Words tagged “racism” (3)
Literally means “apartness” in Afrikaans, apartheid was the policy of racial segregation implemented by the South African National Party from 1948 to 1994, resulting in the oppression and labour exploitation of South Africa’s black majority, and their systematic exclusion from the country’s mainstream economic, educational and social life.
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The struggles of black people we see today is the legacy of the apartheid regime.
A racist slur used to refer to black people in South Africa. It is shortened from Kaffir.
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It is a crime to use the K-word in South Africa.
A racial slur that was (and still) used by racist whites to refer to black people in South Africa.
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She got arrested for calling black protester kaffir.
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