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Nigger is a racist insult against Black people. It can also be referred to as the "hard R", due to the word ending in 'er' instead of 'a, like the word with a similar meaning - "nigga". Like the word "nigga", it can be used in pop culture slang. However, it is mainly used by those who believe that white people are better than everybody else.^[1]

The word did not from a slang pronunciation of "negro", which is the word for the colour black and black people in Spanish and Portuguese,^[2] but from the original [Latin] word "niger" (French "noire") simply meaning the colour "black"; hence the geographical state name "Nigeria" (see Google Maps). Before 1865, most black people in the United States were slaves forcibly transported from West Africa as a "trade". During this time, the mis-spelt word "nigger" usually meant a slave. Writers such as Joseph Conrad, Mark Twain,^[3] and Charles Dickens used it.

Today, the word is used, or seen, by many as an offensive racial slur in English and, is often thought of as a part of hate speech. "Nigger" is too offensive to say so most people call it the "N-word" instead.

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References

↑ Starkey, Brando Simeo (18 May 2017). "If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you'd NEVER use it". The Undefeated.
↑ Pilgrim, David (September 2001). "Nigger and Caricatures". Retrieved 2007-06-19.
↑ Twain, Mark (2004). Life on the Mississippi. Kessinger Publishing. p. 11, 13, 127, 139, 219. ISBN 978-1-4191-3041-0.

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[1] Starkey, Brando Simeo (18 May 2017). "If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you'd NEVER use it". The Undefeated.

[Pilgrim-2] Pilgrim, David (September 2001). "Nigger and Caricatures". Retrieved 2007-06-19.

[3] Twain, Mark (2004). Life on the Mississippi. Kessinger Publishing. p. 11, 13, 127, 139, 219. ISBN 978-1-4191-3041-0.

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 '''Nigger''' is a [[racist]] [[insult]] against [[Black people]]. It can also be referred to as the '''"hard R"''', due to the word ending in 'er' instead of 'a, like the word with a similar meaning - "[[nigga]]". Like the word "nigga", it can be used in [[pop culture]] slang. However, it is mainly used by [[White supremacy|those who believe that white people are better than everybody else]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Starkey |first1=Brando Simeo |title=If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you'd NEVER use it |url=https://theundefeated.com/features/if-you-truly-knew-what-the-n-word-meant-to-our-ancestors-youd-never-use-it/ |website=The Undefeated |date=18 May 2017}}</ref>
-The word did not from a [[slang]] pronunciation of "[[negro]]", which is the word for the colour [[black]] and black people in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]],<ref name="Pilgrim">{{cite web |url= http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/caricature/ |title=Nigger and Caricatures |accessdate=2007-06-19 |last=Pilgrim |first=David |date= September 2001 }}</ref> but from the original [[[[Latin|<nowiki>Latin]</nowiki>]] word "niger" (French "noire") simply meaning the colour "black"; hence the geographical state name "[[Nigeria]]" (see [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@9.0338725,8.677457,6z Google Maps]). Before 1865, most black people in the [[United States]] were [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] forcibly transported from West Africa as a "trade". During this time, the mis-spelt word "nigger" usually meant a slave. Writers such as [[Joseph Conrad]], [[Mark Twain]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Twain |first1=Mark |title=Life on the Mississippi |date=2004 |publisher=Kessinger Publishing |isbn=978-1-4191-3041-0 |page=11, 13, 127, 139, 219 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBWbSj-r4U4C&pg=PA11 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Charles Dickens]] used it.
+The word did not from a [[slang]] pronunciation of "[[negro]]", which is the word for the colour [[black]] and black people in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]],<ref name="Pilgrim">{{cite web |url= http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/caricature/ |title=Nigger and Caricatures |accessdate=2007-06-19 |last=Pilgrim |first=David |date= September 2001 }}</ref> but from the original [<nowiki/>[[Latin|<nowiki>Latin]</nowiki>]] word "niger" (French "noire") simply meaning the colour "black"; hence the geographical state name "[[Nigeria]]" (see [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@9.0338725,8.677457,6z Google Maps]). Before 1865, most black people in the [[United States]] were [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] forcibly transported from West Africa as a "trade". During this time, the mis-spelt word "nigger" usually meant a slave. Writers such as [[Joseph Conrad]], [[Mark Twain]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Twain |first1=Mark |title=Life on the Mississippi |date=2004 |publisher=Kessinger Publishing |isbn=978-1-4191-3041-0 |page=11, 13, 127, 139, 219 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nBWbSj-r4U4C&pg=PA11 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Charles Dickens]] used it.
 Today, the word is used, or seen, by many as an offensive racial [[slur]] in [[English language|English]] and, is often thought of as a part of [[hate speech]]. "Nigger" is too offensive to say so most people call it the "N-word" instead.