Diablo

Cue innane comment from Claudius

seejay555

Don't know who is moderating this thread but I can't help thinking it should be locked. Plenty of sensible points have already been made and it now seems to be repeating itself and getting nowhere

Diablo

Agreed.

Think its run its course.

Appreciate the manner in which most have conducted this discussion

D

wwp8

i believe its how you use it
ie "hey you, *****" (direct to someone ,is offensive )
the coins in my pocket makes a ***** noise.( is an adjective sentence)

ordering from a takeaway then having a cold ***** is a direct to the chinese behaviour,

i still believe ***** is offensive in a way.

as i RUN my own takeaway. i still find it rude when people say i want a chinky menu, the chinky food is here(from a delivery)

where did that "K" came from its not as if its an abbrieviation of the word CHINESE

regards






[Edited by wwp8 - 3/9/2002 10:05:20 AM]

ChrisB

Very true Andy & WWP8.

I suppose the term "chinky" is slang to many people for Chinese food. As such, you don't realise it is offensive to others.

I'm probably guilty of using it in this way, so I shall try to make ammends from now on (even though I don't really like Chinese food).

Chris.

[Edited by ChrisB - 3/10/2002 11:42:57 PM]

RichB

So what about Brits, Yanks and Aussies - all offensive?
Where do you draw the line? I think shortening the word to describe a person is offensive, I would feel annoyed if someone referred to my girlfriend as a 'Jap' but don't feel offended when someone refers to my car as a 'Jap import'.


[Edited by RichB - 3/11/2002 9:25:25 AM]

Diablo

Moderator hat on.

Whilst not wishing to get too politically correct on the BBS, it has been demonstrated that certain descriptors are offensive to some and therefore thats good enough for me.

So, can we agree that the following are considered offensive and should not be used regardless of reference :-

*****
Chinky
Paki
Jap
******
coon

I know this is a far from exhaustive list and I would be grateful to hear from anyone with any others off line.

Unless anyone has any contrary view, lets not get hung up on:-

Brits,
Aussies
Yanks
Jocks

for the time being

And no, I don't think this is demonstrating double standards, but as a Scot, I don't have a problem with being referred to as a "Jock". AFAIK, the same goes for the rest. Have heard "us Aussies", "we Brits" and "us Yanks" countless times.

D


[Edited by Diablo - 3/11/2002 10:36:46 AM]

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

Brits
Aussies
Yanks
Jocks

Aren't they endearing terms made up by the nations that they represent?

[Edited by Andy Tang - 3/11/2002 10:43:17 AM]

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

Dizzy,

We've all done stupid/illegal/dangerous things in our youth! And some comments from younger people are worrying!! Let's hope they mature and see what they are doing now is wrong!

I'm happy for women to be equal and encourage it! But does that mean we stop holding doors open for women (as they are equal)? Is that PC gone mad, or just an excuse to be ignorant?

Manners cost nothing as my teachers use to say! A little thought, before some actions goes a long way!

More pearls of wisdom from the school of Andy Tang!

[Edited by Andy Tang - 3/11/2002 11:17:03 AM]

Luke

Can we still call a Mexican a "Spick"???

Also when after the New york thing... What did the moderators do about all the racist things said about the Muslims and Afgans????

NOT MUCH....




[Edited by Luke - 3/11/2002 2:45:34 PM]

teknopete

Yeah an mines is a cracker
1 an 2 style 3 WRX :P (see below for actual sentence)

Yes it was a deliberate mistake just to give an example of how stupid things can get

Diablo I don`t envy u r job as moderator on this topic m8 u r
butt must b aching on that fence And I`m not trying to make light of the subject matter here.
Kung foo right on bud, u don`t get grief m8 cos the Japanese
build some of the worlds best motas, hell without them we wouldn`t have a need for this board (BTW no offence intended what so ever in the second sentence of this post

In the second sentence the word "she" editted out and replaced by a "1" as it can be percieved as sexist, the word "old" was editted out as it can be percieved as ageist and the word "Jap" was editted out as it can be perceived as racist. Doesn`t leave much of a sentence now does it?

Why don`t we all just engauge brain before opening mouth and we`ll all get along as we always have.

L8r folks
Pete


[Edited by teknopete - 3/11/2002 6:35:51 PM]

Katana

I'm the product of genetic engineering gone wrong. I've got Euro blood (mother is half dutch), Arab blood ( 6-7 generations ago), Asian Blood (Malaysia my daddy) and loads of other mixture. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I've got it all, looks,inteligence, name it I've got it. The only thing that is wrong with me is that I'm only 5'7". Goddammit!!! The world is sooooooooo unfair!!!

[Edited by Katana - 3/11/2002 8:14:08 PM]

Claudius

Why didnt the word ******* appear? Is there a swear filter on this board? Please accept my apologies if you could not understand my sentence in the previous post.

[Edited by Diablo - 3/13/2002 10:50:07 PM]

Katana

Oi!! I just clicked on! You were taking the pi$$ out of meee!!! I'll have you know though I may be vertically challenged, no woman has ever been dissapointed with me horizontally.

[Edited by Katana - 3/11/2002 10:53:05 PM]