[PaulJ]

we love our polacks!

Um....you might not know this (a la Spiro Agnew), but "Polacks" is a derogatory word, akin to "wop" or "spic" or the dreaded "n-word". Best not to use it, unless you intend to offend.

[xsmommy]

um, i do know it, because i am one (Polack heritage). and i use it affectionately. Hegewisch dupa is one also (hence his surname, which means posterior). : )

[xsmommy]

and it is not really offensive, nothing like the other epithets you describe.

[the Deejay]

My husband is from a Polish heritage and he isn't offended by "Polack."

[hobbes1]

humorless osiolek.....

[hobbes1]

Hegewisch dupa is one also (hence his surname....)

Which a thinking person would have taken into account, before being so IMPOLITE, to take the matter to task PUBLICLY, rather than quietly on the side.

Before concerning yourself with others politeness, perhaps a little concern for your own is in order.

[traditionalist]

I never quite understood why polak is a derogatory term English. The word simply means "Pole" in Polish, and it's pronounced in exactly the same way as the English slur. So go ahead, call me a polak (there's no c in the Polish spelling).