It's weird to me when I see non-Americans use "Yankee" as an insult (hexbear.net)

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because growing up, I only ever heard that word from neoconfederate types, and so I'm conditioned to associate that word with "the South shall rise again" bullshit

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[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 37 points 2 days ago

i-get-it if fidel called me a yankee it'd sting

[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago

He may be gone but Raul Castro and Miguel Diaz Canel can still call you a yankee

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 17 points 2 days ago

I'm certain they called some of those DSA members yankee after they left.

[-] VILenin@hexbear.net 12 points 2 days ago

Oh my god I completely forgot about the DSA clown troupe adventure in Cuba.

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