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In Argentina if someone is of darker skin, people automatically call him Negro. This is made out of love and not racism. We have lots of famous people nicknamed "Negro" El Negro Gonzales Oro El Negro Ibarra For example. I've met lots of kids in school nicknamed El Negro. They take it and use it no problema. It has to do with the fact that african descendants were exterminated in wars because they were sent to the front with the promise of freedom. The few people that gained their feeedom and citizenship were really special ones. There is a lot like it in our culture. We nickname very often with things that would be considered offensive in other parts of the world.
Abortion is murder. Women shouldn't vote. Men shouldn't be allowed in women's spaces. Children cannot consent. Communists should be executed upon discovery. Honey is better than sugar. Nobody should wear crocs.
agreed. who needs another echo chamber.
Yeah, like celebration of differences. My own father was famous in town because he was bald. And he was The Bald one, el pelado. Or if someone has a limp is called El rengo meaning just that. Or the short ones or fat ones. Plain simple and direct. The most difficult one for me was someone being called Caquita meaning shitty or little shit. I thought it was too much Haha