I looked it up in the dictionary and was shocked that it is considered offensive. When I was a youngster in school Our teacher used the term to describe different race classifications such as Caucasian, Asian, Negro etc. When I was a kid you would get in trouble for calling someone black, now it is considered the correct term. I guess times have changed
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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Negro
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Main Entry: Ne·gro
Pronunciation: 'nE-(")grO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Negroes
Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese, from negro black, from Latin nigr-, niger
sometimes offensive : a member of a race of humankind native to Africa and classified according to physical features (as dark skin pigmentation)
- Negro adjective, sometimes offensive
- ne·groid /'nE-"groid/ adjective or noun, often capitalized, sometimes offensive
- Ne·gro·ness /-grO-n&s/ noun, sometimes offensive
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