In South Africa, yes. Wikipedia
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SPRUNT@lemmy.world 1 month agoIs the k-word (or close variant) integrated into the cultural language there in the same way the n-word is here?
Docus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
tyler@programming.dev 1 month ago
you’re the only one to actually answer my question so thank you.
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.
SPRUNT@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That answers my question, thank you.