Pfft.

    • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Just so you know, Goober is a slang term for an African peanut or a stupid black person. So way to show your true nature.

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        2 months ago

        Goober is a term for peanuts in general, it’s not specific to African peanuts. It can indeed be used colloquially to refer to a simpleton or silly person, but it doesn’t have any particular racial connotation.

        The only connection to Africa I could find is the etymology, as the word was borrowed from an African language. Considering 75% of English’s vocabulary (including swear words) is borrowed from other languages, I don’t think this is a particularly pertinent thing to take issue with. I mean, unless you have a source showing I’m wrong. No source I could find points to any racist connotation for the word “goober”.