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'''"Blackamoor"''' was an archaic and generally offensive term used to refer to dark skinned people usually of [[African]] ancestry.
'''"Blackamoor"''' was an archaic and generally offensive term used to refer to dark skinned people usually of [[African]] ancestry.


The 14th century [[knight]] [[Mulberry]] initially described the African American soldier [[Floyd]], who he came across having been transported to the [[American Civil War]], as a blackamoor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'')
The [[14th century]] [[knight]] [[Mulberry]] initially described the African American soldier [[Floyd]], who he came across having been transported to the [[American Civil War]], as a blackamoor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'')


[[Martha Jones]] was shocked to hear [[William Shakespeare]] describe her as a "delicious blackamoor lady." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
[[Martha Jones]] was shocked to hear [[William Shakespeare]] describe her as a "delicious blackamoor lady." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'')
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[[Category:Derogatory names and insults]]

Revision as of 05:31, 11 November 2016

"Blackamoor" was an archaic and generally offensive term used to refer to dark skinned people usually of African ancestry.

The 14th century knight Mulberry initially described the African American soldier Floyd, who he came across having been transported to the American Civil War, as a blackamoor. (AUDIO: Renaissance of the Daleks)

Martha Jones was shocked to hear William Shakespeare describe her as a "delicious blackamoor lady." (TV: The Shakespeare Code)