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| saw packets of chocolate covered sweets called negroes most countries changed the name in the 1980s Switzerland obviously felt no need to.Outrageous.[/QUOT
I always assumed the word Negro was offensive or racist if used against a person!!! But never thought there was a problem if it was used for something liek sweets ?? | |
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To speak clearly, the word "Negro" is NOT an insult and not negative, while the word "nigger" IS an insult. And the German word Neger is not negative and not an insult
And a look into the German phone-book shows how widespread the family-name Neger (they are NOT Blacks ! ) actually is :
Neger Alexander Schmiedgasse 4 92280 Kastl 09625 90 98 38 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Alexandra
Wangener 14 82319 Starnberg 08151 4 46 31 34 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Andre Leopold Dirminger Str. 14 66571 Eppelborn 06881 8 80 84 47 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Andre Leopold Dirminger Str. 14 66571 Eppelborn 06881 5 99 00 91 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger André Leopold Dirminger Str. 14 66571 Eppelborn 0160 1 03 87 42 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Andrea u. Neger Kurt Von-Reisach-Str. 2 97292 Holzkirchen 09369 22 88 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Andreas Neger Andreas Schillerstr. 33 66978 Leimen 06397 99 30 26 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Angela u. Berthold Hubertusstr. 14 92224 Amberg 09621 7 26 23 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Angelika , Ödenbergerstr. 16 92345 Dietfurt 08464 14 34 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Anja Ramona Hauptstr. 129 66583 Spiesen-Elversberg 06821 9 14 99 65 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Anna Biberbach 14 92339 Beilngries 08461 71 62 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Anna St. Colomann 10 92355 Velburg 09182 8 79 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Anton Schlehenweg 14 86169 Augsburg 0821 705511 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Barbara u. Rolf-Dietmar Pastor-Sieverding-Str. 6 47546 Kalkar 02824 9 30 70 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG] Neger Bernd Hofenfelsstr. 201 66482 Zweibrücken 06332 472902 [IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif[/IMG][IMG]file:///C:/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.gif[/IMG]
source:
www.telefonbuch.de the official German phone book