When n*gg*r, or “the N-word” first appeared, it was used to describe black people. (The root word, “niger” is the Latin word for black.) There’s some debate about how derogatory it was intended at first, but it certainly ended that way before becoming a word not said. But the connotations of the word now live on in words and acronyms like BIPOC, or “black, indigenous, and people of color.” Either word, on its face, simply describes one’s physical characteristics. They’re basically talking about skin color. However, whereas “n*gg*r” speaks specifically about black people, BIPOC encompasses a wider demographic –…

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