Macaca (term)
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Macaca
Similarly the word "macaque" was used as a racial slur by Belgians in their African colonies.[6]
The word is sometimes similarly used in English as a slur for dark-skinned people, pronounced /məˈkɑːkə, -koʊ/ or /məˈkækə, -koʊ/.
Etymology and usage
According to Robert Edgerton, in the Belgian Congo, colonial whites called Africans macaques—implying that they had lived in the trees until the Europeans arrived. The term sale macaque (filthy monkey) was occasionally used as an insult.[7] In the ceremony in 1960 in which Congo gained its independence from Belgium, Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba gave a speech accusing Belgian King Baudouin of presiding over "a regime of injustice, suppression, and exploitation" before ad-libbing at the end, Nous ne sommes plus vos macaques! (We are no longer your macaques!)[6] Lumumba had previously been called a sale macaque by a Belgian person.[8]
In the
Journalist
1996 Olé incident
In 1996, during Olé's first year of life, the Argentinian national sports daily newspaper was the centre of a scandal.
After the Argentinian Olympic football team's qualification to the final of the 1996 Olympic Games, the newspaper published on Wednesday July 31, 1996 the headline "Let the macaques come", in reference to the remaining semifinal match played between the teams of Brazil and Nigeria. Due to the criticism received by the headline, the newspaper had to publish an apology, although it did not face any consequences.[13][2]
2006 George Allen incident
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The failed re-election campaign of Republican U.S. Senator
This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent.... Let's give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.
—George Allen
Sidarth is an Indian American and was born and raised in Fairfax County, Virginia. Even though Allen claimed that he made up the word and said that he did not understand its derogatory meaning, a media outcry erupted following his use of the term. After two weeks of negative publicity, Allen publicly apologized for his statement and asserted that he in no way intended those words to be offensive.[citation needed]
Relating to the Allen controversy, "macaca" was named the most
The term "Macacawitz", referring to the September 2006 discovery of
The controversy created by Allen's use of the term contributed to his narrow loss to Webb.[17]
See also
References
- ^ Portuguese - English dictionary
- ^ a b ACTUALIDADAbril 2005¿Racistas nosotros? on Para Ti, 24 Sep 2015
- ^ esportenewsmundo. "Argentines put the word 'macacos' in the main topics on social media after conflicts at Maracanã". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Lado B da Copa América: Há 98 anos, charge na Argentina retratou brasileiros como 'macacos', e até presidente 'vetou' jogadores negros". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 8 June 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Itatiaia, da. "Argentine football fan imitates monkeys and curses Brazilians;". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Huffington Post, Wulf D. Hund, University of Hamburg, Charles W Mills, Northwestern University
- ISBN 0-312-30486-2, pp. 180-181
- ^ Edgerton, p. 184
- ^ (in French) List of Captain Haddock's insults, French Wikipedia, wiki revision of 10 August 2006
- ^ Hogan, Patrick Colm. Mimeticism, Reactionary Nativism, and the Possibility of Postcolonial Identity in Derek Walcott's Dream on Monkey Mountain. Research in African Literatures Vol 25 Iss 2 (1994): 103-19, p. 103
- ^ Taki, Mick's Little Madam, Sunday Times, 8 September 1996
- ^ The Guardian leader 21 October 2004
- ^ Con B de bidón o de Bilardo by Diego Bonadeo on Página/12, 10 June 2010
- ^ The Global Language Monitor » Politically (in)Correct Archived 6 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Podhoretz, John (19 September 2006). "Felix Macacawitz". The Corner. National Review. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- ^ Craig, Tim (5 October 2006). "Democratic Organizer Quits After Calling Allen 'Macacawitz'". The Washington Post. p. B02. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
- ^ Craig, Tim (6 February 2008). "The 'What If' of Allen Haunts the GOP Race". The Washington Post.
External links
- Video of the George Allen (R) statement at YouTube
- Macaca Named Top Politically Incorrect Term of 2006 from Global Language Monitor
- Wilson, Chris (26 April 2011). Wikipedia's "Macaca" Problem. Slate magazine.