Updating Our Language - Day 18
“Fuzzy Wuzzy”
Fuzzy Wuzzy is a term originally used in the 1800’s, by British soldiers, as a racist term for Black people, who were stereotyped for their hair texture.
Throughout July we will be making posts about updating our language.
We live in a society that has normalized using many words and phrases with racist origins.
Part of the anti-racist work involves acknowledging you have used them, beginning the process of eliminating them from your vocabulary, and gently correcting others when you hear them used.
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