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**Cajlwdvx** · 10-03-2007, 01:20 PM

By the way, for those that think gringo is racist, I'm still waiting upon a dictionary definition that says it is (since apparently those folks say wiki is not credible enough).

No dictionary defines any language as specifically racist or offensive. The word gringo is a derogatory term for a specific group (read: racist) and I don't see why you would argue over that point. If you really must know for sure I'm sure that you could go to urbandictionary.com and look it up. I'm not going to bother because that is another website that has no place in intelligent discusion, but it will answer your question. Hugo Chavez used language that he knew full and well was racist and chose to use it anyways. Or if it was a freudian slip it still shows his true nature.

10-03-2007, 01:20 PM	#16
Cajlwdvx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 654 Senior Member	By the way, for those that think gringo is racist, I'm still waiting upon a dictionary definition that says it is (since apparently those folks say wiki is not credible enough). No dictionary defines any language as specifically racist or offensive. The word gringo is a derogatory term for a specific group (read: racist) and I don't see why you would argue over that point. If you really must know for sure I'm sure that you could go to urbandictionary.com and look it up. I'm not going to bother because that is another website that has no place in intelligent discusion, but it will answer your question. Hugo Chavez used language that he knew full and well was racist and chose to use it anyways. Or if it was a freudian slip it still shows his true nature.
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