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Nigger is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people (generally people of Sub-Saharan African descent), and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur, and suggests that its target is extremely unsophisticated. The word originated as a term used in a neutral context to refer to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger (“color black”).
The variants neger and negar, derive from the Spanish and Portuguese word negro (black), and from the now-pejorative French nègre (nigger). Etymologically, negro, noir, nègre, and nigger ultimately derive from nigrum, the stem of the Latin niger (black) (pronounced [ˈniɡer] which, in every other grammatical case, grammatical gender, and grammatical number besides nominative masculine singular, is nigr-, the r is trilled).
Boss Nigger is a 1975 blaxploitation film directed by Jack Arnold. It stars former football player Fred Williamson, who both wrote and co-produced the film. Boss Nigger is the first film for which Williamson was credited as screenwriter or producer.
Two Black bounty hunters, "Boss Nigger" and Amos (Williamson and D'Urville Martin), ride into a small Western town in pursuit of fugitive Jed Clayton (William Smith). When they discover that the town has no sheriff, "Boss Nigger" takes that position for himself after outsmarting the cowardly white mayor (R.G. Armstrong).
On its initial release, Vincent Canby of The New York Times described Boss Nigger as "a pleasant surprise if you stumble upon it without warning." Canby characterized Williamson's acting as "an immensely self-assured parody of the Man With No Name played by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's films."
Canby concluded his review by highlighting what made Boss Nigger notable among Black Westerns:
In its review of Boss Nigger, written in 2007, Time Out suggested that Williamson was parodying the violent roles he had played in other blaxploitation films. The review noted that Boss Nigger was notable for its "old-fashioned bloodless violence." The film, however, does contain blood as a result of violence.
Actors: William Smith (actor), Don 'Red' Barry (actor), R.G. Armstrong (actor), Gene Ruggiero (editor), Jack Arnold (director), Fred Williamson (writer), Fred Williamson (actor), Carmen Zapata (actress), Fred Williamson (producer), Jack Arnold (producer), D'Urville Martin (actor), Ben Zeller (actor), Phil Mead (actor), Jackson D. Kane (actor), Myrl A. Schreibman (producer),
Plot: Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk. They raise hell, chase women, and milk the locals for cash, while waiting for the opportunity to get their man.
Keywords: african-american, b-movie, black-cowboy, black-hero, blaxploitation, cowboy, cowboy-hat, cowboys-and-outlaws, gang-of-outlaws, gunfightI can taste the wreckage
Of dismembered dreams
Ghostly disciple, nothing as it seems
I will follow you until this dark cloud recedes
Pain of another, heal this I plead
My heart still bleeds for you
Take the long way home
My heart still bleeds for you
Solemn times stain us like
The blood of all that's unknown
This cursed you the worst
Give me your love
Solemn times stain us like