nigger The word "nigger" is a derogatory term for a person with dark skin, especially someone of African origin. It is a variation of the old racial classification "Negro," which comes from niger, the Latin word for the color black. Some historians think the word "nigger" started as the phonetic spelling of the Southern pronunciation of "Negro." Most people consider the word "nigger" to be a racial slur, but it has recently been reclaimed within some parts of the African-American community as a term of endearment. In hip-hop and rap culture, for instance, "nigger" is almost always shortened to "nigga" or the plural, "niggaz" or "niggas." It's most often used by one black person to claim another black person as their friend or family (e.g., "my niggas"). Songs like Biggie Small's "Niggas" begins with a callout "To all my Brooklyn Niggas." But the term is still very controversial. Whether it's considered offensive or not seems to depend very much on context. When white rappers--like Eminem--or film directors--like Quentin Tarantino--try to use the term nigger and its variations in a non-perjorative way, there tends to be more of a public outcry than when an African-American like Puffy does so. Ironically, they are accused of being "wiggers," which is short for white niggers.

Comments

[nonya]

MARE FUCK YOU TOO BITCH. YOU CAN'T BE MAD THAT YOU'RE A WHITE PIECE OF TRASH.

[nonya]

JOHN THE BAPTIST...
FUCK YOU I'M NICE AND I WASN'T RAISED BY A WHITE FAMILY. ONE DAY YOU WILL REALIZE THA RACE DOESN'T MAKE UP THE PERSOM. CHARACTER DOES. DON'T POST ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL YOU FIND SOME FOR YOURSELF.

[nonya]

a cracker is a term that was used in GA to describe the lazy white people fron Virginia. Geuss who made up the term. WHITE PEOPLE. oh and the reason why white people can't call blacks da n word and everything be cool is becuase it's usually being used racially. I DID'NT SAY IT WAS RIGHT, I'M JUST STATING FACTS.

[Loviin Mii BooBoo]

I'm a white girl, and i date blackk boyys. I get veryy offensive when i hear ppl sayy that n word. I do sayy Nigga, but all myy blackk friends are cool wit it. I live in a small racists townn, but theyy are ppl just likke we are, and the wayy i look at it, there are more white ppl that are that, than blackk ppl. No one should be judged byy their color.

[john the baptist]

In other words if i walked up to a nigger and called him "nigga" he'd be ok with that?punkie im afraid you're one of those crack babies

[punkie]

first of all theres a big difference... nigga...thats what black people call each other....nigger is what racist people call us...

[Nikki.]

i would also like to know why african americans can use the term 'nigga' to eachother or to white people but they take it offensively when a white person says it to them, (even though theyre just kidding.)

[Keana]

my friends use that word but i dont but i dont take it offensively from them because i know they dont mean the literal meaning. but i wanna know why do we(i mean blacks) get so offensive when some white person says it but its ok for us to call other people that or our black friends to call us that and some of us call white people crackers. i think if our word is offensive dont you think that cracker would be offensive too? like nowadays some people use the word like its the best word to use. i just dont understand. i understand negro because its meaning is black in spanish but its pronounced differently. but its a word and we have freedom of speech as long as you dont mean the real meaning im ok with it i guess, its just a word i dont use cause i dont know everyones limits or i dont think its neccessary to use

[Olivia]

John the Baptist is less than human.
It's people like him that make racism still the norm in our society.
I mean seriously? you canNOTTT blame one race. It's just stupidity and it makes you look dumb. Have you noticed that everytime you post a comment, people dislike what you put? Umm that might mean something?? People don't want to hear what people like you have to say. And you saying "god bless all humans & sub-humans" is so innane. Your lower than a piece of shit.

[john the baptist]

I do appologize if some of you nice negroes reading my comments feel insulted. I agree there must be 3%-5% nice and polite negroes out there,but they are nice because some were raised by white families (exp: Obama or Powell)and others grew up in white comunities and experienced descent civilized behavior first hand. I am not mad with rest of the negro population either. Its not their fault they cant act civilized its in thier genes.Im furious with my forefathers who brought them here.If they needed cheap labor they could have brought over chings or mexicans who at least are more obidient.

[lexxi]

john you dirty ass mother fucker just go jack some body dick ohh and bastard my mother and my father are both very rich BITCH and we got a very spacious house and get what we want when we want it how bout you i bet you're white trashy ass live in a fuckin sewer bitch but guess what muther fucker i got money you don't go shit and Obama go more money than you and you fuckin mammi BASTARD

[lexxxi]

wow yall wildin out on the word like im not black im not white im not mixed but.. im brown no bodys black and i never you the 'n' word

[Nicole]

Ok People that think like "john the baptis" i have one thing to say. Yes you have the right to express your opinion but as a African American I have to say that I don't respect it, and yes ppl have there own definition of the "word" but that is there opnion nd you can't change that. There will always ppl who are like John the baptis but we can't change that we will just have to except there ignorance, And that's all there is to it.

