[lbo-talk] Hey Mr. bitter expat

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

Martin:
> 
> Was 'n-word' the phrase that you were looking for? Race aside, is
> n-word an accurate translation for lumpen?

No, its is way to narrow (e.g. it does not cover Euro- or Asian lumpen) and
has wrong connotations.  A person who would use this term would apply it to,
say, Bill Cosby or Kweisi Mfume (as in that old "how do they call a black
nuclear physicist in the South?"  joke) - who certainly are not lumpen.

Wojtek