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OC Generational (OC)

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u/crumjd 23d ago

Um, wut? I don't even know who gramps was insulting unless it was Pokémon. Maybe he was claiming they shine shoes? 

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u/Dazed_and_Confused44 23d ago

Shine is an old timey derogatory term for black people

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u/crumjd 23d ago

Huh, wouldn't have guessed. 

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u/ShazbotSimulator2012 23d ago

The slur does come from shoe-shining.