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Brendan_f18 t1_j7pftzq wrote

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>Arabber

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabber

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j7pfvb6 wrote

Arabber

>An arabber (or a-rabber) is a street vendor (hawker) selling fruits and vegetables from a colorful, horse-drawn cart. Once a common sight in American East Coast cities, only a handful of arabbers still walk the streets of Baltimore. They rely on street cries to attract the attention of their customers.

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[deleted] t1_j7q0utq wrote

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Brendan_f18 t1_j7q26eh wrote

Curious why you think it's a slur? Hard to find much information, but it seems as though the consensus is that it is not a slur. It is the "preferred spelling of the Arabber Preservation Society, created in 1994 for the support of arabbing, “an African-American folk tradition,”"

https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0417-arabbers-20180416-story.html

https://www.pressreader.com/usa/baltimore-sun/20180417/281706910272370

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[deleted] t1_j7qik65 wrote

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Brendan_f18 t1_j7qkc0k wrote

Looks like you do this kind of thing a lot, whether as a joke or seriously. Can't honestly tell if trolling or not, but would genuinely like to see a source on why you think it's a slur.

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