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"negro" is it offensive? Is it offensive or as offensive as "nigger"? I'm a bit confused, been coming across it on the Internet quite often lately by non-black folk, though "nigger" does seem quite out of place even on racist forum(s). So I started to wonder if that's an appropriate word to use?
20 de may. de 2011 13:25
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it used to not be offensive, but now that everything is politically incorrect, it is considered offensive. You may still hear older people say it just because it was acceptable when they were young.
20 de mayo de 2011
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It is offensive that you don't wear anything in your picture.
20 de mayo de 2011
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Negro is not offensive. However, if you said to a black man, "You're a negro", that wouldn't sound nice at all. Is the term "Russian" offensive?????
20 de mayo de 2011
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It is strange how "negro" became offensive. Initially, the term was coined to NOT be offensive.
20 de mayo de 2011
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Yes it is offensive. "Black", however, is generally not offensive, at least to my black friends.
20 de mayo de 2011
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