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Who Are You Calling a Honky? Gaffe-Prone Fuji TV Stumbles Again
Washington Times ^
| Wednesday, July 29, 2015
| Tomohiro Osaki
Posted on 08/26/2015 6:38:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
July 29—Internet users were snorting in derision after participants on a Fuji TV entertainment show wore T-shirts with a bizarre English slogan incorporating a word that some Caucasians might find offensive.
The shirts read: “No Fun No TV Do Honky.” The overall phrase left viewers baffled, while the word “honky” has racial connotations.
The T-shirts were worn by individuals such as comedians and presenters taking part in a marathon entertainment show that aired Saturday through Sunday.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Weird Stuff
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To: nickcarraway
I know the word honky is supposed to offend me, so I refuse to be offended by it. Taht bothers liberals no end.
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08/26/2015 9:04:22 PM PDT
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TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Impala64ssa
Mr. Sparkle is disrespectful to dirt! And honkies.
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08/26/2015 9:28:45 PM PDT
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tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: All
No offense here. Wish we could laugh at stuff like this more often.
To: lefty-lie-spy
Japanese is full of silly English, profane or otherwise, all the heck over the place ...Ya don't say!
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08/26/2015 9:53:29 PM PDT
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uglybiker
(nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
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