curiouskitkatt Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 My response in the Twitterverse let me to learn that calling Makrut lime leaves , 'kaffir" is the equivalent to calling these leaves the "N word" leaves. To my ignorance, I was unknowingly casting a racial slur while describing a leaf. I must dive in and research this, and return with my findings. Did you all know this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouskitkatt Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Discover part 1 : A Food Has a Historic, Objectionable Name. Should We Change It? Maryn Mckenna, 7-18-14 Nationalgeographic.com I am dumbfounded on the what I have learned. There actually was a twitter campaign to abolish the slur. This research on the etymology of the "K" word has me wanting to research more. @kaffirnomore, kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 "USC Professor under Fire after Using Chinese Expression Students Allege Sounds like Racial Slur" by Jessie Yeung on edition.cnn.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouskitkatt Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 1:10 AM, DonRocks said: "USC Professor under Fire after Using Chinese Expression Students Allege Sounds like Racial Slur" by Jessie Yeung on edition.cnn.com words matter. pronunciations evidently, matters too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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