I never knew negro/negra simply means the black color in Spanish until I started learning the language a year ago. Its so ridiculous they made it a prohibited word in English!
"Despite claims that Negro was a white-coined word intended to marginalize black people, Du Bois argued that the term was “etymologically and phonetically” preferable to colored or “various hyphenated circumlocutions.” Most importantly, the new terminology—chosen by black leaders themselves—symbolized a rising tide of black intellectual, artistic, and political assertiveness."
I never knew negro/negra simply means the black color in Spanish until I started learning the language a year ago. Its so ridiculous they made it a prohibited word in English!
Is it prohibited? I think Negro is allowed to be said.
Quick online search brings this article, but there are many - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/01/how-old-was-harry-reid-when-the-word-negro-became-taboo.html
"Despite claims that Negro was a white-coined word intended to marginalize black people, Du Bois argued that the term was “etymologically and phonetically” preferable to colored or “various hyphenated circumlocutions.” Most importantly, the new terminology—chosen by black leaders themselves—symbolized a rising tide of black intellectual, artistic, and political assertiveness."