An unexpected occurrence of an ethnic slur

[Marc Velasco]

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> But this is the only case that I know
> of in which a slur against a white ethnic group occurs.


the only case of what exactly?
black musical lyric?  written record?  I'm pretty sure other 'whites' have
been slandering and slurring against non-WASPy white ethnic groups like the
spaniards and italians for a while.  Slurs against every immigrant group
have been around, and will always be around.  Is this not the case?



On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:

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> Wilson Gray wrote:
> > AFAIK, this is unique in black music. Well, there is the use of
> > "monkey-man" for a West Indian. But this is the only case that I know
> > of in which a slur against a white ethnic group occurs.
>
> Hmm. Well, there's Sly and the Family Stone's "Don't Call Me Nigger,
> Whitey", but in that case the use of the slurs was the whole point of the
> song.
>
> Jim Parish
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