• synae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.org
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    9 months ago

    Confederate-wannabes can try to use it as an insult but that doesn’t really work. I take it as a point of pride over them.

    • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.org
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      9 months ago

      The most likely etymological origins also make it hard to be insulting. “Little Jan” or “Jan Kaas/Cheese” is just a bit silly and endearing.