Editing Cape Coloureds (section)

==Terminology==
The term "[[coloureds]]" is currently treated as a neutral description in Southern Africa, classifying people of mixed race ancestry. "Coloured" may be seen as offensive in some other western countries, such as Britain and the United States of America.<ref name="news_BBCN">{{Cite web |title=Is the word 'coloured' offensive? |work=BBC News |date=9 November 2006 |access-date=5 June 2019 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6132672.stm }}</ref>

The most used racial slurs against Cape Coloureds are [[Hottentot (racial term)|Hottentot]] or ''hotnot'' and [[Kaffir (racial term)|Kaffir]]. The term "hotnot" is a derogatory term used to refer to [[Khoisan people]] and coloureds in South Africa. The term originated from the Dutch language, where "Hottentot" was used to describe a language spoken by the Khoisan people. It later came to be used as a derogatory term for the people themselves, based on European perceptions of their physical appearance and culture. The term is often used to demean and dehumanize Khoisan and coloured people, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and discrimination against them.<ref name="Adhikari2005">{{cite book |last1=Adhikari |first1=Mohamed |title=Not White Enough, Not Black Enough: Racial Identity in the South African Coloured Community |date=17 November 2005 |publisher=Ohio University Press |isbn=978-0-89680-442-5 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qLw8KzRbRdQC&pg=PA28 |language=en}}</ref> The term "Kaffir" is a racial slur used to refer to coloured people and black people in South Africa. It originated from Arabic and was used to refer to non-Muslims. Later, it was used by European-descended South Africans to refer to black and coloured people during the apartheid era, and the term became associated with racism and oppression. While it is still used against Coloured people, it is not as prevalent as it is against black people.<ref>Adhikari, Mohamed, editor. Burdened by Race: Coloured Identities in Southern Africa. UCT Press, 2013, pp. 69, 124, 203 {{ISBN|978-1-92051-660-4}} https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/c0a95c41-a983-49fc-ac1f-7720d607340d/628130.pdf.</ref><ref>Mathabane, M. (1986). Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa. Simon & Schuster. (Chapter 2)</ref>