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Kaffir
Kaffir noun - Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves.
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- Thus, when white settlers in Southern Africa first encountered Arab slavers trading in blacks, they heard the Arabic word kaffir (non-believer, infidel) being applied to black slaves.
Source: Slave Race - The term Kaffir, used to describe the black natives, is incredibly offensive in Africa nowadays.
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This comes out especially after Solomon blows their cover and nearly gets them killed by RUF troops; Archer then subtly compares black people to baboons, starts calling Solomon "boy," and at one point calls him a "kaffir," AKA the African n-word.
Source: Film / Blood Diamond
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