# Is the Word Pygmy Offensive?

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**Created:** [March 29, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-pygmy-offensive/999538 "2024-03-29T01:18:12Z")\
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> [@Askance](#):
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> Apparently the new release of Mary Poppins carries a warning due to use of the word Hottentot,

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> [@The original Mary Poppins has had its {UK} rating raised over discriminatory language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-mary-poppins-has-had-its-uk-rating-raised-over-discriminatory-language/998160):
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> Do people still use the term “hottentots”? Not that that should be a reason to change or not change, I’m just wondering.

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