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 > >> > >> > >> --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > > > > > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- > > > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- -- Colin Kenworthy School of Education Edith Cowan University 2 Bradford Street MOUNT LAWLEY WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6050 <c.kenworthy-AT-ecu.edu.au> +61 (0)8 93706203, fax +61 (0)8 93706044 Mobile 0407998966 --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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