Can People Stop Using the Racist Term, "Jap"?
03-13-2007, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lo$t
man i wish life was so easy that all i had to bltch about was racial slurs.
-The lonely cracker
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Jap is not the preferred nomenclature, Asian American please!
03-13-2007, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sean1967
The "N" word is from a former country in Africa with the same name, pronounced differently, like Nigeria, but without the "ia" at the end.
uhh thats not where it comes from at ALL
03-13-2007, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tubbs
You can call me Iri for Irish if you want. Or whi for white if you prefer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
People arguing that it's simply an abbreviation of the word Japanese don't seem to realize that that word was used in hate to marginalize the Japanese.
Ok, I'm done with this. Obviously, the people who are going to keep using it will keep using it, and there's nothing I can say to convince you otherwise. Just know that you are using a racist slur even if you think it isn't.
03-13-2007, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by spf4000
I've been seeing people use the term "Jap" quite frequently on this site, and it's really starting to bother me. "Jap" is a racist term to describe Japanese, and it's no different from someone using the n-word.
If people want to shorten the word Japanese or Japan because they are too lazy to type, there's a perfectly valid abbreviation -- JPN.
/Rant
If people want to shorten the word Japanese or Japan because they are too lazy to type, there's a perfectly valid abbreviation -- JPN.
/Rant
Show me a link from this forum where someone used the dreaded unapproved three letter abreviation and intended dis-respect by using it, and I will delete this post, until then quit whining about how you percieve the world and change your perception instead of trying to change the world.
If you want to know what offensive is; people are always calling my ex-wife a retarded hillbilly, and frankly if I were either retarded or a hillbilly I would be offended by that. Perhaps you need to know my ex-wife to truly understand, but trust me it's true.
03-13-2007, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by drivenCSZ
I dont know...if somebody started calling ford mustangs "Cracker Mobiles" i think id jump on that bandwagon
cracker mobiles. i like it!
03-13-2007, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by spf4000
If you're an Irishman, there are other terms I could call you that you probably wouldn't appreciate very much.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
People arguing that it's simply an abbreviation of the word Japanese don't seem to realize that that word was used in hate to marginalize the Japanese.
Ok, I'm done with this. Obviously, the people who are going to keep using it will keep using it, and there's nothing I can say to convince you otherwise. Just know that you are using a racist slur even if you think it isn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs
People arguing that it's simply an abbreviation of the word Japanese don't seem to realize that that word was used in hate to marginalize the Japanese.
Ok, I'm done with this. Obviously, the people who are going to keep using it will keep using it, and there's nothing I can say to convince you otherwise. Just know that you are using a racist slur even if you think it isn't.
There's no word you could use to offend me.
03-13-2007, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sean1967
is she hot?
03-13-2007, 03:24 PM
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She's short (5'0") and sassy (needs professional help) with monster juggs (34DD) You can have her if you like, but don't say I didn't warn ya. Oh and she has the Oprah disease, You know, Fat one day, skinny the next.
03-13-2007, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Tubbs
That's crossing the line, man.
03-13-2007, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by spf4000
Look under "W" -- White N-
i see where you're coming from OP and perhaps some other japanese folks can speak up...but especially in this forum and this scene, i dont think anyone means ill. and nobody's gonna change to please you.
Just do a search for "jap scene" or "Jap imports" or anything related to cars and its jap this.com and jap that, jap car shows and on and on.
its just lingo. Look up the N word and i doubt you'll get similar results.
its not like anyone is running around here saying "those damn Japs, I hate japs, jappy jap jap japarooo" If anything, if not for your people we wouldnt be driving Z's and we would all be very sad.
