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N-word should redirect to the slang term.

Popular consensus is the n-word is typically referring to the slang word rather than the slur. Coronaverification (talk) 07:19, 23 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are they not literally one in the same? UnbearableIsBad (talk) 22:33, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If by "slang word" you're referring to the colloquialism "nigga", then you are incorrect: "N-word" refers to the slur, not the colloquialism. Thanks and happy editing.Chillowack (talk) 22:26, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Warring over the case of a letter?

@VexVector: and other interested editors need to talk about it instead of this tug of war. Cheers. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 02:44, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the record: I agree with VexVector; it's not a proper noun and is used in the disputed case (puns rule) within a sentence, so should be all lower case. Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 02:49, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Correct: The word nigger in the opening paragraph should not be capitalized. It is not a proper noun. Vex-Vectoꝛ 02:51, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Another important meaning of the woodpile phrase

The "US slave-era phrase denoting escaped slaves hiding in train-transported woodpiles" ALSO refers to concealed/denied mixed-race ancestry. I don't know how that information should best be included/acknowledged, but it shouldn't be ignored. Poihths (talk) 19:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]