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Humanist_Activist

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8. I thought Greaser is a derogatory term for Hispanics, mostly Mexican-Americans...

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Mon Aug 15, 2016, 03:26 AM

Aug 2016

https://www.google.com/search?q=greaser&oq=greaser&aqs=chrome..69i57.2063j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Can't really say I'm familiar with most of the others, at least as slurs, coded or not. Obviously, for the ones in foreign languages, those who aren't speakers of said languages wouldn't be familiar with them. In addition, others seem quite local. Others are codes within very specific subcultures(police culture mostly), etc.

The most common coded language used around here would be terms such as "Urban" usually used to criticize "Urban Culture", "Urban Youth" or "Urban Music", etc. Others would be localisms such as making references to neighborhoods "North of Delmar", etc. usually in a derogatory way.

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Common Racial Slurs Non-Blacks Use as Codes to Describe Black People [View all] KamaAina Aug 2016 OP

Good grief, what the hell is wrong with some people uppityperson Aug 2016 #1

Can't be all that common. LittleDuckie Aug 2016 #2

The point is they I are coded so you're not supposed to know unless you're part of the in group. bettyellen Aug 2016 #4

"ghetto hamster" and "lawn jockey" are "coded"? jberryhill Aug 2016 #5

The majority are coded- initials or word snippets, yes. bettyellen Aug 2016 #6

Oh, well then. Brickbat Aug 2016 #20

Do you understand what "common" means? LittleDuckie Aug 2016 #32

"Democrat" Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #3

Didn't read the article but the last racist code-word for TheDebbieDee Aug 2016 #7

My wife works with someone who uses "Canadian" that way caraher Aug 2016 #23

It's used in the restaurant industry by servers SwankyXomb Aug 2016 #28

I thought Greaser is a derogatory term for Hispanics, mostly Mexican-Americans... Humanist_Activist Aug 2016 #8

So damn tired of the hate. xfundy Aug 2016 #9

Common? TipTok Aug 2016 #10

You may want to review the definition of the word 'common' LanternWaste Aug 2016 #17

*sigh*.... Really? TipTok Aug 2016 #19

Not sure where the author is from but none of these I have ever heard Lee-Lee Aug 2016 #11

Well that explains why those KKK members were burning the maple leaf flag... PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #21

Not sure if any of these are real much less "common" ileus Aug 2016 #12

Chalky? PaddyIrishman Aug 2016 #13

"Chalky" was sometimes a mid-19th cent./early 20th cent. nickname for AA's. haele Aug 2016 #24

None of these are all that common. dawg Aug 2016 #14

+1 FLPanhandle Aug 2016 #15

Well, it's not like the OP is an actual news source. Just another crappy blog. Bonx Aug 2016 #16

Odd that. Having myself lived in the south since the 70's, I've heard all but two. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #18

All but two? melman Aug 2016 #25

Boy that's what I was thinking. I grew up among some TALENTED racists, nolabear Aug 2016 #31

Not common. Witty in a racist way, perhaps. DU sanctions "trailer trash" closeupready Aug 2016 #22

It seems that when some of these words are used as code Lint Head Aug 2016 #26

Lucky me - I live in a state that doesn't use code words..... Runningdawg Aug 2016 #27

SMH Mr Dixon Aug 2016 #29

"gimpy" I had no idea but should have loyalsister Aug 2016 #30