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Further to Busman's post here Kipax, what gives you the right to assume it is less offensive to insult a Scot or a Welshman than a black person of African origin? "Nigger" is derived from the word "negro" which itself literally means black. It is simply a matter of the language used. The Spanish word for black is "negro" (as in "Rio Negro") However, it is perfectly acceptable, nay required, that we use the term "black" and yet offensive if we use the term "negro". Is that very fact in itself not offensive to Spanish speaking peoples?