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This 6 page paper discusses this question. In order to arrive at a conclusion, the writer begins by explaining the history of the word, which some believe dates as far back as the latte 16th century but certainly was in use in the late 17th century. As with most words, this one was not originated as a form of degradation or insult or for any other negative reason. It was a word that was used to refer to a group of dark-skinned people but time changed this until the term represents a horrendous time in history and is offensive and insulting to an entire race of people. The writer explains how it has become an acceptable term for blacks to use among themselves but it is not acceptable for whites to use this term towards blacks. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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has to do with the same principle that makes it okay for an individual to rant and rave about a spouse but it is not okay for anyone else to
make negative or derogatory comments about that spouse. There is an unwritten code that makes it acceptable for a person to cast dispersions on someone they love but if someone
else were to make the same comments, a serious argument would occur, at best. At worst, fisticuffs would come into play. This is the same principle that makes it acceptable
for blacks to call each other nigger but not acceptable for whites to refer to a black person as a nigger. Most of the literature discussing the word nigger offer
a brief history of the word, which is a valid way to begin any discussion on a specific word and its uses. The Wikipedia Encyclopedia states: "Nigger is a pejorative
term used to refer to dark-skinned people, particularly those of African origin" (2002). The word is derived from Niger, a Latin word that means black and also from the Spanish
word Negro, also meaning black (Wikipedia Encyclopedia, 2002). This word was used in both the United States and the United Kingdom until about the 1960s to refer to
blacks. Clarence Major, who wrote Juba to Jive, noted that the term nigger has been a part of the culture of African-Americans since around 1620 (Thompson, 1994). Major believes that
the term nigger is actually a derivative of the word nick, "as in nicking a coin; a niggler clips and files gold coins; and niggling, which is cutting awkwardly; nig
is also a variant form of nick" (Thompson, 1994). Other authors believe the word came from Northern England and specifically from the Irish dialect as they attempted to pronounce the
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