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- The following references to the term by Spanish anthropologists and sociologists qualify its use and/or perception as generally pejorative: "Moro" is Spanish for Moor and is normally used as a derogatory term for people of Arabic origin.
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Apr 20, 2019 · "Moro" is Spanish for Moor and is normally used as a derogatory term for people of Arabic origin. Tying Racism in El Ejido to Spanish and European Politics , Prof. Manuel J Caro Cabrera (Universidad de Sevilla)
There is not a particular negative meaning associated to the word 'moro' that would make it an insult in the same way as 'stupid' or, to use an ethnic example, 'mongol'. However, the word itself can be considered negative because it is often used in a derogative way to refer to any native of North African and even some Middle East countries.
Though the term may carry some derogatory connotations for some, the term "Moro" has evolved to become seen as a unitary force especially by the Philippine government, despite opposition from some of the modern Muslim communities in the Philippines who object to the term's origins in the Spanish colonial era.
Apr 13, 2007 · For me, moro means, as the RAE says: a person native from north of africa (not mentioning religion at all in this meaning). You must log in or register to reply here. Share:
Oct 9, 2022 · The term Moro was not derogatory and pejorative when first used by the Spaniards. It was derived from the first four letters of country of origin of the conquerors of Spain – Morocco – “Moro” (singular or Moros - plural form), or “Moor” (singular and Moors – plural) in English.
As illustrated by the development of popular dramas such as the Moro-Moro, the Moros came to be perceived as a categorical negative. In this context, Moro became a derogatory term filling, together with heathen, the locally available “savage slot” (Trouillot 1991).
Feb 8, 2021 · In an effort to dominate the Moro people, and their lands, the Spanish started linking the word Moro with derogatory terms such as “traitors,” “pirates,” “uncivilised” and so forth in order to get the Catholic majority of Filipinos to turn against them and alienate them.
