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|    Origin and meaning of White Eyes...    |
|    31 Oct 03 06:36:08    |
      From: spottedpony@dontemailme.com              It evidently was       not intended as a derogatory term initially,       but was in recognition of how much whiter the       eyes of anglo-europeans were compared to       those of the indigenous tribes in N.Amer.              Anyone have any more definitive information       on its origins, use, etc?              Also, I'm curious about what the indigenous       tribes thought of the first encounters with       Afro-Amer blacks in "those days?" Were they       also called "white eyes?"              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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