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Wog
Couldn't find the original thread, but did my homework on 'Wog'.
Of course it's short for 'golliwog', he remembered, slapping his forehead loudly and groaning. A golliwog is/was a doll "fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male."
As for it's British origins, I apologise: "After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator."
However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman. Might as well get our racial slurs correct...
Cheers,
Cough
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
Of course it's short for 'golliwog', he remembered, slapping his forehead loudly and groaning. A golliwog is/was a doll "fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male."
As for it's British origins, I apologise: "After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator."
However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman. Might as well get our racial slurs correct...
Cheers,
Cough
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."
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[nq:1]However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman. [/nq] Not necessarily Oriental. " What would Borat do?
- [nq:1]However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman.
- [/nq] Not necessarily Oriental.
- " What would Borat do?
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[nq:1]However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman. Might as well get our racial slurs correct...[/nq]
Not necessarily Oriental. I grew up in the UK and frequently heard the expression "The wogs begin in Calais."
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Not necessarily Oriental. I grew up in the UK and frequently heard the expression "The wogs begin in Calais."
What would Borat do?
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[nq:1]However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman.[/nq]
And "wily"
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And "wily"
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[nq:2]However Wog is also recorded as a British colonial term meaning Worthy Oriental Gentleman. Might as well get our racial slurs correct...[/nq]
[nq:1]Not necessarily Oriental. I grew up in the UK and frequently heard the expression "The wogs begin in Calais."[/nq]
As I suggested elsewhere ... it ulitmately applies to anyone darker than Queen Elizabeth. I had the impression it went back
[nq:1]Not necessarily Oriental. I grew up in the UK and frequently heard the expression "The wogs begin in Calais."[/nq]
As I suggested elsewhere ... it ulitmately applies to anyone darker than Queen Elizabeth. I had the impression it went back
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[nq:2]Not necessarily Oriental. I grew up in the UK and frequently heard the expression "The wogs begin in Calais."[/nq]
[nq:1]As I suggested elsewhere ... it ulitmately applies to anyone darker than Queen Elizabeth. I had the impression it went back further than the 1920's though. Thankee, Cap'n.[/nq]
Wkipedia entry:
[nq:1]As I suggested elsewhere ... it ulitmately applies to anyone darker than Queen Elizabeth. I had the impression it went back further than the 1920's though. Thankee, Cap'n.[/nq]
Wkipedia entry:
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[nq:1]Couldn't find the original thread, but did my homework on 'Wog'. Of course it's short for 'golliwog', he remembered, slapping ... Cheers, Cough "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut."[/nq]
It's also what $cientologists called non-$cientologists, courtesy of their Flounder, Elwrong Hubbard.
It's also what $cientologists called non-$cientologists, courtesy of their Flounder, Elwrong Hubbard.
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[nq:1]Well, you're right. Wikipedia is notoriously inaccurate, particularly on such controversial subjects.[/nq]
"Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence"
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902
jaybee
"Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence"
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902
jaybee
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[nq:2]Hurray! We'll all right! Mark Cipra[/nq]
[nq:1]Oh, really??? I didn't see anything there about baby frogs before they grow their legs![/nq]
That's because it's listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollywog
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[nq:1]Oh, really??? I didn't see anything there about baby frogs before they grow their legs![/nq]
That's because it's listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollywog
What would Borat do?
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[nq:1]Couldn't find the original thread, but did my homework on 'Wog'. Of course it's short for 'golliwog', he remembered, slapping his forehead loudly and groaning. A golliwog is/was a doll "fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male."[/nq]
In America, Sambo
http://www.thelittlewoodshop.co.uk/produc
In America, Sambo
http://www.thelittlewoodshop.co.uk/produc
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