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Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.34pm Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.27pm Like the recent case with Top Gear....who here honestly knew Slope was supposed to be a derogatory comment for an Asian person? I didn't know that either, but the Top Gear presenters did (that's why they used it - to generate more publicity for themselves) and now I do know I won't use it (not that I did anyway, but you get what I mean). I guess thats my problem with some of this- being branded such and such when one might be oblivious to its meaning. In Whelans case I believe he has been very naive, but I dont think he intended to offend. Really he should have just maintained a dignified silence and let the results on the pitch do the talking. Pride of South London Upper Holmesdale Block P
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Like the recent case with Top Gear....who here honestly knew Slope was supposed to be a derogatory comment for an Asian person?

I didn't know that either, but the Top Gear presenters did (that's why they used it - to generate more publicity for themselves) and now I do know I won't use it (not that I did anyway, but you get what I mean).

I guess thats my problem with some of this- being branded such and such when one might be oblivious to its meaning.

In Whelans case I believe he has been very naive, but I dont think he intended to offend.

Really he should have just maintained a dignified silence and let the results on the pitch do the talking.

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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.48pm
Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.44pm . Edited by Pawson Palace (21 Nov 2014 4.47pm) That's a shame, I was about to respond to your post! Ah well, up to you to delete it. I wasn't offended by it though "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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That's a shame, I was about to respond to your post!

Ah well, up to you to delete it. I wasn't offended by it though

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Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 21 Nov 2014 4.14pm So we are told what is offensive by those who are supposedly offended. Can anyone see the problem with this ? You're a mentally defective cnt. By your own logic, you cannot deem this to be offensive, you pantomime fckwit, you shtstain on the Y-fronts of humanity. Ask me about Ronald de Boer.*
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Quote Hrolf The Ganger at 21 Nov 2014 4.14pm

So we are told what is offensive by those who are supposedly offended. Can anyone see the problem with this ?

You're a mentally defective c*nt.

By your own logic, you cannot deem this to be offensive, you pantomime f*ckwit, you sh*tstain on the Y-fronts of humanity.

Ask me about Ronald de Boer.

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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.50pm
Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.43pm Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.30pm Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm Japanese people think "Jap" is racist . Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ? Incidently do Americans find "Yank" racist ? I've heard Italians referred to as "Itais" - Is this also racist ? "P*ki" is a shortened form of "pakistani". Does that mean it's not racist? It is in this modern day and age - Yes it's an abbreviation of "pakistani" but it is used in a derogatory way hence the racism aspect. Suppose it is all down to context.In itself, such an abbreviation doesn't appear to have offensive conotations. Ive never heard about "Jap" being considered racist nor used in a derogatory manner in fact I was taking to a chap who was in the Korean War in 1953 and he referred to the "Japs" but not in derogatory terms. Edited by Willo (21 Nov 2014 4.47pm) You're right, an abbreviation in itself isn't necessarily offensive and you clearly didn't know "Jap" has been considered offensive since WWII. However, now you do I trust you won't be using it any more "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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Japanese people think "Jap" is racist .

Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ?

Incidently do Americans find "Yank" racist ? I've heard Italians referred to as "Itais" - Is this also racist ?

"P*ki" is a shortened form of "pakistani". Does that mean it's not racist?

It is in this modern day and age - Yes it's an abbreviation of "pakistani" but it is used in a derogatory way hence the racism aspect. Suppose it is all down to context.In itself, such an abbreviation doesn't appear to have offensive conotations.

Ive never heard about "Jap" being considered racist nor used in a derogatory manner in fact I was taking to a chap who was in the Korean War in 1953 and he referred to the "Japs" but not in derogatory terms.

Edited by Willo (21 Nov 2014 4.47pm)

You're right, an abbreviation in itself isn't necessarily offensive and you clearly didn't know "Jap" has been considered offensive since WWII. However, now you do I trust you won't be using it any more

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
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Stuk Top half 21 Nov 14 4.51pm
Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.40pm Quote Ian J at 21 Nov 2014 4.38pm Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm Japanese people think "Jap" is racist . Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ? [Link] In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory. That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc. I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan. Optimistic as ever
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Japanese people think "Jap" is racist .

Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ?

[Link]

In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory.

That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century

To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc.

I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan.

Optimistic as ever

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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.55pm
Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.46pm Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.34pm Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.27pm Like the recent case with Top Gear....who here honestly knew Slope was supposed to be a derogatory comment for an Asian person? I didn't know that either, but the Top Gear presenters did (that's why they used it - to generate more publicity for themselves) and now I do know I won't use it (not that I did anyway, but you get what I mean). I guess thats my problem with some of this- being branded such and such when one might be oblivious to its meaning. In Whelans case I believe he has been very naive, but I dont think he intended to offend. Really he should have just maintained a dignified silence and let the results on the pitch do the talking. I think Whelan is old-fashioned and ignorant but probably not a racist. Like you however, I think he was extremely foolish to say what he did instead of just saying "Mackay made a mistake, he's apologised and now we move on". Instead he's given the story more legs than a caterpillar and ensured it's stayed on the back (and front) pages than it would've done if he'd just kept schtum about the whole thing. "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.55pm

Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.46pm

Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.34pm

Quote Pawson Palace at 21 Nov 2014 4.27pm

Like the recent case with Top Gear....who here honestly knew Slope was supposed to be a derogatory comment for an Asian person?

