[INDOLOGY @ ] Is 'firangi/ferangi' a racist term?

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Parangi which is derivative of Firangi used both by the Tamils and

Sinhalese of Sri Lanka, can at times be a racist term but also a term

of endearment when used in the context of friends who are Parangi

(such as the Euro-asian Burghers). It is used to refer to any one who

is looks 'Parangi' including Sri lankans who have been there for over

500 years or children of mixed parents.

 

 

Raveen

 

INDOLOGY, "Rajiv Malhotra" <rajiv.malhotra@a...> wrote:

 

> SOMEONE WROTE: "Ferangi comes from the word for Franks, the

Crusaders whom