# Swedish Negroes...offensive?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 26, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-negroes-offensive/616880 "2012-03-26T21:22:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-negroes-offensive/616880/21 "2012-03-27T08:30:43Z")

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> [@Floater](#):
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> Before we invented a word for “black” we used “blue” to describe that colour as well.

Hence the old Swedish word “blåman” (literally “blue man”) to describe a black man.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-negroes-offensive/616880/22 "2012-03-27T11:25:20Z")

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Join Date: Mar 2009  
Quote:  
Originally Posted by Steken View Post  
Black Swedes really aren’t that uncommon, you guys.

> [@Lukeinva](#):
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> And also, [Blue Swede!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Swede)

Just don’t step on his [Blue Swede shoes](http://www.sandbox8.com/2011/02/17/what-to-wear-kikkor-golf/).

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