CW: Contains the N-word- Chinese propaganda leaflets during the Korean War made specifically for black Americans soldiers (1950).
CW: Contains the N-word- Chinese propaganda leaflets during the Korean War made specifically for black Americans soldiers (1950).
Negro is not the n-word.
Is it offensive for non-Black people to call us that now? Yes.
Is it the same level as the actual n-word slur? No.
28 1 ReplyEspecially when the black power movement came into the political consciousness. "Negro" is more of an outdated term than anything.
17 0 ReplyYeah, it does feel weird to look at I'll admit
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Did these leaflets have any effect on the american soldiers?
17 0 ReplyI’d be surprised if we know. I doubt many would have publicly admitted to it influencing their officer fragging or desertion or self-inflicted medical discharge.
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WOW. Fascinating to see them naming the victims of lynchings, etc. it reads as an honest appeal to reason instead of a cynical ploy to sow division among the troops
16 0 ReplyI don’t see the N-word anywhere in here. Did I miss something?
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