Re: Racial slurs
Chink still has a legitimate use in language - the others do not (and lets be honest, never really have), other than to offend.
On the contrary - the term "wog" was originally intended as a compliment - it was a statement that the person in question had achieved the lofty state of "westernised", despite his oriental origins.
Now, of course, the attitude that "western" is somehow better is obviously crap in and of itself - but it was prevalent at the time. The term "wog" was simply an arrogant and self-important society saying that someone from without their ranks had become one of them.
The meaning did change over time, of course...
Vic.
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