List of ethnic slurs

A Ethnophaulismus is a derogatory term for an ethnic group. The term was coined in 1944 by Abraham Aaron Roback.

Etymology

Robacks neologism " Ethnophaulismus " is composed of the Greek words ἔθνος, ethnos, "people", and φαῦλος, phaulos, " low; worthless; evil " together. In technical terms defined is a Ethnophaulismus a pejorative exonymisches ethnonym, which is a derogatory term for a foreign ethnic group. In Anglo-American, the term Derogatory Ethnic Label, abbreviation exists: DEL (" derogatory ethnic label" ), which introduces the concept of vilification as a professional expression of anti-discrimination. In addition, the term ethnic slur is used especially in American.

Ethnophaulismen for German and Austrian

In relation to the Germans, there are approximately in English, the term herb Hun ( " Huns " ) and the common also in French, Russian and Polish Fritz, mentioned also are Boche French, Italian crucco, Mof Dutch, Danish Sakse ( " axis " ), Finnish sakemanni or niksmanni, Polish Szwab ( " Schwabe " ), Szkop and Hanys, Croatian and Serbian Svabo Švaba | Шваба, and Czech skopčák. In Austria German are often ostracized as Piefke, in Switzerland as a Swabian or rubber neck, in the German-speaking Community of Belgium as Prüüs ( " Prussian", similar to the Bavarian Preiss ). Conversely Austrians are often dubbed as Austrians or even as gorge -ass in Germany. In English-speaking "Ötzi" "Frozen Fritz" is called.

Studies in the United States Ethnophaulismen

Erdman B. Palmore found that with increasing social distance of an ethnic majority to another ethnic group increases the number of different Ethnophaulismen. So there are more for blacks than for whites Ethnophaulismen. In addition, this Ethnophaulismen at blacks by whites often refer to different body characteristics.

After an investigation Irving L. Allen 1982 pejorative naming would result in the United States, especially in the context of " immigration, settlement behavior, city immigration, occupational specialization and intra-societal walks specific ethnic groups. " Even subcultural groups were covered with foul language, regional, class - and denominational differences would bring to expression. Ethnophaulismen served by Allen to subordinate minorities socially, to deny them the social advancement and to exclude them from power resources and influence. Past and present injustices should be legitimized with these " word - weapons " in the sense of whiteness. It states that it is an ideological process.