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Thursday, May 27, 2004

you ******! an eye-opening database.

We all know Aunt Jemima is a racial slur for African-Americans. But perhaps it is less commonly known that Charlie was a derogatory term for the Vietnamese because it

Originated during the Vietnam War (1960-1974) from the phrase 'Viet Cong,' shortened to V.C., which in the military phonetic alphabet is 'Victor Charles' which gets you to 'Charlie.'


From 51st Staters to Ice Monkeys, The Racial Slur Database is sure to find an insult close to home. I'm not sure how they plan on fulfilling the tagline of 'Helping make the world a better place', but this database sure is interesting.

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