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Political Correctness

Hello all:

I need some help, especially from those of you in South Africa.

In my conservatory I have Clivia miniata, which I have called Kaffir Lily.
To my knowledge this is an accepted common name. We had a visitor to the
garden anonymously inform us that the word "kaffir" is equivalent to the
word "nigger." Is this true? For those of you in other countries where the
word is not considered offensive, how would you respond? I'm not aware of
the word "kaffir" being derogatory in the States.

For us this might be a mute point. They wrote their message on the label
instead of talking to us about it, and I might have to replace it anyway.
Are there other common names out there for this plant besides Clivia?

Thanx.
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