[maryse]

mare even though you are trying to act nice you are still showing your racist self
racist
racist
racist

[Mare]

okay. there is a difference between black people and niggers.

blacks have jobs. they have good families. they have morals and values. they care about being a part of the united states society and try their best to be all they can be in a white nation.

now niggers, dirty stinkin niggrers wo sit on their ass all day and take welfare checks that i pay for because it is my tax dollars going to their booze, drugs, and getting their nails done and their weave dyed. when they should be spending it on their 6 illigitamate children with 6 different fathers in which none of them are in the picture. but really they should be spending it on birtyh control and condoms in the first place, or maybe they shouldnt even spread their legs unless their married or in a serious relationship in the first place!!!! the men afre no different. tghey think its okay to slap their women and call them a bitch. fuckin niggers. hate em all.

there is one exception for one person. um, the president, obama would seem to go in the "black" category. no. NO. he is a fucking nigger. he has done this country no good sicne he was in office. hes causing even more trouble, starting a bigger problem. he fucking made our country look weak and hes spending more money we dont have and raising taxes. he should have never been voted into office and whoever voted for him is an idiot

[Harriet]

I hate that word, I can't even bring myself to write it, let alone say it. Racism makes me feel sik, I hate it so much. It is evil and stupid and wrong. It makes me so angry that so many people honestly believe black people are inferior, because it's just not true. It's your choices in life that make you a good or a bad person, not the colour of your skin.

[samantha]

wow. what a racist piece of trash... the word nigger should be burried... no longer used. i dont understand y people use such an ancient word to discribe another human. everyone is the same and have their differences

[abigail]

Words like these were made by the upper-man to distract the community, so we can fight and argue about words like 'nigger', when we can just ignore someone who uses that word.
I am Haitian American, and the word nigger does not bother me. It is just a word. It is no different from the word stupid, bitch, and so on.
People should not be wasting energy clawing each other and using words like this.
I am not saying that it is okay to use a word, but the fact that we let such a little thing get to the lower of us, is sad in the black community, and every one.
People who use the word nigger do not know what it would be like on the other side of the foot, but hey, they are people like that in the world, and you just have to ignore it. And when people don't care about it, it will stop being used.
As for the people who say 'my nigga' and what of that sense, they also do not know the concept of it. It's kind of like the example of a young christian child praying to the devil, they do not know better.
So basically what I'm saying is that we as people do not realize this is just a distraction to us by the upper-men, and that we have more important things to worry aobut in life, than just a dumb word people slap around and get mad aobut.
That is just my perspective though, i am not saying i have the right answer.

[the racist bitch you most fear]

FIRST AND FOREMOST...........MY HIGHEST OF SALUTES TO THE GUY WHOM TOLD ALL YOU NIGGERS TO GET A JOB. I CAN STAND NIGGERS. A BLACK MAN OR WOMEN DOES NOT MAKE THEM A NIGGER. A NIGGER CAN BE ANY COLOR. ITS ONES CHARACTER AND WHAT HE DOES WITHIN SOCIETY AND HOW HE TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN AN HIS FAMILY.

[MZ.NIA]

JOHN DA BAPTIST GO SUCK A FUKIN DICK U IGNORANT AZZ BITCH U RAPPIN ND SHIID LYK ITS DA MUTHAFUKIN 1950'S ND SHIID (YEA IM USING EBONICS BT BITCH I CN SPEAK RIGHT 2) SINCE U TLKN ALL DIS AND DAT I DARE U TO GO UP 2 A BLACK PERSON ND CALL DEM A NIGGA WELL N UR CASE A "NIGGER" ND C IF DEY DNT BEAT DA SHYT OUTTA U

[Christina]

@ John the Baptist: Dude, your ignorance is showing and making you look like a fool. I'm sorry that you have so little respect for your fellow humans. Seriously, we might be different on the outside but we (generally) are the same on the inside.

I have nothing against Black people or people with dark skin whatsoever. I live in a city that is majority Black. (I'm not big on the term African-American...if you live here you're American.) I have met my fair share of people who fit the sterotype for the term "nigger" but I do have a group of black friends who strive to make their lives the best it can be. To say that every black person smokes crack, has welfare and steals TVs is like saying that every white person is a top model of society. To be frank, I know more white people on welfare while the black people are out working their asses off to support theirselves and their family. It's sad that we can't meet people and get to know them before judging them.

[Sha'Kedria]

"John the Baptist",shut UP. What have blacks done to you? Got dammit, all blacks arent ignorant. Im a straight A student and i had the option to be double promoted. By the way you sound, do you even have an education???

[Sha'Kedria]

Thanx Alexia!

[LAVERDADERA VERDA]

sorry i meant witches not whites

[LAVERDADERA VERDA]

ohh shut upp john the baptist and all you racists idiots, this world will never change because of ppl like you (racists, gays , prostitute, withes, drugies ect....
its so dumb how this world is so stupid mygoodnees is true that this retarded world whould never ever change

GOSH I HATE THIS WORLD