racial slur
Hate speech term
A racial slur is a derogatory word or phrase targeting someone's race or ethnicity.
Such terms range from dated insults to deeply taboo epithets.
Some have been partially reclaimed by the groups they target: As a Black man, I can say it, but you can't.
The offensiveness of particular slurs varies by context, speaker, and historical weight.
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
- hateIntense hostile aversion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
insult · name calling · offensive · verbal abuse · prejudice · discrimination · racism · hurtful · dehumanizing · stereotype · hatred · venom · ignorance · intolerance · coded language · dog whistle · degrading · hostile
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, prejudice