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"'''Blackshirt'''" is a derrogatory term for [[Council Security]]. | "'''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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Revision as of 22:28, 7 September 2020
"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.
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- 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.