What a twist LOL

[Unicorn]

This made me laugh. This guys using the J* word and i thought he was somali then he shows his face anyways is morleys good?

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[Ashraf]

Naaahhh how’s he saying that out loud, bros lucky no one jumped him

 

[Unicorn]

Naaahhh how’s he saying that out loud, bros lucky no one jumped him

Wait people actually get mad at tht word in london?

 

[Shimbiris]

Wait people actually get mad at tht word in london?

It's even banned on this site. Weird, wallahi. It’s not a derogatory term any more than timo jileec—it literally means the opposite and simply describes a hair texture more common among "pure" SSA people, just as Indians tend to have straight to wavy hair more often than we do, despite sometimes having a similar complexion. But yeah, some Somalis use it negatively due to their racist views toward other Africans, which has distorted its meaning to some non-Somalis in parts like the UK as something akin to the n-word. The real equivalent of that in our culture, though, is Adoon which literally means slave.

 

[Taintedlove]

It's even banned on this site. Weird, wallahi. It’s not a derogatory term any more than timo jileec—it literally means the opposite and simply describes a hair texture more common among "pure" SSA people, just as Indians tend to have straight to wavy hair more often than we do, despite sometimes having a similar complexion. But yeah, some Somalis use it negatively due to their racist views toward other Africans, which has distorted its meaning to some non-Somalis in parts like the UK as something akin to the n-word. The real equivalent of that in our culture, though, is Adoon which literally means slave.

I think we only have ourselves to blame tbh. And you're right, Madow is not a derogartory term inherently. Sadly texturism and featurism is rife in somali society (in a lot of African societies thanks to colonialism)

 

[Unicorn]

It's even banned on this site. Weird, wallahi. It’s not a derogatory term any more than timo jileec—it literally means the opposite and simply describes a hair texture more common among "pure" SSA people, just as Indians tend to have straight to wavy hair more often than we do, despite sometimes having a similar complexion. But yeah, some Somalis use it negatively due to their racist views toward other Africans, which has distorted its meaning to some non-Somalis in parts like the UK as something akin to the n-word. The real equivalent of that in our culture, though, is Adoon which literally means slave.

Yeah i know tht i just didnt know tht the uk black people hate it tht much. I thought it was just a social media thing. Do timo jileecs(paki/indian) know we call them tht? Lol the first time i heard adoon being used to refer to them is when i was in kenya. It was crazy hearing tht. In america we say the j word or just madow.

 

[Taintedlove]

I think we only have ourselves to blame tbh. And you're right, Madow is not a derogartory term inherently. Sadly texturism and featurism is rife in somali society (in a lot of African societies thanks to colonialism)

It autocorrrected to madow but I said the word by accident

 

[Kisame]

It's even banned on this site. Weird, wallahi. It’s not a derogatory term any more than timo jileec—it literally means the opposite and simply describes a hair texture more common among "pure" SSA people, just as Indians tend to have straight to wavy hair more often than we do, despite sometimes having a similar complexion. But yeah, some Somalis use it negatively due to their racist views toward other Africans, which has distorted its meaning to some non-Somalis in parts like the UK as something akin to the n-word. The real equivalent of that in our culture, though, is Adoon which literally means slave.

@Ashraf @Taintedlove
UK somalis made it a slur. I didn't even know what J***** was until I started interacting with Somali TikTok. Never heard that word irl.

I've even seen these mfs hop on TikTok lives and call random black people J*****.

Explaining to none somalis that J***** isn't a slur is pointless since we have a bunch of mfs using it in a derogatory way.

 

[Moon-]

@Ashraf @Taintedlove
UK somalis made it a slur. I didn't even know what J***** was until I started interacting with Somali TikTok. Never heard that word irl.

I've even seen these mfs hop on TikTok lives and call random black people J*****.

Explaining to none somalis that J***** isn't a slur is pointless since we have a bunch of mfs using it in a derogatory way.

Ppl back home use it too do you think they got it from diasporas

 

[Devilsadvocate]

@Ashraf @Taintedlove
UK somalis made it a slur. I didn't even know what J***** was until I started interacting with Somali TikTok. Never heard that word irl.

I've even seen these mfs hop on TikTok lives and call random black people J*****.

Explaining to none somalis that J***** isn't a slur is pointless since we have a bunch of mfs using it in a derogatory way.

No, it became popular on the Internet. None in the UK said it in person or to people’s faces.