Gammon has been named one of the Collins dictionary’s words of the year. Identity politics is marginalised people fighting back and showing that we have a right to be heard, to be represented by people who look and think like us. Calling someone a gammon doesn’t remind white people of how they suffer on the basis of their country of birth or religion. But just because it’s not racist, that does not make it a useful addition to the conversation around identity and politics. In contrast, gammon is a playground insult.

Source: The Guardian November 07, 2018 16:29 UTC