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== Derogatory terms == | == Derogatory terms == | ||
| − | *'''Creep''' - | + | *'''Creep''' - Racist and classist slur common in Rakeo starting in 1890, and falling out of usage in the 1970s. Originally used as an abbreviation to describe someone’s ethnicity, it became associated with poor migrant workers in both factory and agricultural settings. Nativist groups used it as a derogatory term, and the word quickly lost any semblance of politeness. As Creeperian migration stopped during and after the Rakeoian Civil War, the number of foreign born Creeperans fell dramatically- While some tried to apply it more broadly to people of Creeperian descent, the word had become too synonymous with migrant laborers specifically to see continued mainstream use. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 29 July 2021
Anti-Creeperian sentiment involves sentiments such as hatred against Creeperopolis, its people, its diaspora, or culture. It often targets Creeperans living outside of Creeperopolis and involves immigration, disparity of wealth, majority-minority relations, discrimination, racism, and the legacy of Creeperian colonialism.
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Regional antipathy
Creeperopolis
Rakeo
Terranihil
Derogatory terms
- Creep - Racist and classist slur common in Rakeo starting in 1890, and falling out of usage in the 1970s. Originally used as an abbreviation to describe someone’s ethnicity, it became associated with poor migrant workers in both factory and agricultural settings. Nativist groups used it as a derogatory term, and the word quickly lost any semblance of politeness. As Creeperian migration stopped during and after the Rakeoian Civil War, the number of foreign born Creeperans fell dramatically- While some tried to apply it more broadly to people of Creeperian descent, the word had become too synonymous with migrant laborers specifically to see continued mainstream use.
