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[mustbebunnies]

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

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[divine_dreams]

Ha, I saw that thread. That girl got her butt torn up by those people that commented.

I agree with what someone said above me about it being okay for people in a certain race to call themselves whatever nickname they have, but me myself not being able to do so because I'm not part of that race. I don't like to hear other people use the slang either, unless they're a member of the race. In that case you'd know they were okay with it, but I'm sure there are members of certain races that find the slang words offensive.

I have deep southern roots (Mississippi, the Carolinas, etc) and get slightly offended when people say things about southerners being dumb or whatever. I guess it's all a matter of opinion.

[colorstoobright]

Some Chinese peeps here are called Chekwas, and that's baaad...

[drowsyphoenix]

Hmm thinking about all this Kaz made me realise that maybe it's just because we're used to calling ourselves chinky and viet and whatnot. I have to admit, I haven't heard others use the phrase that much- and I also just remembered that at my press conference, I was using 'Abo' for Aborigine, and my friend next to me went 'Ummm...'
Maybe it's all a matter of opinion, I don't know.

[mustbebunnies]

Maybe?

Erm, i know not to say 'Abo' for Aborigine...

[drowsyphoenix]

well it was only in my own notes anyway

it was faster to write that!

so yeah..