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| Shattered Glass Dealing with North Africans in France |
| 2005-11-07 |
| Great Insight |
| Posted by:Albert Armchair |
| #1 Great read. Not to be picky but : (or âles beuresâ in French slang, which means âthe buttersâ, a reference to their golden skin color) I don't think so; I rather think that "beur" (actual spelling) is bastardized from "arabe" said backward ("verlan", a french slang consisting of saying words backward, I have no idea if this is present in the USA too), and became famous during the socialist 80's. It is a PC euphemism (exactly like the english word "black" is the PC euphemism for the french "noir" for black people, now almost considered insulting), with no relation to their skin color. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-11-07 17:35 |