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Her work earns Japan's thanks (Political Correctness crusader goes after Texas road names)
Houston Chronicle ^
| 9/21/06
| ERIC HANSON
Posted on 09/21/2006 10:36:11 AM PDT by Diddle E. Squat
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This apparently will come as a shock to some, but 'Jap' was simply a short form of the term 'Japanese', the same way 'Tex' is a short form of the term 'Texan.' Any negative connotation was the result of Japan declaring war on our country, not the use of an abbreviated name. And really, how many Americans still hold a grudge over that these days?
So shouldn't she now be on a crusade to remove the term 'Tex' from use? Rename the highly offensive 'Eastex Freeway' and 'Gulftex Road', save us from the pain of 1000 lashes each time someone at the state fair refers to 'Big Tex', and of course relieve us from the debilitating humiliation of the constant use of the term 'Tex-Mex.' Then there is the naughty towns of Texhoma, Texline, Texla, and Texarkana. Where is here leadership?
Or maybe she isn't actually a hero.
To: Diddle E. Squat
What's next? Japonica trees?......
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:37:24 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is Castro dead yet?........)
To: Diddle E. Squat
That's a slippery slope when you're talking about so-called slurs. I don't see anyone complaining about "Jew" as a shortened version of Jewish.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:38:54 AM PDT
by
Disturbin
To: Diddle E. Squat
Maybe she's out to defend the honor of Jewish American Princesses.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:39:02 AM PDT
by
samtheman
To: Diddle E. Squat
Hero? Never heard of a sore loser being associated with the term hero. She's little more than liberal with Jap heritage.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:39:22 AM PDT
by
Finop
(Liberal wisdom defined... "It's not fair that you work harder than I do")
To: Red Badger
Let's outlaw the sale of Bonzai Trees in the U.S.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:40:24 AM PDT
by
no dems
("25 homicides a day committed by Illegals" Ted Poe (R-TX) Houston Hearings 8/16/06)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Tex for Texans Arkie for Arkansans Okie for Oklahomans I'm getting really really offended. I've been victimiazed and didn't even notice it. Somebody owes me some money. Big time.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:40:45 AM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(I get homesick when I look up in the skies and see my home planet.)
To: Red Badger
What's next? Japonica trees?......JAP bikes.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:40:49 AM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(Don't mess with Israel.)
To: Diddle E. Squat
Personally, I never cared much for Japs, Nips is my favorite.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:41:15 AM PDT
by
JackHawk
("Some Times; War is the answer!")
To: Diddle E. Squat
I take it she doesn't view WWII war films.
To: Diddle E. Squat
This goes both ways. Whiny fools whine about the word
gaijin in Japanese. They're all, "Waaaah! It's offensive!" Whatever.
Gaijin Smash.
To: Red Badger
BTW, I live in Orange County, Texas and we never had any problem with "Jap Lane" until the lezbo, politically correct, "I-need-to-get-a-life" crowd started "stirring a stink", as my mama used to say, and then the area politicos got scared and caved in.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:42:48 AM PDT
by
no dems
("25 homicides a day committed by Illegals" Ted Poe (R-TX) Houston Hearings 8/16/06)
To: JackHawk
To: samtheman
Thats the first thing that came into my head.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:45:26 AM PDT
by
Holicheese
(Beerfest could be the greatest movie ever made!)
To: no dems
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:46:12 AM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
To: Gordongekko909
I just draw the line at being called Gui Lo.
Actually, I love it when they call me Gui Lo. Its Cracker Ass white boy that bugs me.
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posted on
09/21/2006 10:47:18 AM PDT
by
Holicheese
(Beerfest could be the greatest movie ever made!)
To: Red Badger
...I came across something the other day that
was interesting.... called a Java Anonymous Proxy,
and, wouldn't you just know it, it is identified
as JAP.....!! okay; should the computer/software
engineers or whatever be made to change the name
of this (whatever it is...), so there would not
result in the "JAP" acronym....? this whole thing
is getting ridiculous!!!! I'm getting too damned
old to have to put up with this kinda crap....!!!
To: Holicheese
Gui Lo? Not familiar. What's that mean?
To: Thunderchief F-105
To: Diddle E. Squat
More work ahead, there is:
Tex Lane and Tex Avenue in insensitive Kentucky
Tex Street in mean Michigan
Tex Blvd in Ft. Worth
Tem Tex Blvd and Gregg Tex Road in east TX (oops)
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