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Slur of the Day: Fruits and Veggies

Fruit

(USA) another word for male gay.
Vegetable
               (U.S.) Stupid or demented person
Beaner / Beaney
(U.S.) a term widely regarded as derogatory, that refers to people of Mexican descent or, more specifically, mestizos of Central American descent.[12][13][14] The term originates from the prevalence of frijoles pintos and other beans in Mexican food.[14][15]
Apple
(North America) an American Indian (Native American) who is “red on the outside, white on the inside.” Used primarily by other American Indians to indicate someone who has lost touch with their cultural identity. First used in the 1980s.[8]
Banana
(North America; UK) an Asian person living in a Western country (e.g., an Asian American) who is yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Used primarily by Asians to indicate someone who has lost touch with his or her cultural identity.[11]

Bounty Bar

A Bounty chocolate bar, being composed of coconut coated with chocolate; it is white on the inside and brown on the outside. As with wigger, this is both a subcultural and ethnic slur. The immediate target is criticized for having the cultural values of a different ethnic group, with the implication that the ethnic group in question is bad or inferior. Coconut and Oreo are used in the same way.[25]

Brownie

(U.S.) a. a person of mixed white and black ancestry; a mulatto.
b. (U.S.) a young, brown-skinned person 1940s–1950s.[26]


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