Meaning of KKK | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of Ku Klux Klan.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of Katipunan.
   Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

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“[…] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S.”

“The “over” and “under” prefixes, however, seem only to be applied to things that we, as a culture or collective, determine to be tolerable in the first place. Each prefix transmits a deviation in what is or can be tolerated. For example, when was the last time you heard a KKK member described as “overracist?” Why don’t we speak of law-abiding citizens as “undercriminal?” When was the last time you spoke of “underviolence” or “overcomfortable?” The “over” and “under” is only applied to those things we already understand as manageable or expected.”

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