Japs... wtf are they smoking.

[ZoomZoomH]

Put would you punch or hold a grudge againts someone who called you Japanese or Korean?

nah, i would just correct them on the spot

i'm not that violent

 

[REMillers]

i'm not that violent

LOL darn I thought all members here were violent...oh wait thats only the MPS owners
j/k guys

 

[1sty]

never say Japanese unless you're japanese. PERIOD!

Japanese!
Huh I said it.
Now wheres the Jewish american girl to get pissed off.


THis is bulls*** to tell one person they can say a word and another they can't
IS THE SINGLE DUMBEST IDEOLIGY ON THE PLANET!
You want to say something I can't, then talk in japanese and have a nice day!

 

[seth]

i think thoes trucks are kinda cool, think about all the work that thoes people put into thoes. imagine cleaning thoes.... you have to have some respect.

 

[AndrewSilverMP5]

Here's the flaw I see. If I see say...a rug...from taiwan, and another one from Japan...they are BOTH Oriental rugs. The term "Oriental" may not be PC for whatever reason, but there's no mistaking it's meaning.

On the other hand, calling a rug made in France a "Jewish rug" is totally incorrect.
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Ah see, here's where we have a difference of perspective. You're using the word "Oriental" as an ethonym, especially when describing inanimate objects. You have no problems from me there.

However, its the instances where "Oriental" is used as a label for a group of people, that's objectable.

 

[1sty]

that's nice

if you have even half pay attention to your history classes, Japanese were called "japs" in WWII and shortly after... they got pissed when they were called that because they didn't want to relate themselves with the Empire of Japan... that's just a watered down version

oh and I suppose you don't care if you piss off the Jewish either huh? Japanese = Jewish American Princess

you can take your opinion about political correctness and stfu.. there's tons of people with many different backgrounds here on the board... we don't need to be stepping on each other's toes

If ever paid attention to anything but your own BS, you'd know damn well people from Japan were called JAPS long before WWII.

No I don't care if i piss off a Jewish Girl with Japanese.
THIS IS JUST RETARDED.

Is that really how breakable your self confidence is.
You needed peoples shortened words to take your feelings into account becuase rearange a ******* ACRONYM.

I agree we are all from different background and tiptowing around this BS never does anything but creates a stuck up and un fun envirnment. You already have that BS on protegeclub so yopu can head on back that way at any time chief.

 

[Kooldino]

Ah see, here's where we have a difference of perspective. You're using the word "Oriental" as an ethonym, especially when describing inanimate objects. You have no problems from me there.

However, its the instances where "Oriental" is used as a label for a group of people, that's objectable.

Regardless of whether it's a person or an object is being referred to as "Oriental", the definiton is still crystal clear, albeit not PC for whatever reason.

So like I said, while calling a Japanese guy and a Korean guy both Orientals may not be acceptable, it's meaning is still unmistakeable. Calling all Americans Jewish is simply not correct no matter how you slice it.

 

[1sty]

Ah see, here's where we have a difference of perspective. You're using the word "Oriental" as an ethonym, especially when describing inanimate objects. You have no problems from me there.

However, its the instances where "Oriental" is used as a label for a group of people, that's objectable.

HOw is oreintal objectionable it labels an area of the word, THE ORIENT not an object.

Asian obviously would include russia, India and a handful of other LARGE land masses not involved in the description so poeple called it the orient and everyone gets all pissy. ITS A BETTER DESCRIPTIVE TERM THEN ASIAN FOR AN AREA OF THE WORLD!

 

[1sty]

I'm not Asian..but I've heard that is a bad term to use...oriental sounds like a type of food, not an ethnicity

Your right, oriental is not an ethnicity, Chinese, Japanese, thoughs are ethnicities. Oriental is a more narrowed geographical description. Whether it was used to describe rice rugs or people its a simple geographical term.

 

[Kooldino]

HOw is oreintal objectionable it labels an area of the word, THE ORIENT not an object.

Asian obviously would include russia, India and a handful of other LARGE land masses not involved in the description so poeple called it the orient and everyone gets all pissy. ITS A BETTER DESCRIPTIVE TERM THEN ASIAN FOR AN AREA OF THE WORLD!

True, he does have a point there. AFAIK, India is part of Asia, and there is nothing "Oriental" about them. It does seem a bit more specific. It's reasons like this that I don't understand why people take offense when called Oriental.

 

[Kooldino]

Your right, oriental is not an ethnicity, Chinese, Japanese, thoughs are ethnicities. Oriental is a more narrowed geographical description. Whether it was used to describe rice rugs or people its a simple geographical term.

BINGO.

-Kooldino, the Mediterannean.

 

[1sty]

I am half Japanese, and imo, oriental and Japanese are two terms that should not be thrown around lightly or because someone is too lazy to type the extra -anese letters. It's just asking for flame. What if I said KKK because I was too lazy to type Caucasian? I don't want to sound negative, but I have had my share of racist acts shown to me at my expense. In fact, one of my used to be close friends thought it would be funny to carve the word gook on my door frame when his cousin was with him (I guess he just wanted to be funny and show off). I was pissed. IMO don't use any words that your gut tells you may be misconstrued.

