The whole "******" thing is kinda ridiculous to me. Whatever reason it started to be used by black people, that reason has been pretty much forgotten by the majority of people. I've heard black people argue till they're blue in the face that it doesn't mean "black", it means an ignorant person. It doesn't.
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****** is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people (generally people of Sub-Saharan African descent), and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur. The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger, meaning the color "black".
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Now it's just like a white guy calling someone dude. Their are even black people these days that don't mind white people using it. In a couple generations it might not have any bite to it at all. Whatever. I think it's a ****ty word and just don't use it.