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AE 1218 - The Goss: Dad's Trip to Darwin and Central Australia via The Ghan

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The Derogatory Connotation of Aboriginal

In English we tend to short in country names in order to be rude. Like if you call someone a JAP instead of Japanese, that's very rude. The Western Allies called them JAPs as a derogatory term. You could also say ABBO for Aboriginal and it is weird where Aboriginal. That's like using the N word for an African American. And I tell you that because I'm trying to educate you on what it means. What it means as well as how to say it.

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