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Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by the-dude on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:16AM (#24129971)
I have talked about the word neger ( Dutch variant of negro ) with all my known black acquaintances and also with some whom I didn't know before.

Nobody had any problems with the word neger. "Of course I am a neger they said, and you are a white guy. So what, just don't call me zwarte ( black ).".

This is in NL.

Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by sebazzz on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @11:22AM (#24132952)
That is interesting, because one of the black (should I call him that, I find "black" polarising) comedians here, Steven Brunswijk, used to call himself Braboneger which is a combination of his province and the mentioned word. However he stopped calling himself that because it wouldn't help his career (which I suppose means: others find it offensive). [0]

[0]: https://www.ad.nl/tilburg/braboneger-laat-bijnaam-vallen-en-...

Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by the-dude on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @12:56PM (#24134027)
Don't you think there is a fundamental difference between the casual use of the word and including it in your brand name?
Re:Facebook's new policy bans blackface and some Jewish ster... by luckylion on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @05:31AM (#24130039)
That's interesting, the word is very taboo in Germany, essentially only used by very old people, relatively far right-wing folks and some Africans (though much, much less so than in the US).