Topic > Racial Discrimination - 538

After fighting for centuries, the African American race is still tormented by one word, the N-Word was created to shame an entire race. In the early 1800s the N-word was used to make the race seem completely unequal. Originally the word was only used to describe skin color, the word changed over the centuries to become a word of discrimination. This word reinforced the stereotype of the stupid, lazy, dirty, worthless, increasing the power of the word to an extreme level. Slave to this word, the African American race has fought to exterminate its own existence. The N-word is crueler than any other word in the English language and can cause spine chills when uttered. There are many people who think that using the word in their race is acceptable, but no matter how you use the word, the history is still present and you can't change how the word came into being. The N-Word will always have a negative connotation due to its origin. The word was created to discriminate against the African American race and was intended to create a racial divide. This word was us...