GirlChat #725073
Well back in the 19th century it was used in the negative propaganda by the British, to imply that the Dutch South Africans were uncivilized. To some degree, it was a stereotypical but not 100% false assessment of a then still heavily agricultural society vis à vis an already urban and industrial one. As with everything, nuances exist. But I would still regard as preferrable to say Afrikaners than Boers. |