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Wog is a racial slur used to refer, in British English, to black and South Asian people, and, in Australian English, to people from the Mediterranean region. [1] Whilst it is extremely derogatory in British English, in Australian English it may be considered non-offensive depending on how the word is used, due to reclamation and changing connotations.
The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.
A golliwog in the form of a child's soft toy Florence Kate Upton's Golliwogg in formal minstrel attire in The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg in 1895. The golliwog, also spelled golliwogg or shortened to golly, is a doll-like character, created by cartoonist and author Florence Kate Upton, which appeared in children's books in the late 19th century, usually depicted as a type of ...
NASCAR’s crown jewel race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was cut short due to thunderstorms, but the race wasn’t officially called for another two hours.
The Coca-Cola 600 is the first of two races at the 1.5-mile quad-oval race track in Concord, ahead of the fall playoff race — where Charlotte Motor Speedway lays out a road course known as the ...
I can see why it may have been orginally mistaken for one; as it dicusses a number of uses of the word "wog" that are separate ideas and do not related necessarily relate to eachother. Though direction of the article has been attemptted: "Wog is a slang word with several meanings, some commonly derogatory, some not.", I think this is quite ...
The same year WOG held a presentation of a branded gas LPG MUSTANG. [14] In 2015, WOG Cafe in Kyiv was opened, which operates outside filling stations. [15] In 2017, the company launched the WOG Pay service, which allows to refuel a car without leaving it; [16] WOG Cafe was opened at Kyiv Airport (Zhulyany). [17] [18] [19] [20]
Wogs Out of Work is an Australian play which was written by Nick Giannopoulos, Simon Palomares, and Mary Portesi.. It debuted in 1987 at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and was enormously successful, touring for a number of years. [1]