The racial slur of the day is Zipperhead.
It is used to refer to Asians.
Deep lore: Coined by US soldiers during Korean War. Also used in the film Full Metal Jacket. MULTIPLE reasons have been submitted: 1) If Asians were shot in the head with high-powered weapons, their heads would split as if you unzipped them2) Vietnam War slang for "Zero Intelligence Potential" (IE: just kill them, no reason to interrorgate them)3) Many times the Asians would be run over by military Jeeps, which left tire tracks on them that resembled zippers.4) Asians tend to part their hair down the middle, leaving a zipper-like strip.5) I'm not sure if the military used body bags to transfer dead enemy soldiers, but theres a possibly reference to the zipper on said bag.6) WWII Japanese pilots wore leather helmets with zippers down the middle
The racial slur of the day is Guinea/Ginney.
It is used to refer to Italians.
Deep lore: Pronounced "gi-nee." Came from "Guinea Negro" and originally referred to any Black or any person of mixed ancestry. This dates back to the 1740's. By the 1890s it was being applied to Italians--almost certainly because they tend to have darker skin than Anglo-Saxons/Germans. By 1911 the term began being applied to Hispanics, although the reference to Italians is the most common. Derived from Sicilian immigrants who paid in Italian currency, Guineas. Used in the film 'True Romance' as separate from WOPs from Northern Italy, and in The Godfather by a Northern Italian character when referring to Southern Italians and Sicilians. Source on origin
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