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I have talked about the word neger ( Dutch variant of negro ) with all my known black acquaintances and also with some whom I didn't know before. Nobody had an
by the-dude 6y ago
I have talked about the word neger ( Dutch variant of negro ) with all my known black acquaintances and also with some whom I didn't know before.
Nobody had any problems with the word neger. "Of course I am a neger they said, and you are a white guy. So what, just don't call me zwarte ( black ).".
This is in NL.
- luckylion 6y agoThat's interesting, the word is very taboo in Germany, essentially only used by very old people, relatively far right-wing folks and some Africans (though much, much less so than in the US).
- sebazzz 6y agoThat is interesting, because one of the black (should I call him that, I find "black" polarising) comedians here, Steven Brunswijk, used to call himself Braboneger which is a combination of his province and the mentioned word. However he stopped calling himself that because it wouldn't help his career (which I suppose means: others find it offensive). [0] [0]: https://www.ad.nl/tilburg/braboneger-laat-bijnaam-vallen-en-wordt-weer-steven-brunswijk~a041d8b3/?referrer=https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/ https://www.ad.nl/tilburg/braboneger-laat-bijnaam-vallen-en-...
- the-dude 6y agoDon't you think there is a fundamental difference between the casual use of the word and including it in your brand name?