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Take my word for it: "Jap" is a slur. Please don't use it. "Nip," "slant," "slope," "gook," "zipper-eye," "rice-eater," "ah-so," and "chink" should also be avoided (I've been called all of these at one time or another. I was also called "nigger" once by a confused young racist). If you don't believe me, try using "Jap" in conversation with a Japanese or Japanese-American.
I once got very angry in college when a friend of mine started referring to "JAPs." He was actually talking about "Jewish-American Princesses."
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And yet, I'll bet you'd have a hard time finding a very large group of people who would consider "Yank" to be a slur...
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TSN, it's called Mississippi.
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Well, southerners tend to not like the term if it's used to refer to them, because they consider it a term for northerners. But, if someone referred to, say, a Pennsylvanian as a "Yank", I doubt we'd see the Mississippians up in arms about it.
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Actually, let me put that another way that might make more sense. A Mississipian would react to being called a "Yank" the same way a Chinese person would react to being called a "Jap". They don't necessarily dislike it because it's a slur, but rather because it's just incorrect.
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My grandparents came from Germany in the early 50s.. Not that i look different from everyone else so its not a real problem except when i actually speak German with someone. I'm not even real offended by the ones I mentioned, but addressing me by referreing to the N word of the party that used to run the country of my grandparents birth during the war is more problematic.
I would try to add some slurs to your list, but it would just make me look like a pig. Besides, it seems pretty comprehensive. But we still hate those filthy Cardies right.. never forgive em for Setlik III...
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Ok, I realize this isn't the officers lounge or the flame board and that this has absolutely no connection to the topic at large , but what are everybodies thoughts on the possibility of the U.S. government paying reporations to African Americans slavery. I have really no opinion other the than the dread of the godawful hornets nest that will be dredged up if it becomes law.
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Bear: While threads that go off topic aren't really a problem, if you want to introduce a new, completely unrelated idea like that, it's best to post it somewhere else. It's not a bad topic for a thread. Go and post it in the Flameboard (just in case).
There's also "Brit". There are a fair few Scots who'd have being called "Brit", not because it's a slur, or incorrect, but because the Scottish are an irrational lot. Men wearing skirts? Crazy.
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Although I am white, I hate it when other cultures are ignorantly insulted. For instance, an Asian kid I know was called "Jackie Chan," and asked if he found all the rocks to the "Dragon Cave." And I hate racist people. All of 'em. It is unlikely, however, Bear, that the US government will pay reparations to African-Americans, mainly because slavery in the United States is almost as old as the country. Plus, Europeans also joined in. And I believe every slave owner and former slave is dead. The idea is one to think about (the Native Americans got reparations), but it may never happen.
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You know, I can't see how being called "Jackie Chan" is an insult. That's like me being upset if someone called me "James Bond."
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Psyliam: I'm of an earlier generation, so Jackie Chan wasn't known when I was a kid. However, I was occassionally called "Hop Sing" (from Bonanza), "Fuji" (from 'McHale's Navy'), "Kato" (from the 'Green Hornet'), "Kwai Chang Caine" or Grasshopper (from 'Kung Fu'), and "Kung Fu." Take it from me, it's not something that I considered flattering. I was called these names for the simple reason that I was (and still am) a Japanese-Chinese-American. I don't care if these characters are considered cool or not; to look different from all others around you and to be repeatedly reminded of it, to have everything about you except your race ignored, and to be mocked by being called the name of a fictional character who bears a superficial resemblance to you are not pleasant things. I admit, I grew up in a fairly pleasant place (Minnesota), without the racial tensions of a place like California or St. Louis (where I went to college and med school), but I did run into plenty of instances of racial prejudice, ignorance, and insensitivity. I hope you can one day understand why calling a young Asian "Jackie Chan" is not acceptable.
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