Connotation change bu cultural groups/minorities --- There is an interesting phenomeno here: an African-American in the US can call another African-American "nigger" and that is ok, but if a white person uses the same word towards him/her, then there's a problem relating to prejudices and racism.

I think something similar happened with the term "queer" before it became an accepted part of the accronym LGBTQ.

Source author: Desirée Colomé Menéndez dcolome@sre.gob.mx