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"Blackshirt" is a | "'''Blackshirt'''" is a derrogatory term for [[Council Security]]. {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}. It is akin to the use of the word "[[Wikipedia:pig|pig]]" to describe a [[Wikipedia:police|civilian officer of the law]]. | ||
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[[Category: TOS]] | * In the real world, the term "[[Wikipedia:Blackshirts|Blackshirt]]" was used for paramilitaries supporting Mussolini's fascist regime. Cf. "[[w:Redcoat|Redcoat]]". | ||
* The term may also have been inspired by the Nazis' [[w:Sturmabteilung|Stormtroops]] (SA), which were called "brownshirts" because of their brown uniforms. | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 22 September 2023
"Blackshirt" is a derrogatory term for Council Security. (TOS: "Greetings From Earth"). It is akin to the use of the word "pig" to describe a civilian officer of the law.
Notes
- In the real world, the term "Blackshirt" was used for paramilitaries supporting Mussolini's fascist regime. Cf. "Redcoat".
- The term may also have been inspired by the Nazis' Stormtroops (SA), which were called "brownshirts" because of their brown uniforms.