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Originally posted by dtb
Of course, none of us knew what "queer" even meant....
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I am continually amazed by the people here in the Midwest who don't realize that phrases like "jewing down the price" or "we got gypped" are ethnic slurs.
In 1994, when I lived in Spain, I was explaining to a friend about how I had to carry laundry for a considerable distance and that is why my shoulder ached and he said, "Debes comprar un negro." I was utterly floored.
