don’t use it! please. the etymology of the word is really negative. it comes from the idea of us being barbarians. use amazigh instead, or imazighen when referring to us as a whole. or individual names of groups, like riffian/kabyle/tuareg. thanks!
@rosewaters is this about people who cut hair? i am so legit confused.
@rosewaters oh! duh. that makes more sense. just probably not a word i'd heard more than a handful of times in my life so it didn't spring to mind.
@juliebean it’s okay! sorry i did that asshat thing of just sending a wikipedia link, lol. i should’ve just explained it.
@rosewaters wikipedia is informative, it works for me. i did not interpret it as rude or anything, thanks for taking the time to respond.