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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Ethnol.) A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
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"86 negritos" project by Boris Hoppek, Boris tells the sad story of african refugees dying at the coast of spain. "86 negritos" is a museal drama about racism and immigration politics.
86 negritos Red 2007
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"86 negritos" project by Boris Hoppek, Boris tells the sad story of african refugees dying at the coast of spain. "86 negritos" is a museal drama about racism and immigration politics.
Archive 2007-08-01 Red 2007
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"They are not exactly negroes, but one of the races known as negritos, having, of course, many negro characteristics, but differing from the African negroes in some important particulars.
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All that said, the Know Nothings opposed to such efforts should also look toward history--negritos, chinitos, micks, Jews, and goombahs became as inept and corrupt in running America as gabachos, so Mexicans in power have nowhere to go but arriba.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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No surprise that there's a backlash--but it happened with negritos, happened with chinitos, and even with micks, Jews, and goombahs, so us wabs can't whine that we're getting uniquely demonized in this instance.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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No surprise that there's a backlash--but it happened with negritos, happened with chinitos, and even with micks, Jews, and goombahs, so us wabs can't whine that we're getting uniquely demonized in this instance.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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All that said, the Know Nothings opposed to such efforts should also look toward history--negritos, chinitos, micks, Jews, and goombahs became as inept and corrupt in running America as gabachos, so Mexicans in power have nowhere to go but arriba.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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Many Latinos refer to dark skinned persons as negritos or little black people.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Univision TV Owes an Apology for Racist Skit 2010
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Many Latinos refer to dark skinned persons as negritos or little black people.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Univision TV Owes an Apology for Racist Skit 2010
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86 negritos Red 2007
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