Maybe Vietnam vet like someone else said OR
He’s just not as POLITICALLY CORRECT as you seem to be.
It’s a “WORD”. It’s “FREE SPEECH”.
Remember... YOU do not have a right to NOT be offended, but I concede that you also have the right of free speech to voice your opposition to his free speech or mine.
When I grew up all Japanese were “Japs”. All Vietnamese were gooks, Mexicans were wet-backs, and Puerto-Ricans were Spics.
These words were part of the everyday lexicon. You would hear them every day in public. Their use has waned considerably in recent years. That’s okay, times change, but words are still words.
“Political Correctness” (PC) is DESTROYING our society. Renaming everything is a big part of it.
“Illegal alien” becomes “undocumented worker”. WHY?
“Illegal alien”
1. Illegal:
They broke our laws by “illegally” entering our country.
2. Alien:
The exact correct term for a person from a different country. They ARE “aliens”.
“undocumented worker”
1. undocumented:
They have documents (somewhere) their documents are just from a FOREIGN COUNTRY.
2. workers: A majority of them are not workers. They are women, children, criminals, terrorists, lazy welfare cheaters. (temporary workers may enter the country LEGALLY to work)
You tell me (rhetorical question), which term is a more accurate description?
One is exactly accurate the other ridiculously STUPID (PC)
We HAVE TO STOP using THEIR words. The original words are just fine.
I was wondering why a person would "choose" to use that particular one.
Some have suggested that there may be a connection to horrific experiences from Vietnam. That is a valid explanation, and I leave it at that.
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Rights are God-given and guaranteed by our Constitution. Choices are our own, and we should be prepared to deal with the consequences.
I have a "right" to ask someone why he made a particular "choice"--and he has a right to answer or ignore my question.
You certainly have a "right" to lecture me on political correctness. (As a very "politically incorrect" individual, I find that amusing--as would most of my friends.)
My question is why you would "choose" to SHOUT--that's what using ALL CAPITALS amounts to.) I am not saying you can't or shouldn't. I am just wondering why you did.
Your analogy doesn’t work. “Illegal alien” is a technically accurate phrase to describe someone from a foreign country who is in the U.S. without permission. It may sound harsh, but it is a factually accurate description. “Gook” is an insulting term for a Korean person. It is meant to be an insult. It serves no other purpose other than to be an insult.
You have the right to use insulting terms for other people, or support those who do. But the fact that you would choose to do so, for no apparent reason, says more about you than about those whom you disparage.