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This is a link post Saw this pop up in a few newsfeeds this morning, where they seem to be translating Piquet's "neguinho" as the N word
I reckon this is a bit of a mistranslation, having lived in brasil for a few years. It's seldom used as an epithet, can be used affectionately or most commonly means something similar to "naughty boy" and in this sense is used for white or black people and is fairly tame. it's a bit like how australians use the word "bastard", depending entirely on context. the one thing they never mean is that you actually are born out of wedlock.
If brazilians wanted to be racist, they wouldnt use it. They'd use "preto" (dark or black ), generally a no no and a reversal of the way americans use the descriptors, or mocaco ("monkey") if they want to start a fight. Niguinha, nega and negao are pretty commonplace terms, often self-identifying ones. I'm not fussed about defending Piquet at all, just thought it might be interesting

Lewis Hamilton demands action after Nelson Piquet uses racist epithet about him


 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 29 Jun 2022, 3:33, Reply)
This is a normal post Reminds me of the brouhaha about the Little Monkey t-shirts.
As far as I was concerned, little monkey just meant a mischievous child; I’d never heard monkey used as a racial slur.
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This is a normal post yeah, context and cultural usage are important
brazil is a weird country anyway with race, very different to the US in how they treat it and acknowledge it and identify.
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This is a normal post Does my username
Mean I'm a racist cunt then?
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This is a normal post Only if you want to be dear.

(I helped save b3ta! jonbob loves you, Wed 29 Jun 2022, 16:50, Reply)
This is a normal post As long as it gives the shitrags an excuse to print 'Piquet calls Hamilton a N****'
I don't think they really give a shit about the context.
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This is a normal post the sheriff is a.. *Bong!*

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This is a normal post You know how Brazilian footballers often get nicknames that have nothing to do with their names? Like Pelé and all the rest?
Well there’s a star of futsal (think 5-a-side) called Edison Machado Coelho. Everybody, including all his fans and team mates, call him Neguinho. It’s what he goes by.
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