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minus-squaretaiphlosion@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·7 months agoNegro is not the n-word. Is it offensive for non-Black people to call us that now? Yes. Is it the same level as the actual n-word slur? No.
minus-squareHoodProl@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·7 months agoEspecially when the black power movement came into the political consciousness. “Negro” is more of an outdated term than anything.
minus-squaretaiphlosion@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoYeah, it does feel weird to look at I’ll admit
minus-squarePowerCrazylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoOld civil rights leaders alive today still use “negro” and some younger advocates for afro-liberation will use the word. Equating “negro” with the slur is dishonest at best.
Negro is not the n-word.
Is it offensive for non-Black people to call us that now? Yes.
Is it the same level as the actual n-word slur? No.
Especially when the black power movement came into the political consciousness. “Negro” is more of an outdated term than anything.
Yeah, it does feel weird to look at I’ll admit
Old civil rights leaders alive today still use “negro” and some younger advocates for afro-liberation will use the word. Equating “negro” with the slur is dishonest at best.