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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?
Sambo (racial term):
Sambo is a derogatory label for a person of African descent in the English language. Historically, it is a name in American English derived from a Spanish term for a person of ...
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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?
Previous answers don't sufficient make analytical use of the meeting space being a Party or Party Controlled meeting (Hand in your party card, Comrade). This answer attempts to supplement that lack ...
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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?
As a Pole, I'm confused by all the comments trying to find a racial angle here. I don't recognize either the original name "Samba" or its translation "Sambo" as a racist slur, and ...
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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?
In the original, Polish version, the dog's name is "Samba", not "Sambo"
Samba is a lively dance of Afro-Brazilian origin in 2/4(2 by 4) time danced to samba music. The term "...
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Why would this word have been an unsuitable name in Communist Poland? Is it because it's a racial slur?
Edit: apparently it's 'Samba' in the Polish original - the English translator changed it to the racial slur. It's plausible the translator's intent was what I described below
As you mentioned, this is ...
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