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Glitter1
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What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
Please let me know and also your reasons why? I know I am lighting the touchpaper here but thought we may as well debate this openly and then we can ensure as mods that we moderate terms others consider offensive properly.
If there are any other terms you find offensive let me know and we can also debate those.
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15/Mar/08, 12:29
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
What about Paki, Chinky, Russkie, Abo, Wop, Polack, Jock, Paddy, Mick, Spick, Yid, Kike, Yank, Septic?
Any term that is spat out in a context of loathing is potentially offensive.
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15/Mar/08, 14:16
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Glitter1
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
Absolutely Simpson but I am trying to get across the fact that people dislike terms which abuse another nation and have been used as derogatory for years.
Why Uber, would anyone call someone a luxembourg? Where has the term French Surrender monkies been used and on which thread?
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15/Mar/08, 16:42
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Kylie Selassie
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
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simpson wrote:
Any term that is spat out in a context of loathing is potentially offensive.
You are 100% correct, and frog has been used in such a way on this forum.
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15/Mar/08, 20:46
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Glitter1
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
I also think it is also about respect and when people sound disrespectful of difference and as though they dont care about the feelings of anyone from that country/race/gender they also sound offensive.
that of course can be taken to far and humour is a great example where people get upset about unintentional slights but often the remark hides deeper thought processes which are just as worrying.
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16/Mar/08, 9:32
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
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Congratulations on just missing the wooden spoon Jock, what a good game it was. I know the eyties won but a draw would have reflected the effort of both sides to produce such an entertaining game.
At least we got the Calcutta Cup!  Well done the Taffs!!! (am I allowed to call them that?)
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16/Mar/08, 10:53
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mad jock
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Re: What terminology is offensive for people from other countries?
It just dawned on me but I was a £10 Pom, a name I am quite happy to be called even though it was derogatory at the time.
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16/Mar/08, 20:52
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