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Originally Posted by centaur532
How would that word just 'evolve' into the vocabulary of black people? One day some white asshole is yelling it at them, the next day they wake up and start referring to each other with the same word?
The same goes for faggot and homosexuals. These words do not evolve...they're adopted into the vernacular of the groups the very word abuses in an attempt to bastardize its meaning to something more acceptable.
Can any African-americans help me out here? Adopt or evolve, how did the dreaded n-word become a part of your everyday vocabulary? (and I mean you in general, not you specifically).
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I have not yet heard what I consider to be a reliable explanation for how nigger (the bad word) evolved into nigga (the term of endearment).
I do believe that the evolution did occur, but the stories I personally believe could very well be a myth.
However, other words have had similar paths....
Queer.....
Dyke.....
Bitch......
*shrug*
I believe in the power of intent.....if you intend to call me "black" as a negative, I would be more offended by the intent than the word. Same for nigga, queer, bitch, etc.
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