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Topic subjectRE: I recently learned that the word thug was originally used to describe
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12793463, RE: I recently learned that the word thug was originally used to describe
Posted by boombapdame, Wed Apr-29-15 09:25 AM
>hindu people who robbed white traders.
>comes from the hundu word "thuggee."

You have learned the real truth about a word that has been racially coded from the beginning. I hate how Hip Hop has defined and redefined a word that, like the word nigger, is not endearing nor meant to be construed as such.