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Originally posted by tenletters:
Wasn't the word ****** derived from the word negro which was derived from a German word that simply meant black?
Me being white I suppose I just cannot understand why a word that was okay to use twenty years ago is now racist. I am speaking of the word negro... not ****** which seems to be a word used by people who did not translate the word properly.
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I don't think so... ******, if you look in the dictionary, means 'a stupid person'. just like bitch means 'a female dog'. it was just a term used for a specific type of person. in that day, they used it against blacks, becuase they believed they were a lower race. bitch was used against women because simply as a put-down. look how the meanings of these words have changed - english always does this. look at the word 'gay'. who would use it in a theme song on a TV show today? no one. but it was used in the flintstones... you can never say if it was ok 20 years ago, it should be ok now, or i dont understand why it's not ok now - the language changes everyday.
oh, and I know you are speaking of negro... and I jumped the gun there, I was just trying to make a point... I do believe the negro is perfectly ok to be used...