• 100_kg_90_de_belin @feddit.it
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    6 months ago

    No, it isn’t. “Boy” used to be the term of address for non-white male servants, regardless of age, or any non-white male, regardless of age.

    • summerof69@lemm.ee
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      6 months ago

      Ah yes, of course, that’s the meaning that makes sense in the context of this conversation, not the actual one!