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Why were and are african americans called the N word? Where did it begin and did someone just come up with it on the fly or something? I mean why not call people Daisy Tulips instead the n word? (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/removed

The origin of the word lies with the Latin adjective niger ([ˈnɪɡɛr]), meaning "black".

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

why is the link removed?

☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger

[-] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Their instance must have a word filter list.

Edit: oh wait, does ours?

Just checked and no, it's theirs. I hope it's not as extensive as some. That can be a bitch.

Edit2: they passed the test lol

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