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"Negro" Can Be Forbidden In Your Country, But It's Not On Mine. Respect That, USA.
We are all tired of the intervention of Americans to say what's right or wrong with other's cultures
From the word "negro" and its origin was born another word, the "n-word."
There is a controversial debate about the "n-word" in the USA. Non-black people are not allowed to say that.
However, the word "negro" had its use criticized across the internet as it was considered an insult everywhere. It was told to people in many countries, not only in the USA.
It was a huge mistake.
There is a rich culture globally, and some Americans don't know that.
It's common to see people from the USA telling people from Brazil that the word "negro" should not be used. Unfortunately, I also saw Brazilian people accepting it without explaining how wrong these Americans were.
Just a quick detail here, some Brazilians are very passive, and they accept everything that comes from the "first world." These guys commonly know nothing about their origins and their own country.
Fact is, there is nothing wrong with calling somebody a "negro" in Brazil. This word is from our language…
