gger" can be used in certain circumstances because the literature use that word to describe black people, while "Negro" is a terrible word to use.
On the other hand, American education teaches people to use the word "African American" to call black people. However, then how should we call other black ppl? Like how about the European black people or black people who are citizens of Asian countries? should we call them "African European" and "African Asian"?

WalterBlack · Accepted Answer

I'm answeing from the perspective of an American. Ni gger is a highly offensive racial epithet and always has been, to the best of my knowledge. The words nigro and negroid were at one time a socially acceptable description of the descendents of African slaves. Since the civil rights era of the 1960s, the use of the words negro and negroid has steadily declined in favor of the word black. At the current time, negro and negroid are not acceptable to use in everyday conversation and are relevant only in a historical context.

Sometime around the 1980s, a pop culture movement started using the abbreviated term nigga' for black people to refer to each other among themselves. It is said that the black community "took back" the word ni gger and changed it into something positive. The appropriateness of this term is subjective. A non-black person is likely to offend people by using the word nigga', however it continues to be used widely within the black community.

Around the same time in the 1980s, the politically correct term "African-American" started to be used in polite conversation. For people who want to play it safe and avoid offending anyone, this is usually the preferred term to use. However, it is not without controversy because there are dark-skinned people whose anscestors are non-African. The terms Black and African-American are used almost interchangeably in the USA today.

N192K001 · Accepted Answer

That really depends.

In interpersonal communication, the terms are best replaced with the listeners' individual name.

In terms of literature, it really depends on your audience. Back in Asia, there's almost no Black people you'll encounter in everyday life, so they're more of a foreign, abstract concept. So, sensitivity over the subject shouldn't be too high. But Europe & the U. S. have do have these people in significant numbers and their experiences very, hence their national traumas vary, hence their practices & policies on the matter vary.

Consider it like speaking in a different langauge, except perhaps different styles/variants of English, depending on particular audience for a particular work.

drewmiller2911 · Answer

Yeah. This world is tough. Human beings are creatures that unnecessarily harm eachother. Whether it is our pride or egos, we all think lower of others. Why we cannot do things the decent way is because of money. We grow up to believe that it is what makes the world run, especially in the US. I'm half and half and I use Nigga as a way of adressing those close to me. Especially for those who share my black genes. It boils me a bit that it all derived from or ancestors desire for riches with no desire to work for it. Then again, this world is what you make of it and I fo not doubt that racism happend everywhere, but we're all gonna die in like 2 weeks anyway

MisterAnon69 · Answer

In America these words were used to argue and put in place a type of caste system based on race to oppress and exploid Africans for 400 years. They play into an established stereotype of what black people were perceived to be so many years ago. That is why they carry social stigma in this part of the world. But are just now being able to shed this archaic meaning and become just words again.

Ray_Lala · Answer

I don't think any African get offended if you call them black. Just like any caucasian if you call them White.

bangyourhead · Answer

Let’s not worry about what words to use. Just call them black and be done with it.

DWornock · Answer

They are dark brown; not black so Negro is more appropriate than black.

goaded · Answer

How about you call them by their names?

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