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In re: https://twitter.com/SockPuppetton/status/615198175402557440

The etymology of "bozo" is largely unknown, but likely has its origins in the word "bozal" which is not just a Spanish creole that originated in the slave trade, but was used as a derogatory term for its speakers.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bozo

Verdict: RACIST AS FUCK.

The word "yoyo" is derived from the Ilokano language of the Phillipines, and was exported to the West when Pedro Flores produced and marketed the traditional toy to the United States...from which its use as a derogatory term stemmed.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=yo-yo

Verdict: CULTURAL APPROPRIATION.

The word "rapscallion" is a derivation and merger of two words: the archaic French "rascaille" and the Middle English word "rampallion". Rascaille was a derogatory term used to refer to the poor, and rampallion was a derogatory term used to refer to "ill-behaved" women.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=rapscallion

VERDICT: SEXIST AND CLASSIST.

The word "hooligan"...wow. Just wow, where do I even begin. I'll just let it speak for itself:

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=hooligan

VERDICT: RACIST AS CLASSIST AS FUCK.

The word "scuzzball" is actually pretty straightforward. It's appearance-shaming.

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