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For questions about Stephen King's novel "It" (1986), and possibly its adaptations, when comparing them to the original work. Use the tags [it-1990], [it-2017] and [it-chapter-two] respectively for the 1990, 2017 and 2019 movies based on the novel.

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What does the last sentence of this paragraph mean in Stephen Kings' IT?

In this context, it seems to mean Irish (and especially Irish immigrants) were considered lower class "trash" by other whites, and hence "niggers". … It is of course a racist and offensive term to both Irish and Blacks, but in this case it seems to be used in a self-deprecating and self-aware way, i.e. …
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