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This list of ethnic slurs and epithets is sorted into categories that can defined by race, ethnicity, or nationality.
Many common terms and phrases are actually rooted in racist, sexist, or generally distasteful language. For example, the popular phrase "peanut gallery," typically used to reference...
After World War Two, the racism directed at black and Asian people who had emigrated to the UK from Commonwealth countries saw the word come to be used as a racial slur in everyday life - and...
Racial slurs, often called racial epithets, are words or phrases that refer to members of racial and ethnic groups in a derogatory manner. Slurs and all other forms of racial defamation dehumanize targeted groups and justify racial oppression by suggesting that targeted populations are unworthy of equality (Clark 1995, p. 6).
Definition. Racial slurs are specific words or expressions that target a particular racial or ethnic group. They are typically used in a prejudicial context and are designed to belittle or insult the person or group being referred to. The impact of such slurs can be deeply harmful, contributing to a culture of racism and intolerance.
There has been little research on the psychological impact of the n-word and other racial slurs. Continued exposure to racial discrimination stress increases the risk of violence among...
Its effect can be explosive and painful: Harvard University professor Randall Kennedy has traced the history of the N-word to understand the evolution of the infamous racial slur.