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minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoEthnic refers to a group of people who share a common cultural background, national origin, language, religion, or ancestry. What do you mean by that word ?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 days agoRacist people in the US use the word, in this context, to mean brown people. I believe the comment was using it ironically
minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoAh, thanks. I’m not American and had not seen the word used as euphemism like that, so it was a very puzzling comment without that context.
minus-squaremelsaskca@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoYou must have gotten the gist of what I was typing. If not, I’ll leave it to you to interpret it any way you like. Thanks.
Ethnic refers to a group of people who share a common cultural background, national origin, language, religion, or ancestry.
What do you mean by that word ?
Racist people in the US use the word, in this context, to mean brown people.
I believe the comment was using it ironically
Ah, thanks. I’m not American and had not seen the word used as euphemism like that, so it was a very puzzling comment without that context.
You must have gotten the gist of what I was typing. If not, I’ll leave it to you to interpret it any way you like. Thanks.