The N Word Originally, the word "nigger" may not have been
derogatory; but in this day in age, it commonly is. It is very
confusing that blacks and other races use the word nigger to
mean almost the complete opposite. For example, African-
Americans use nigger among themselves with the meaning of
brotherhood, friendship, and endearment especially in the hip
hop culture. On the other hand, other races use the term nigger
as an insult or to denote a lower class of people. Nigger might
not necessarily imply the colored race, but also is used to mean
a sub-race with inferior economic and social culture. For
example, the word wigger (derived from the words white and
nigger) is used to denote white youths who become integrated
with the black hip hop or gangster sub-culture. Furthermore,
black people use the nigger word among themselves without any
problems; but if a white person uses the word, then they are
automatically deemed racists. This is clearly very hypocritical
and unfair. As a result, this is why the "The