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| It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, ''Chink'' can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's ''actual'' background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often ]. | It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, ''Chink'' can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's ''actual'' background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often ]. | ||
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*'''Ay-rab''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
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*'''boy''' - Southern U.S. whites, a black ''man'' | ||
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*'''beaner''' - Western U.S., someone of Mexican descent | ||
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*'''camel jockey''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
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*'''Charlie''' - U.S. military; Vietnam War - a Vietcong soldier | ||
| ⚫ | *'''Chink''' - U.S., someone of Chinese descent | ||
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*'''Christ-killer''' - widespread in Western cultures, a Jewish person | ||
| *'''Eyetie''' - (U.S., someone of Italian descent) | |||
| *'''darkie''' - U.S., someone with dark-colored skin (not used for Hispanics or Asians) | |||
| *'''frog''' - (U.S./U.K., a French national) | |||
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*'''dego''' - U.S., someone of Italian descent | ||
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*'''eggplant''' - North-eastern U.S., a black person | ||
| *'''fob''' - U.S., a recent Asian immigrant (from Fresh Off the Boat) | |||
| *'''goy''' - (Hebrew speakers, a non-Jew) | |||
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*'''flip''' - U.S., someone of Filipino descent | ||
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*'''frog''' - U.S., a French national | ||
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*'''Gerry''' - Allies in WWII, a German soldier | ||
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*'''gook''' - U.S. since Vietnam War, a Vietnamese person | ||
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*'''goy''' - Hebrew speakers, a non-Jewish person | ||
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*'''honky''' - U.S. blacks, a white person | ||
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*'''Jap''' - U.S., someone of Japanese descent | ||
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*'''jungle bunny''' - U.S. whites, a black person | ||
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*'''kike''' - U.S., a Jewish person | ||
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*'''Kraut''' - U.S., a German national | ||
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*'''limey''' - U.S., a British national | ||
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*'''nigger''' - U.S., a black person | ||
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*'''Nip''' - U.S., someone of Japanese descent | ||
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*'''Papist''' - Protestants, a Roman Catholic person | ||
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*'''raghead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
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*'''sand nigger''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
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*'''slant-eye''' - U.S., a person of Asian descent | ||
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*'''spic''' - U.S., a person of Hispanic descent | ||
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*'''spook''' - U.S. whites, a black person | ||
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*'''spear-chucker''' - U.S. whites, a black person | ||
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*'''towelhead''' - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent | ||
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*'''whitey''' - U.S., a white person | ||
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*'''wop''' - U.S., an Italian immigrant | ||
| *'''Yank''' - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S. | |||
| *'''Yankee''' - Europe, an American national (also as above) | |||
Revision as of 11:59, 8 June 2003
The following is a list of ethnic slurs that are, or have been, used to refer to members of a given ethnicity (or, in some cases, nationality or religion) in a derogatory or pejorative manner. The term is listed, followed by it's primary user(s) and a definition.
It should be noted that not all terms on the list are considered equally offensive. It should also be noted that many of these terms are used more widely than would be imagined based on their "definition", for example, Chink can be used to refer to any Asian person. The key here is that the person using the slur cares so little about the target, that the person's actual background is irrelevant. The motivation for using an ethnic slur is often racism.
- Ay-rab - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- boy - Southern U.S. whites, a black man
- beaner - Western U.S., someone of Mexican descent
- camel jockey - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- Charlie - U.S. military; Vietnam War - a Vietcong soldier
- Chink - U.S., someone of Chinese descent
- Christ-killer - widespread in Western cultures, a Jewish person
- darkie - U.S., someone with dark-colored skin (not used for Hispanics or Asians)
- dego - U.S., someone of Italian descent
- eggplant - North-eastern U.S., a black person
- fob - U.S., a recent Asian immigrant (from Fresh Off the Boat)
- flip - U.S., someone of Filipino descent
- frog - U.S., a French national
- Gerry - Allies in WWII, a German soldier
- gook - U.S. since Vietnam War, a Vietnamese person
- goy - Hebrew speakers, a non-Jewish person
- honky - U.S. blacks, a white person
- Jap - U.S., someone of Japanese descent
- jungle bunny - U.S. whites, a black person
- kike - U.S., a Jewish person
- Kraut - U.S., a German national
- limey - U.S., a British national
- nigger - U.S., a black person
- Nip - U.S., someone of Japanese descent
- Papist - Protestants, a Roman Catholic person
- raghead - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- sand nigger - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- slant-eye - U.S., a person of Asian descent
- spic - U.S., a person of Hispanic descent
- spook - U.S. whites, a black person
- spear-chucker - U.S. whites, a black person
- towelhead - U.S., someone of Middle-eastern descent
- whitey - U.S., a white person
- wop - U.S., an Italian immigrant
- Yank - Southern U.S., a person from the North-Eastern U.S.
- Yankee - Europe, an American national (also as above)