That is because it is often associated with oppression and history that followed it. According to Baldwin, there's a thing called Black English that often becomes a part of the General American English and he provides the word Jazz as an example of something that used to be sexual but is now changed into a musical thing.
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earth to world
fat to large
smart to intelligent
alike to similar
occur to happen
strange to odd
finish to end
compassionate to merciful
thats all i know sorry
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