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Jun 27, 2005 22:14

Um, you guys, don't get me wrong but...is the word 'chinks', 'japs' or 'viets' offensive?!?!?! drowsyphoenix just showed me this really old thread about Michelle Branch, and they're all like, it's a racist slur and shit like that ( Read more... )

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a_red_spot June 27 2005, 12:29:12 UTC

*has no idea* depends on people i suppose....i read trough some of thouse and everyone seems to have an opinon of their own. i never heard of the term chinks before. as for japs then its pretty much used as a shorten for japanese here and is not considered to be offencive. in usa i think viets is meant as offencive...as far as i have seen all to do with the vietnamiese war?! but then again it's all pretty much perspective...and depends on the words that also exist in the centence.... sometimes americans are considered to be over (forgot that word) uhmmm.....just way nippicy about every word that refers to culture....
this just makes no sense for me ....

putinthespark June 27 2005, 12:40:08 UTC

i suppose it depends on your race and personal beliefs. i don't get offended by people using names for aussies on me but hey, thats me. i don't consider 'japs' offensive... chinks maybe.

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mustbebunnies June 27 2005, 13:05:52 UTC

oh really? okay thanks :)

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mustbebunnies June 28 2005, 08:24:08 UTC

Look at this, making me think on a Monday morning! ;)
Hahahaha! Sorry for having to make you think hun ;)

bliccy June 27 2005, 13:28:16 UTC

Well my gut reaction when I read that was "Ohhh WINCE."

Not to say that certain ethnic slang/"slurs" aren't used by people without offending some in situations, but generally, in the US at least, saying "chink" = huuuuuuge no no.

pure_shores18 June 27 2005, 13:49:52 UTC

It all depends on context, who is saying it...who they're saying it to blah blah blah. Like in some cases my Asian friends will call themselves nips and won't find it offensive, but if me, a white person called them that...even though I'm their friend, they would be offended.

Take J to the Lo for example...she used the word Nigga in a song, in the homie sort of way and it was sooooooooooooooooooooo bad. She got all sorts of shit. But Fitty uses it? And it's all cool.