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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:03:53 +0800
From: Colin Kenworthy <ckenwort-AT-marloo.ac.cowan.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Question: Race/Color & Thinking modes


Bob,

Thanks for this.

Does any one know where the term "wag" comes from? This is very common
in Australia.  As is "dago: for a southern European immigrant.


bob brown wrote:
> 
> hi pegg, believe its origin is w.o.p. = without papers , illegal immigrant
> bob
> --
> "solidarity means sharing the same risks" - Che
> ( la solidarita significa correre gli stessi rischi)
> 
> ----------
> >From: Margaret Trawick <trawick-AT-clear.net.nz>
> >To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> >Subject: Re: Question: Race/Color & Thinking modes
> >Date: Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 7:12 AM
> >
> 
> > Ah, yes, "wop" - that's it.   Thanks, Kirsten, for getting me back on track.
> > I wonder what the origin of "wop" is.  Any Italians out there?
> > r
> >
> >> re Italians, nothing to stop them being described thus. then there's "wop"
> > too ... worthy oriental person. perhaps this was a nod in the direction of
> > feminism (?!!)
> >>
> >> kirsten
> >>
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