Original sentence: Also the word "negro" is a racial term whereas "Shina" is mainly geographical term.Its effect when a Japanese person uses it to refer to a Chinese person is quite similar to the American connotation of the word "negro", a word that has harmless etymologies but has gained derogative connotations due to historical context
Edited sentence: Its effect when a Japanese person uses it to refer to a Chinese person is very similar to the American connotation of the word "negro", a word that has harmless etymologies but has gained derogative connotations due to historical context