Not sure of the etymology myself....
The definition came from
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Which I would say is a pretty reasonable bet for having a reasonable handle on the issue if not the etymology.
Posted By: BeverlyHills0201 on June 8th 2005 at 14:14:17
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- for the information of the board racists (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:52:21
- I dont recall the term half-caste being used below. nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:54:48
- Ah, he used it . nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:59:45
- here (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:57:37
- lol, that's a very deep way to look at it. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 13:54:37
- No but it is the right interpretation of the term. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 13:59:09
- I don't think that's sound etymology (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:08:15
- Not sure of the etymology myself.... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:14:17
- THE "UNIVERSITY" OF WOLVERHAMPTON??? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:19:00
- Hmph..... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:22:22
- I'll echo that Hmph. (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Jun 8, 14:26:58
- Hmph..... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:22:22
- THE "UNIVERSITY" OF WOLVERHAMPTON??? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:19:00
- May I just say that I didn't even use the term... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:12:22
- I never knew it was an offensive term either... (General Chat) - Delveg, Jun 8, 14:16:48
- Not sure of the etymology myself.... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:14:17
- I don't think that's sound etymology (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:08:15
- it's a racist comment whichever way you look at it (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:56:33
- Well I for one had never heard that definition before... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:00:31
- Never heard of the caste system in Hinduism? (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:03:22
- Nope, sorry. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:07:07
- Fair enough...... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:10:08
- Nope, sorry. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:07:07
- all to do with your upbringing, education (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:03:04
- Neither had DoY till he Googled it (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:03:03
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:04:41
- Not being funny, DoY but I would suggest that knowing... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:08:43
- Yeah but don't you find it odd (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:07:35
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:10:51
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:04:41
- Never heard of the caste system in Hinduism? (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:03:22
- Well I for one had never heard that definition before... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:00:31
- No but it is the right interpretation of the term. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 13:59:09
- I dont recall the term half-caste being used below. nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:54:48
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