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In South Africa, we’re vaguely aware of the n-word and its meaning in American culture, but the k-word (after which this plant was named) is highly offensive.

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SPRUNT@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Is the k-word (or close variant) integrated into the cultural language there in the same way the n-word is here?

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- lengau@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I really don’t know how to answer this question. It has a major history of dehumanising people and is closely linked to apartheid. Black South Africans haven’t reclaimed the word like black Americans have - they’d mostly rather just see its use disappear altogether.
  
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  - SPRUNT@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    That answers my question, thank you.
    
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- Docus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  In South Africa, yes. Wikipedia
  
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  - tyler@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    you’re the only one to actually answer my question so thank you.
    
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