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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was always under the assumption that 'barbarian' was specifically the term Romans used to refer to any non Romans north of the empire?

Still, funny shitpost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That’s the historical root of the term, but “barbaric” and “barbarian” also have long histories as diminutive due to colonialism.