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Originally Posted by denphone
As multiskilled states this word was used far more 40 years ago as l certainly know as most of our family and l were called it on a pretty regular basis along with many other names but generally we have come a long way since then thankfully.
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As I child I seldom heard the word, children were more likely to call each other white honkey or black honkey after hearing it on Love Thy Neighbour.
It must have been particularly hard for your brother at this time when it was deemed socially acceptable to make insulting remarks.