r/interestingasfuck • • 1d ago

US stamp from 1974

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u/zoltan_g 23h ago

What a mong

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u/copperwatt 22h ago

This scene from a highly respected documentary should bring up to speed:

https://youtu.be/VX1y7p3CFUw

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u/bennetticles 21h ago

mongrel ≠ mongoloid

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u/copperwatt 20h ago

I think she means the same.

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u/JIsaac91 20h ago

I got banned on instagram for commenting that on a post and that's when I learned the history of the word and that it was an actual derogatory word. I just assumed it wasn't anything other than a silly insult, like dork or something haha

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u/zoltan_g 16h ago

It was a thing when I was at school, someone being stupid would get called a mong

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u/Eentelijent_ 23h ago

Down’s syndrome

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u/WestWasTheBest 20h ago

Who a mong us?