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Originally Posted by discolexy  the wounds are still very raw here with regard to apartheid. it's very recent history
it just seems unnecessary, it's not his word to laugh about
if he had been using the word in some sort of social commentary. that might not be so bad. but in the context of the book, he could easily have replaced the word with 'asshole'
it's distasteful is all | I knew someone who called their cat Kaffir and thought it was hilarious. We intervened. There was much swearing and shouting. The cat got a new name.
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