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askchapo • 2 years ago

Is "gusano" a racist slur?

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Is "gusano" a racist slur?

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askchapo • 2 years ago

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Rojo27 [he/him]
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2 years ago
I'd say no. It has way more to do with the person's political leanings than their race or ethnicity. Not sure if I've ever seen it in reference to the Hispanic community as a whole. But I could be wrong.

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- FidelCastro [he/him]
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  2 years ago
  Gusano was coined by Fidel Castro to refer to counter-revolutionaries.
  
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  - Rojo27 [he/him]
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    2 years ago
    Ah, didn't realize Fidel was the one to coin the term. Thanks:fidel-cool:
    
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