Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Do You Consider the Term "Negro" Offensive? Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Bud2400 Posted at 11:19 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 I was listening to some guys talking about the term on the channel POTUS on my satelite radio the other day and it got me wondering how people view the term. 1) Do you consider term "Negro" offensive? 2) Why do you consider it offensive (or not offensive)? 3) Do you believe that those who use the term are more than likely racist?  Why?

Replies sLyx Posted at 12:05 am on Aug. 7, 2009 Hello i know this is an old thread but i like these kinds of topics. <br> First the word negro itself is completely not racist, negro is actually Spanish for black its just through time become a derogatory word for a black person and that's where it becomes offensive. its the same as gay and faggot, gay originally meant happy then through history its moved to homosexual and more recently its started being used as a term for something that is lame or bad, fagot as it originally is spelt actually means a bundle of sticks but through time its become commonly used as an offensive term for homosexuals, theres tonnes of words like this, that their meanings have been morphed through time. donquixote2u Posted at 6:38 pm on Mar. 18, 2009 what do negroes call themselves in their native language, then?? DeoxysDNA Posted at 9:01 pm on Feb. 1, 2009 Meh my mom says it just to joke around lol But I don't see why others want to argue saying the proper term is negro and not black. I think some just want to call blacks negro just to cause irritation. It's an outdated term. AshleySmiles Posted at 8:49 pm on Feb. 1, 2009 Kind of. LBaby Posted at 1:44 pm on Jan. 31, 2009 I don't find the term "Negro" offensive on some cases. I'd rather have a person call me a "negro" than a "nigger". Elm Posted at 8:34 pm on Jan. 29, 2009 Quote: from Bud2400 at 11:19 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 I was listening to some guys talking about the term on the channel POTUS on my satelite radio the other day and it got me wondering how people view the term. 1) Do you consider term "Negro" offensive? 2) Why do you consider it offensive (or not offensive)? 3) Do you believe that those who use the term are more than likely racist? Why? 1. No 2. It reminds me more of an old time word that 80 year olds use nowadays. 3. No - just old. Mochaa Posted at 7:30 pm on Jan. 29, 2009 No, not really. I use it all the time. mama16advice Posted at 7:21 pm on Jan. 29, 2009 I dont really consider it offensive. The only term I honestly consider offensive is nigger...coon...spook...all that. Negro means black in spanish. Whats the big deal. ??? h a t t Posted at 4:21 pm on Jan. 28, 2009 Quote: from brownsugerr at 7:20 pm on Jan. 28, 2009 Quote: from h a t t at 11:23 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 no i don't think so. it's more politically correct than african america. it's like saying "black" imo. how is it more politically correct than african american? what makes every black person african or american brownsugerr Posted at 4:20 pm on Jan. 28, 2009 Quote: from h a t t at 11:23 pm on Jan. 11, 2009 no i don't think so. it's more politically correct than african america. it's like saying "black" imo. how is it more politically correct than african american? jakelong Posted at 7:47 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from Chava at 1:53 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 We speak languages based on Latin. We do not speak Spanish. Everyone in the US is really quick to remind me. That's why I don't rummage through African languages trying to be politically correct. Is being ACCURATE "politically correct" or is it simple POLITENESS and ACCURACY?   Is refusing to call ppl names they don't want to be called "politically correct" or just simply being "correct"?   How is using a bantu word instead of a spanish word "politcally correct"? All I am saying is its weird that we choose to use a Spanish word when blacks generally do not come from Spain.   I am not trying to say that we should start using bantu or Hansa. But it would make MORE sense than using spanish out of the blue espcially we keep being beaten on the head for using spanish instead of english. I mean do you like me calling you whitey or paleface or cracker and if you protest I start saying its just PC bullshit?   And the 19th century literature are ENGLISH classics. So? Do you really read all the Eglish classics? What about the Spanish classics and the African classics? Are we ALL white English ppl? They're relevant because we study them in high school still. Did I say they were NOT? I said its not just because they use those words that we should also pretend like we're from the 19th century just so we can justify using the word "nigger" or "negro".   Negro is not offensive. But nigger is. And negro is way outdated. Period. You're grasping at straws to prove a point. Actually you are. I made my point about 1 page or 2 ago. NunUthaDan Posted at 5:31 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 i'd probably look at you weird, but no it's not offensive...just outdated. SpRiNgS Posted at 2:02 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 i dont really consider it offensive but it still elicits a   smartlake Posted at 2:00 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from Chava at 1:38 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Unless it's used as pendeja negrita or pendejo negrito. My mother-in-law uses that all the time when she gets cut off driving. hehe Well, of course Chava Posted at 1:53 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from jakelong at 4:44 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Quote: from Chava at 1:21 pm on Jan. 12, 2009 Spanish is more prominant here in the U.S.A. than Swahilli. Yeah but most the same anglos who bitch about latinos speaking spanish are the ones who use the word "negro". My family uses both English and Spanish. I would have never know what the Swahilli word for black was had you not posted it But it would be more accurate.   BTW before you make a total fool of yourself (I know I am bit late to stop you from that though) I am latino. And no one bitches about Hispanics using Spanish with people who speak Spanish we complain about them not attempting to learn English while in an English speaking country. Well why don't you attempt to learn Navajo in a Native American country? And everything has an origin. Niger is Latin for black, Spanish added and O and eventually an e (in place of the i), English added an extra g but it just means black. Right. And WHY not use the original words in african laguages? Too mouch trouble for the master race? Alot of English literature uses the term. Charles Dickens and Mark Twain for example. Are you from the 19th century? Do you call Irish ppl dugans or micks or pikeys? Do you call chinese ppl celestials? Come on. Why is it suddenly fine to use 19th century words or foreign words for blacks and not for others? We speak languages based on Latin. That's why I don't rummage through African languages trying to be politically correct. And the 19th century literature are ENGLISH classics.They're relevant because we study them in high school still. Seeing as we're not really debating Spanish it was simply used to explain why we use Negro and not some Swahilli word. We don't speak Navajo because the last time I checked it was about 200 years ago that this country was a Native American country. As is the case with all of the Americas (Northern, Central, and Southern). You're grasping at straws to prove a point. Most recent 15 of 37 previous replies displayed.