"Macaca" has been used derogatorily since time
immemorial against coloureds (by the fair-skinned),
deriding them as 'monkeys'! It's origin is from the
Portuguese 'macaco' (monkey), and for example,
was a pretty common insult to the locals during the
Portuguese occupation of Goa. Even more hilarious,
non-Portuguese speaking local kids took it to be a
hyphenated insult ("ma ----!), and died laughing!
FR
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CORNEL DACOSTA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:>
I am intrigued by the term "Macacas" for South Asians
in some parts of America. Pray, what is its origin?
Cornel,
A Macaca is someone who has been arrested and who
lies in special jail without being charged. I do not think
it refers only to "South Asians." It is also a generic term
that is also used for anyone who could be arrested without
the need for charges.
Mervyn3.0
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