Research suggests that racial slurs may be “reclaimed” by the targeted group to convey affiliation rather than derogation. Although it is most common in intragroup uses (e.g., “nigga” by a Black individual toward another Black individual), intergroup examples of slur reappropriation (e.g., “nigga” by a Black individual toward a White individual) are also common. However, majority and minority group members’ perceptions of intergroup slur reappropriation remain untested. We examined White (Study 1) and Black (Study 2) individuals’ perceptions of the reappropriated terms, “nigga” and “nigger” compared with a control term chosen to be a non-race-related, neutral term (“buddy”), a nonracial derogative term (“asshole”) and a White racial slur (“cracker”) used by a Black individual toward a White individual. We found that the intergroup use of reappropriated slurs was perceived quite positively by both White and Black individuals. Our findings have important implications for research on intergroup relations and the reappropriation of slurs.

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黑人个人对白人个人使用的种族诽谤的看法：贬损或从属关系？

研究表明，目标群体可能会“收回”种族诽谤，以表达隶属关系而不是贬低。尽管在群体内使用（例如，黑人个体对另一个黑人个体的“黑鬼”）最常见，但诽谤再挪用的群体间例子（例如，黑人个体对白人个体的“黑鬼”）也很常见。然而，多数和少数群体成员对群体间诽谤再挪用的看法仍未得到检验。我们检查了白人（研究 1）和黑人（研究 2）个人对重新使用的术语“nigga”和“nigger”的看法与选择为与种族无关的中性术语（“伙伴”）的对照术语，一个非种族贬义词（“混蛋”）和一个黑人个人对白人个人使用的白人种族诽谤（“饼干”）。我们发现，白人和黑人个人对重新使用的诽谤的群体间使用的看法非常积极。我们的研究结果对研究群体间关系和诽谤再挪用具有重要意义。