CENSORING IGGE A ruckus has arisen because of an op-ed in the monthly West View News of the West Village in New York. The author, James Collier, used the N word to make the all to real point that “far right voters hate Obama …America’s increasing tolerance of far-right o[...]
Posts Tagged ‘honkey’
Slur of the Day: Where did the term “honkey” originate?
Honky also spelled “honkey” or “honkie” (1) (U.S.) an offensive term for a white person. Derived from an African-American pronunciation of “hunky“, the disparaging term for a Hungarian laborer. The first record of its use as an insulting term for a white person da[...]
March 5th, 2014 - 12:41 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: What Malay people call honkeys
Mat Salleh (slur) Mat Salleh kotek bengkok A derogatory Malay term used for Caucasians. Originally, it was used to mock English sailors, that is, as “mad sailors”” Even more insulting is the addition of the words “kotek bengkok”, which means “bent penis”.[...]
February 24th, 2014 - 2:18 am § in Misc.
Is Honkey the Antonym of “People of Color?”
I keep getting in trouble over the term “people of color.” Frankly the term POC is offensive to me. To put matters another way, claiming to be a POC seems to mean you’re part of a group that has the special privilege of demanding consideration from “white” people.[...]
October 7th, 2013 - 4:09 am § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: What Chinese call their Honkeys
Gweilo, gwailo, or kwai lo (鬼佬) (used in South of Mainland China and Hong Kong) A White man. Loosely translated as “foreign devil;” more literally, might be “ghost dude/bloke/guy/etc.” Gwei means “ghost.” The color white is associated with ghosts in China. A l[...]
November 2nd, 2012 - 12:05 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: What Mexicans call their honkeys
Güero Mexican term for a light-skinned person.[...]
September 23rd, 2012 - 1:11 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: South African version of Honkey
rooinek (literally “red-neck”), South African slang for an Anglo-African.[...]
September 17th, 2012 - 12:11 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: What South Africans call their Honkeys
Hairyback (South Africa) a derogatory term for Afrikaners[93][...]
July 23rd, 2012 - 1:11 pm § in Misc.
Slur of the Day: another Honkey word
Redlegs in Barbados, the term is offensive to many, and refers to the islands’ laborer-class whites.[...]
July 19th, 2012 - 12:55 pm § in America
Slur of the Day: What do Southern Brits call their Honkeys?
Northern Monkey (UK) (See also Southern Fairy) used as a pejorative in the south of England, relating to the supposed stupidity and lack of sophistication of those in the north of the country.[137] In some cases this has been adopted in the north of England, with a pub in Leeds even taking the name [...]