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My question is this: When did the term "negro" become offensive?

There are those of us of a certain generation who grew up with the term. It's on our birth certificates. A respected institution uses the word: "The United negro College Fund". Sure, it could be said that is is one degree away from the "n" word, or that it is a mispronunciation of the spanish word "negro", meaning the color "black". Some say the word fell out of favor in the mid-60s as a word that was designated for Blacks by Whites.

And, what about "colored"? I don't see the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People changing their name any time soon.

My sister and I used to lightly insult each other by calling each other "negro", but the 20-something at my workplace will have none of that, but he doesn't mind using the "N" word. And, how many of us Black people chastise old White people for calling us "coloreds"?

The accepted term is now "African-American", but some, like me, still prefer "Black", as some older people prefer "Negro".

Getting back to the other "N" word. What's the deal, here?