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[-] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 22 hours ago

In Australia it's an acceptable term, eg the movie "The Wog Boy". In London it's akin n to the n-word and not appropriate, I think London uses it as an abbreviation of golliwog, those racist dolls.

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