A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech

Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by smusamashah on Thursday July 22, 2021 @04:57AM (#27916836)

Ferengi looks the same as فرنگی if 'g' sounds as in 'girl'.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8...

"A foreigner, especially a British or a white person." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/firangi

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Re:A YouTube chat about chess got flagged for hate speech by account42 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @09:37AM (#27918671)

Huh, the Thai ฝรั่ง ("farang", meaning Guava but also used to refer to white people) is also kinda similar. Looks like it has similar etymology and is not just based on the color of the fruit flesh. [0]

[0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9D%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E...

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