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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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[–] SovietReporter@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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@hexbear.net 35 points 6 months ago

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