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It's weird to me when I see non-Americans use "Yankee" as an insult (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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because growing up, I only ever heard that word from neoconfederate types, and so I'm conditioned to associate that word with "the South shall rise again" bullshit

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think Fidel Castro had a part in making popular yankee as an insult since at least in latam he was the main dude that used it as an insult

And i know that since pre-fidel cubans used to say gringo to refer to americans but Fidel would instead use yankee during his speeches

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i-get-it if fidel called me a yankee it'd sting

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He may be gone but Raul Castro and Miguel Diaz Canel can still call you a yankee

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm certain they called some of those DSA members yankee after they left.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Oh my god I completely forgot about the DSA clown troupe adventure in Cuba.