“Guinea”, I figure I can type it even thought it’s like n-word bad in Italian from what I understand. They kept using it in the godfather book, I really thought it was just a simple term of affection between bros.
late 70s-early 80s, growing up in central chicago as a kid - we had a catalog of slurs that everyone used up and down the street, dago, wop, guinea, polock, dink, etc., but none of us ever called a black person a negro or worse. I didn’t hear that shit until I moved to Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana, and then, frequently. It’s wild how times and values change.
idk about Italians idiosyncracy but in my country we would use the N word for both racial slurs and shows of affection. It would depend on context mainly.
I spent a summer using a racial slur because I thought it meant “dude” in Italian.
Which one?
“Guinea”, I figure I can type it even thought it’s like n-word bad in Italian from what I understand. They kept using it in the godfather book, I really thought it was just a simple term of affection between bros.
From reading it’s talking about Italians with dark skin to say they aren’t white.
Neat, I have expanded my vocabulary thanks to your efforts.
Wikipedia has more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
late 70s-early 80s, growing up in central chicago as a kid - we had a catalog of slurs that everyone used up and down the street, dago, wop, guinea, polock, dink, etc., but none of us ever called a black person a negro or worse. I didn’t hear that shit until I moved to Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana, and then, frequently. It’s wild how times and values change.
idk about Italians idiosyncracy but in my country we would use the N word for both racial slurs and shows of affection. It would depend on context mainly.