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[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In Lincoln's time, 'Negress' would have been the genteel term. It was still fairly common in the 1960s, as was Jewess.

Look up "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" for a discussion of the fight to change the term from 'Negro' to 'Black.'

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Let me get that straight: Malcom X was about the time of TOS right? So he fought against the N word while Star Trek was like "let's join the other team"

I get that it was in discussion back then and the message "don't think too much about language" is one I agree with but maybe don't encourage people to use a word that the black community tries to eliminate