racial slurs
Bigoted ethnic insults
Racial slurs are words or phrases used to demean or insult people based on their race or ethnicity.
These terms range from historically entrenched epithets to newer coinages, and their offensiveness varies by context—some have been partially reclaimed by targeted groups, while others remain taboo in virtually all settings.
He was fired for using racial slurs at work.
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
- hate speechLanguage attacking protected characteristics
- hate groupOrganization promoting hostility toward demographics
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
microaggression · discrimination · racist · insult · dog whistle · trauma · stereotype · hate crime · power dynamics · stigmatization · xenophobia · n-word · bigotry · derogatory · dehumanization · free speech · code-switching · degrading
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, prejudice
- racismracism, white supremacy, bigotry, segregation, hate crime
- racial injusticesystemic racism, institutional racism, discrimination, segregation, Jim Crow
racial slursterms of respect
Polite forms of address
inclusive language · honorifics · terms of endearment · proper names · praise