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Re:A beauty contest winner making Japan look at itself by RobAley on Friday June 05, 2015 @08:26AM (#9665053)
A common, although often derogatory, term here in the UK is "half cast" for people (kids in particular) of mixed race.
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Re:A beauty contest winner making Japan look at itself by MtrL on Friday June 05, 2015 @12:25PM (#9666361)
It's actually half-caste, caste being an Indian term relating to position in society as far I'm in aware.
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Re:A beauty contest winner making Japan look at itself by octatoan on Friday June 05, 2015 @01:05PM (#9666600)
You're correct.
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