@aurabogado hi, can u help steer me in right direction regarding "negr@" ? Outside of context, seen it as identifier & term of endearment &
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Replying to @floresitas
@floresitas Was my grandfather appropriating the term, or just echoing what he heard? Either way, I wish people had called him his name.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado okay I think what u mean, in terms of using it as singling someone out with the term. What about when referring to a group?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @floresitas
@floresitas As a descriptor, it's fine. "A group of black people were seen eating dinner." No problem.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado ok I think that's where I misunderstood, that using the word anywhere was wrong. I think I understand now. So many afrolatinos1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @floresitas
@floresitas Happy to tweet more with you about it later. Gotta hop on a call :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado definitely understand now. Thank you! I hate asking anyone to "teach" me anything so I appreciate u taking the time 2discuss :)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@floresitas I have no problem talking about anti-blackness with other Latinos. Not teaching. Still learning.
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Replying to @aurabogado
@aurabogado it's hard to realize how much anti-blackness there is within Latinos. It hasn't been easy to accept but I'm glad I'm learning.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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