A rising Polish movement to combat racial prejudice is focused on a campaign against the term "Murzyn," a racial insult often used to refer to and address Black people. The initiative, which brings together Black activists and allies under the hashtag #DontCallMeMurzyn, exemplifies how anti-Black racism has come under new worldwide criticism as a result of the disparate impacts of COVID-19 and severe policing on Black areas. The movement that developed after George Floyd was killed by American police today encompasses nations like Poland, where 97% of the population is white, as well as those with substantial African diasporas from enslavement and colonialism.
According to online polish teachers, the word doesn't have the same negative connotation as the N-word has in English and is solely used to refer to people with Black complexion in the Polish vocabulary. According to the PWN website, the term alludes to a person with darker complexion, but it may also be used to indicate someone who puts in a lot of effort but is being taken advantage of.
According to Katarzyna Kosiska, a linguistics expert, the term is occasionally wrongly translated into English as "negro," and has taken on some of that word's negative connotations, whereas a closer meaning would only be factual, i.e. "Black." But she also said that people should pay attention if someone asks that it not be utilized.