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Wrong words

ellie2000ellie2000 Posts: 4,793 The Mix Elder
Y is 'half cast' offensive, coz there's a poem called it
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  • AzzimanAzziman Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 2,392 Boards Champion
    It's the notion of 'caste' that's the problem - often considered a way of creating a social hierarchy. In this case, half-caste refers to the idea that certain ethnicities (i.e. White European/American) are more important than others. The poem itself is a challenge to the idea of caste, from the point of naivety - I'd look up the meaning to find out more :)
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  • SkiveSkive Posts: 908 Skive's The Limit
    Unless you're mixed race yourself, I would avoid using the term.
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