'White men'

[estebxx]

SpokenTruth said:

estebxx said:

Its pretty interesting because "negros" is pretty much the colombian equivalent to "Niggers" since thats what they called the slaves back then in my country, however we actually moved past it and that word lost all power to the point that ive never seen anyone used it as an insult, i do however see people use it in a friendly way as you just described.

That's because Colombia practived miscegenation almost immediately after it abolished lsavery in the 1850s.  The US created specific laws to prevent it and oppress blacks for another 100 years.  We are still only a few generations removed from seperate water fountains for whites and blacks.

Well thankfully the U.S doesnt have any of those laws anymore, so at least it gives me hope that one day people in the U.S will also be able to move past it.