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lCrusaderl I post too much
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: What & know did people make these up? |
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You know why do they call Mexicans "Wetbacks". I can't think of any other for other races right now, but my main concern is that.
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Wetback is a derogatory term for a person that has immigrated illegally to the United States. Commonly referring to Mexicans and people who have crossed the border illegally, the term is based on the presumption that the person in question swam or waded across the Rio Grande to get into the United States, getting his or her back wet in the process. The English term was first used in 1920s[1] and saw official use by the U.S. Government in 1954 with Operation Wetback.
The equivalent Spanish term, espalda mojada, or usually simply mojado/a is sometimes used by legal immigrants and native-born Hispanic-Americans as an insult to illegal immigrants.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetback_(slur)
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: What & know did people make these up? |
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| lCrusaderl wrote: | | You know why do they call Mexicans "Wetbacks". I can't think of any other for other races right now, but my main concern is that. |
www.ask.com/ dumb ass
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lCrusaderl I post too much
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Lol? Ask.com? That's where you go for all the questions you need to know, rofl.
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Wetback is a synonym for a stowaway and a stowaway is a person who illegally goes into another property / country either by boat, train, car r by foot.
www.dictionary.com has more info if you still dont get it.
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lCrusaderl I post too much
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm I see.
Black people
Asian people
Mexican people
Indian People
Paki people
White people.
What about them? What do they get called as.
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Black people - N**ger
Asian people - Chink
Mexican people - Wetback
Indian People - No idea
Paki people - Terrorist
White people - Cracker or Gringo.
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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Urban dictionary has everything -.-
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