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****** is a word that (originally) means a 'stupid person'.
It has nothing to do with the name of the Country.
Just as 'bitch' means 'female dog' and starting to be used as a derogatory term against women, so was '******' for black people. Both of these terms slowly changed their meaning (their MAIN meaning) to become the derogatory term. So much so, that most people don't even know the true meaning of the words.
The english language, as most languages, I imagine, is constantly changing. Some words change more than others. Most words have a meaning that is well known, but even that can change (like the word 'gay', for example). But another thing to realize, is that some words can mean different things to different people - and as someone here already mentioned, the more you use a term, the less 'power' it has. Simple example - have you ever explained something, and somebody replies ' exactly' - do you think they really mean they understand/agree with you *exactly*? Maybe you'd think that the first time they said it - but how about if you realize they say this 10x a day, all the time. It loses meaning - from that particular person. Now, if someone you work with *never* says this, and one day they do - the word (as it comes from that person's mouth) has a closing meaning to the dictionary definition than it does from the 1st person I was talking about.
Something to think about...
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