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hottentotism (n.)
A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.
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A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.
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Hottentotism refers to the outdated and offensive term once used to describe the Khoikhoi people of Southern Africa.
Colonialists often exhibited Hottentotism by portraying the indigenous peoples as primitive and uncivilized.
The European explorers' journals are rife with examples of Hottentotism, depicting biased and derogatory views of the native populations.
Hottentotism perpetuated harmful stereotypes about the intelligence and culture of the Khoikhoi people.
