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To: paulweir

The term “Japs” is no different from calling African Americans “N*ger”. I hope you don’t use such a racist term again.


135 posted on 11/04/2007 1:30:46 AM PST by Wiz
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To: Wiz
The term Japs is derogatory, though not on quite the same level as the n word.

While personally disagree with its usage, will not get into an uproar over people harboring a huge grudge against the Japanese (the paranoid part is suspicious that they do so because it's an 'acceptable' way to be racist; improbable, but just a hunch). Hence comment 133, where JAPS was replaced with Japs instead of Japanese. Referring to them as animals was stupid, and capitalizing Japs was confrontational, but, while offensive, Japs is the most acceptable while keeping his disgust with the Japanese clear in his post.

148 posted on 11/04/2007 2:52:14 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: Wiz

The term “Japs” is no different from calling African Americans “N*ger”. I hope you don’t use such a racist term again.

I hope youre kidding.


305 posted on 11/04/2007 6:45:32 PM PST by SubmarineNuke (To the Sea I shall return)
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To: Wiz
The term “Japs” is no different from calling African Americans “N*ger”. I hope you don’t use such a racist term again.

The N word is racist. "Jap" is an abbreviation. Not polite, but not racist.

322 posted on 11/05/2007 12:36:30 AM PST by Jeff Chandler ("The bourgeoisie will remember my carbuncles until their dying day," -Karl Marx)
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To: Wiz
The term “Japs” is no different from calling African Americans “N*ger”.

"Jap" is short for "Japanese".

Cheers!

346 posted on 11/05/2007 5:34:11 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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