On to topic now, my dad went to Japan and told me some people spend more on there cars than there house and stuff. He saw cars with chandeliers and fish tanks inside. Crazy. I wonder how much those dump trucks cost to do that? Peace.

YOu meat head.

KKK is an acronym that EVERYONE knows means Klu-Klux Klan. No mistaking it for something else nor is there another possible meaning. The KKK is a violent, racest and hateful organization. For you to even beable to think that was aproper analogy you must habour some serious racism toward white people.

The proper short hand for cuacasian is - WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't remember the last white guy that got all pissy for someone calling him white.

AH FINALY
GOOK - an actualy slang and offensive word so created and so ment. This is a VERY different word then Japs or oriental.

 

[ZoomZoomH]

It does seem a bit more specific. It's reasons like this that I don't understand why people take offense when called Oriental.

maybe it's because people take pride in their ethnicity/nationality, and would rather not be grouped with other groups??

 

[hawkwind101]

From Websters dictionary:

Main Entry: Oriental
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Orient


Main Entry: 1orient
Pronunciation: 'Or-E-&nt, 'or-, -E-"ent
Function: noun
1 archaic : EAST 1b
2 capitalized : EAST 2


Main Entry: 3east
Function: noun
2 capitalized a : regions lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation b : regions having a culture derived from ancient non-European especially Asian areas

Well going by the dictionary there is nothing wrong with saying Oriental

 

[1sty]

the word ORIENTAL should only be used for RUGS and FOOD, not for people. Asian is the politically correct term. I take offence when somebody calls me Oriental..... in my mind, i'm thinking "what an ignorant SOB!"





I highly take offence to this. Kinda shows what kind of ignorance that still exsits today.

Oriental and asian are basicly the same term except oriental shorten the field of geographical possibilities.

Asian is a board and undifining geographicly. Oriental is akin to scandinavian not to food products. Your the ignorant one for thinking oriental is more then a geographical term. It never was nor will be a slur against you or anyone.

I know you take offense to it and thats why I put a joking rolling smiley under it. It was aplay on words via the sictuation at hand.

The only thing ignorat about it is that you could thing I was honestly serieous tot he point of all People in Southeaset asia(AKA THE ******* ORIENT) look the same. I have many friends from this area of the world and I can very easily tell them apart. Now could I tell you where each of there parents came from, hell no. Does it piss you off that I can't can't tell someone Japanese from someone chinese? Hell I can't. and I know damn well you can't tell someone english from someone Irish. If you said they loooked basicly the same as in nore obviously differentiating physical traits. YOU WOULD BE 100% CORRECT.

 

[1sty]

maybe it's because people take pride in their ethnicity/nationality, and would rather not be grouped with other groups??

THATS ALSO KNOW AS RACISM.
Taking offense to a geographical description becuase other peoples nationalities are included means fundamantaly you are rascist against those nationalities and NEVER wnat to be mistaken for them.

If you called me German, Would I get pissed NO. I am austrian do I expect everyone to know that and refrain from grouping me with other in geographical descriptions, NO.

 

[Kooldino]

maybe it's because people take pride in their ethnicity/nationality, and would rather not be grouped with other groups??

Ok. If you feel that way, then don't DARE refer to anyone as "white" or "Caucasian" ever. Because if you do, you're a hypocrite. From now on, you must create hyphatned words to describe everyone.


"Yeah, so I met this hot German-French-Swiss-Irish-English-Italian-Greek-Polish girl at a club last night..."



If YOU deserve special treatment in not being grouped w/ other groups, then so do all white people.

PS-are you offended by being called an ASIAN? Because that groups you w/ others as well.

 

[Kooldino]

From Websters dictionary:

Main Entry: Oriental
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: a member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Orient


Main Entry: 1orient
Pronunciation: 'Or-E-&nt, 'or-, -E-"ent
Function: noun
1 archaic : EAST 1b
2 capitalized : EAST 2


Main Entry: 3east
Function: noun
2 capitalized a : regions lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation b : regions having a culture derived from ancient non-European especially Asian areas

Well going by the dictionary there is nothing wrong with saying Oriental

Thank you!

 

[1sty]

And thats the problem. People in America don't know the difference between Japanese, Asian, or most other cultures for that matter. So they don't usually mean to harm when they use terms like "Japanese" or "Oriental" they are just ignorant to the differences. And socitey has gotten out of control with the PC stuff...unless someone is using a remark for the intent to proke or insult you (really trying to insult) then let it go. I'm orignally from West Virginia and do you think I haven't heard every redneck, inbreed, no shoe wearin', sheep lovin' name on the planet? But do I really care about someone's ignorant slang term? Sticks and stones may break my bones....but names will never hurt me...

No, you are the problem for assuming I am ignorant for using a geographical term that people find offensive becuase they have nothing better to do. I know dam well as does everyone else that Korea and Loas are not the smae country nor have the same histortical background. Saying Oriental to describe someone becuase I have a better chance of hitting the lottery then guessing the correct nation fo there decent is not ignorant. Its actualy 100% accurate.

Japanese is an offending term allothough it was not its intention. However it is a short version of Japanese, THATS ALL IT IS.
As for it being link to a Jewish Women,:bs:

 

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