I guess thats my problem with some of this- being branded such and such when one might be oblivious to its meaning.

In Whelans case I believe he has been very naive, but I dont think he intended to offend.

Really he should have just maintained a dignified silence and let the results on the pitch do the talking.

I think Whelan is old-fashioned and ignorant but probably not a racist. Like you however, I think he was extremely foolish to say what he did instead of just saying "Mackay made a mistake, he's apologised and now we move on".

Instead he's given the story more legs than a caterpillar and ensured it's stayed on the back (and front) pages than it would've done if he'd just kept schtum about the whole thing.

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16

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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.57pm
Quote Stuk at 21 Nov 2014 4.51pm Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.40pm Quote Ian J at 21 Nov 2014 4.38pm Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm Japanese people think "Jap" is racist . Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ? [Link] In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory. That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc. I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan. If you read the link IanJ posted you'll find it is: Q: Is the word Jap considered derogatory? Yes, this phrase is widely considered a racial slur. Much of the English speaking world and the Japanese themselves consider this to be a derogatory term. If you use this word to describe Japanese people or culture — you are likely to offend. "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.57pm

Quote Stuk at 21 Nov 2014 4.51pm

Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.40pm

Quote Ian J at 21 Nov 2014 4.38pm

Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm

Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm

Japanese people think "Jap" is racist .

Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ?

[Link]

In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory.

That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century

To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc.

I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan.

If you read the link IanJ posted you'll find it is:

Q: Is the word Jap considered derogatory?

Yes, this phrase is widely considered a racial slur.

Much of the English speaking world and the Japanese themselves consider this to be a derogatory term. If you use this word to describe Japanese people or culture — you are likely to offend.

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16

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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.58pm
Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.57pm Quote Stuk at 21 Nov 2014 4.51pm Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.40pm Quote Ian J at 21 Nov 2014 4.38pm Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm Japanese people think "Jap" is racist . Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ? [Link] In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory. That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc. I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan. If you read the link IanJ posted you'll find it is: Q: Is the word Jap considered derogatory? Yes, this phrase is widely considered a racial slur. Much of the English speaking world and the Japanese themselves consider this to be a derogatory term. If you use this word to describe Japanese people or culture — you are likely to offend. EDIT: If in fact you google "jap", the first result is a wiki link which says: Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur among Japanese minority populations in other countries [Link] (Clicked "quote" instead of "edit" ) Edited by Seth (21 Nov 2014 5.00pm) "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 4.58pm

Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.57pm

Quote Stuk at 21 Nov 2014 4.51pm

Quote Seth at 21 Nov 2014 4.40pm

Quote Ian J at 21 Nov 2014 4.38pm

Quote Willo at 21 Nov 2014 4.21pm

Quote Mapletree at 21 Nov 2014 4.10pm

Japanese people think "Jap" is racist .

Do they ? For what reason ? To my mind "Jap" is just a shortened form of Japanese. Enlighten me, is there some deep-seated historical or other reason why "Jap" is considered racist ?

[Link]

In the United States, the word 'Jap' was sometimes used as a contraction of 'Japanese' before WWII. It wasn't considered derogatory.

That's why willo didn't know it was derogatory. His cultural awareness was halted at the turn of the 20th century

To back Willo up here somewhat. Jap is not considered racist, and if it is there is an awful lot of companies breaking the law if you google search for "jap" and then parts or cars etc.

I believe Nips was the offensive terms, which is an abbreviation of the word they use for Japan.

If you read the link IanJ posted you'll find it is:

Q: Is the word Jap considered derogatory?

Yes, this phrase is widely considered a racial slur.

Much of the English speaking world and the Japanese themselves consider this to be a derogatory term. If you use this word to describe Japanese people or culture — you are likely to offend.

EDIT: If in fact you google "jap", the first result is a wiki link which says: Jap is an English abbreviation of the word "Japanese." Today it is generally regarded as an ethnic slur among Japanese minority populations in other countries [Link]

(Clicked "quote" instead of "edit" )

Edited by Seth (21 Nov 2014 5.00pm)

"You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down"
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Seth On a pale blue dot 21 Nov 14 5.01pm
Oxford Dictionary: Jap Line breaks: Jap Pronunciation: /dʒap / Definition of Jap in English: NOUN& ADJECTIVE informal , offensive Short for Japanese. [Link] Edited by Seth (21 Nov 2014 5.01pm) "You can feel the stadium jumping. The stadium is actually physically moving up and down" FA Cup MOTD 24/4/16
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Oxford Dictionary:

Jap
Line breaks: Jap
Pronunciation: /dʒap /
Definition of Jap in English:
NOUN& ADJECTIVE

informal , offensive
Short for Japanese.

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