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Re Wogs
I've joined this FF quite late too.
It struck me as bizarre when I first came to Australia that (white, "north European") Australians refer to Greeks and Italians as wogs. coming from the UK, I had always heard the term applied to West Indians or other black people. Even more intriguing is the use of the term by Australians of Greek or Italian descent applying it to themselves. There's even been a very successful film called The Wogboy which is a self lampooning comedy starring a Greek-Australian actor.
I think it must partly be a self protective measure, rather like gay men deliberately labelling themselves as "queer" - ie. if I refer to myself by the the most offensive racist or prejudiced epithet, I won't be hurt by the worst that can be hurled at me by bigoted morons using the terms abusively.
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