Monday, November 15, 2010

Racial Slurs I NEVER Heard of




There are a lot of ethnic slur used to stereotypes a certain race. There are not just used on African American, even though the N-word is at the top of the list. Different cultural and ethnic backgrounds has just as many ethnic slurs than African American. Ethnic slurs are derogatory terms used to insult a certain race or culture. There are a lot of ethnic slurs that are used among people of the same race as well. For instance: In the American Indian culture, there is term used amongst themselves when someone of their culture has lost touch with their cultural identity. The term for this is called "Apple"; being red on the out side but white on the inside. There are actually a lot of ethnic slurs used for and among African Americans that I have never heard of. Some of the slurs were used along time and no longer are said in today's society, some are freshly new or are aware of and some slurs were formed from the UK.  Some of them, I must admit, are very ridiculous.Here are some ethnic slurs that I found for African Americans or any person of African descent. "UK" will be by the ones that originated from the UK.

Alligator Bait -  also "Gator Bait." A black person, especially a black child. More commonly used in states where alligators are found, particularly Florida. First used in the early 20th century, although some hypothesize the term originated in the late 19th century.

Ann - black woman who acts too much like a white one. While Miss Ann, also just plain Ann, is a derisive reference to the white woman, by extension it is applied to any black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like Miss Ann.

Ape - a black person.

Aunt Jemima - a black woman who "kisses up" to whites, a "sellout," female counterpart of Uncle Tom

Bluegum - An offensive slur used by some United States white southerners for an African-American perceived as being lazy and who refuses to work.

Buffie - black person; a young, brown-skinned person (1940s-1950s).

Crow - a black person; a black woman.

Darky - Used as a term for a black person, which may cause offense. In South Africa, however, it is not considered either racist or offensive, but is quite acceptable.

Eight Ball - A Negro; slang, usually used disparagingly. 

Gable - a black person.

Golliwog (UK)- A predominately UK expression which originally was a children's literature character and type of black doll but which eventually became to be used as a jibe against people with dark skins, most commonly Afro-Caribbeans.

House N-word - A derogatory term for affluent or highly educated African-Americans. Derived from the fact that African slaves who worked in the homes of their masters gained their favor, and were able to advance socially by reporting suspicious slaves and or activity.

Jigaboo (UK) - a black person with stereotypical black features (e.g. dark skin, wide nose, and big lips). 

And I think you get the idea. These are just a few listed and there are so much more that I have read that are ultimately ridiculous. 

 

 

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