Beur

Beur ( ), or alternatively rebeu, is a colloquial term, sometimes considered pejorative, in French to designate European-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from the Maghreb. The equivalent term for a female beur is a beurette. However, the term beurette is condemned and criticized by several anti-racist organizations because of the xenophobic and degrading connotation that this word has taken on over the decades (in particular because of the fetishization of North African women in France as well as an insult stemming from colonialism. The term rebeu is neither applicable to females nor does it have a female version.

Beur ( ), or alternatively rebeu, is a colloquial term, sometimes considered pejorative, in French to designate European-born people whose parents or grandparents are immigrants from the Maghreb. The equivalent term for a female beur is a beurette. However, the term beurette is condemned and criticized by several anti-racist organizations because of the xenophobic and degrading connotation that this word has taken on over the decades (in particular because of the fetishization of North African women in France as well as an insult stemming from colonialism. The term rebeu is neither applicable to females nor does it have a female version. ==See also== Maghrebis Maghrebi communities of Paris Berbers in France Arabs in France Arabs in Europe Maghrebi Jews Pied-Noir Demographics of France Arab diaspora Neuilly sa mère ! ==External links== ‘Beurettes’, genealogy of a contemporary insult. Gender and race matters in France. by the Gender, Race & Sexuality (GRaSe) Working Group, an interdisciplinary working group at the European University Institute (EUI) The French website for successful "Beurs".

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