cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/4380117

CW: Contains the N-word- Chinese propaganda leaflets during the Korean War made specifically for black Americans soldiers (1950).

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  • The Soviet Reporter@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    It is a dated slur. It is one of the forms of the N-word.

    The Chinese didn’t mean it as a slur back then since it was a common word to refer to black people, but nowadays, it is a slur.

    • HarryLime [any]
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      7 months ago

      Important context here is that it was not considered a slur at the time.