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Nigga (, pronounced identically to ''nigger'' in some dialects) is a colloquial term used in Black English Vernacular that began as an eye dialect form of the word ''nigger'' (a word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun ''negro'', a descendant of the Latin adjective ''niger'', meaning the color "black").〔(Being a Nigger is Not Cool )〕〔J. Douglas Allen-Taylor. “(The Word 'Nigger' )” Metroactive News & Issues. April 1998.〕〔Randall Kennedy. (Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word ), ''Pantheon''. 256 pp〕 == Usage == In practice, its use and meaning are heavily dependent on context.〔 Presently, the word ''nigga'' is used more liberally among younger members of all races and ethnicities in the United States.〔Jeremy Cooke. (Racial slur banned in New York, ) ''BBC News'', 1 March 2007〕 In addition to African Americans, other ethnic groups have adopted the term as part of their vernacular.〔Kevin Aldridge, Richelle Thompson and Earnest Winston. "(The evolving N-word )." ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', August 5, 2001.〕〔Kendra Pierre. ('Nigger,' 'Nigga' or Neither? ), ''Meridia'', May 1, 2006.〕 There is conflicting popular opinion on whether there is any meaningful difference between ''nigga'' and ''nigger'' as a spoken term.〔J. Douglas Allen-Taylor. (New Word Order ), ''Metro'', April 9, 1998.〕 Many people consider the terms to be equally pejorative, and the use of ''nigga'' both in and outside black communities remains controversial.〔Alex Alonso. (Won’t You Please Be My Nigga: Double Standards with a Taboo Word ), May 30, 2003.〕 H. Lewis Smith, author of ''Bury that Sucka: A Scandalous Affair with the N-word'', believes that "replacing the 'er' with an 'a' changes nothing other than the pronunciation"〔Smith. H. Lewis.("Why The N-word Is Not Just Another Word )." ''The Black Commentator.'' January 25, 2007. Issue 214. Retrieved 01-26-2007.〕 and the ''African American Registry'' notes, "Brother (Brotha) and Sister (Sistah or Sista) are terms of endearment. Nigger was and still is a word of disrespect."〔Phil Middleton and David Pilgrim, ("Nigger (the word), a brief history! )." ''African American Registry.'' 2001. Retrieved 03-14-2007.〕 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights group, condemns use of both ''nigga'' and ''nigger''.〔 Some African-Americans only consider ''nigga'' offensive when used by Americans of other races,〔 its use outside a defined social group being an unwelcome cultural appropriation. Used by blacks, the term may indicate "solidarity or affection",〔Kevin Aldridge. (Slurs often adopted by those they insult ), ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', August 5, 2001.〕 similar to the usage of the words ''dude'', ''homeboy'', and ''bro''. Others consider "nigga" non-offensive except when directed from a non-African-American towards an African-American. Yet others have derided this as hypocritical and harmful, enabling white racists to use the word and confusing the issue over ''nigger''.〔 Non-rhotic English-speakers, such as speakers of many British dialects and African American Vernacular English, pronounce "nigger" and "nigga" identically and do not distinguish between these two words. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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