Movies Popularizing Slang

paulzjoh paulzjoh at MTNHOME.COM
Tue Aug 20 22:02:57 UTC 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick H Kennerly"
> Knew a lot of cops who referred to Hispanics as Chewys (Chewbacca) after
> Star Wars came out, which certainly fits the above description as far as
> being offensive goes.

Sure that wasn't an exagerated hispanic pronounciation of Chevy?  Proir to
Star wars I remember lots of cops refering to hispanics by saying "chevvy's"
Remember after the civil rights act white cops had to find new ways to say
"Spic" and "nigger"



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