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When? And how typical do you honestly think this is that a white person is going to use this word to describe a black person? Especially a white person below the age of 40 or 50.
It does not matter, that is NOT what you asked. It is also not relevant to my initial response. I also stated that recently I have not. Don't know how you missed that.
Since this was a comment referring to my direct experience, the answer is kind of lacking.
How? The dictionary and my ears say your statement is not true, period.
It is not a common racial slur and is most likely used more, especially nowdays, by blacks than it is whites.
Origins of Racist Terms
So again JUST LIKE I SAID it is still a racial term.
Racial Slurs Database
The overall point is that few, and fewer every day, white people use the word jigaboo. You could probably blame that on the education/intelligence level of those who would use such derogatory words against another person to begin with. My bet is it is just easier for some ignorant racist white person to use the n word than to use other words. Everyone knows that the n word is derogatory, some might not get that jigaboo is.
It kinda reminds me of the word "kaffir". I think it was on here or perhaps some other site a couple of years ago that someone said that it was racist and there were lots of people that had no clue that it was a racial term because it is mainly used in South Africa. The only reason I knew it was is because I love the Lethal Weapon movies, and the Dutch guy says it to Murtaugh (Danny Glover). The context and reaction inferred the racial connotations, not any prior knowledge of the word.
So I say again your comment had little to do with the actual conversation and it is STILL a racial slur. Does not matter that is is winding down etc. Had nothing to do with my comments.