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"'''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]].
"'''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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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.