XanKrieger
iLurk
+60|7106|South West England

smtt686 wrote:

If i was mexican i would be offended to be one also!
roflmao, sry that made me burst out laughing, good one
Vilham
Say wat!?
+580|7214|UK

Varegg wrote:

The day i get offended because of a simple word related to my nationality, country name or race is beyond me, it`s just a word !

I can understand certain words that spoken or intentionally used to cause inferiority can be offensive but they are still words and do no harm other than the harm taken imho !

We should rise above both the usage and harm of such words - the written and spoken word never causes conflict, but actions of conflict often hides behind words often misunderstood !
Completely agree.
Liberal-Sl@yer
Certified BF2S Asshole
+131|6904|The edge of sanity

ghettoperson wrote:

RDMC(2) wrote:

Who cares. If that is the country you happen to come from then live with it.

Its the same crap as the crap we had in the Netherlands, with our ''negerzoenen'' litterally translated niggerkisses, they were ''offending'' go fuck yourself, but words are ''jodenkoeken'' which means jewcookies are allowed, people need to harden up.

/pissed mood
What the hell are Negerzoenen? I've never heard of them... Jew cookies, those are the really small, yet expensive ones aren't they?
*cartman impersonation* HEY lol j/k. If people are really offended by this bullshit then they need to make the world better and kill themselves right now. People just need to be more lax and not worry about petty shit like this.
/rant
Ty
Mass Media Casualty
+2,398|7223|Noizyland

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon
ghettoperson
Member
+1,943|7097

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
Is the bird as tasty as the fruit? I've always wondered that...
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|7069|London, England

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
No they say that you're a fruit! Get it right!
Doctor Strangelove
Real Battlefield Veterinarian.
+1,758|6916

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

Rickard.Jarl- wrote:

Here in sweden we have some chokolate cakes, and we are calling them "Negerbollar", in english NIGGERBALLS
Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls.
pop 'em in yo' mouth 'n' suck 'em!
Gawwad
My way or Haddaway!
+212|7133|Espoo, Finland

Rickard.Jarl- wrote:

Here in sweden we have some chokolate cakes, and we are calling them "Negerbollar", in english NIGGERBALLS
You sure like them balls, men in sweden
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6853|North Carolina

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

German, Spaniard, Canadian, Chilean.

Do those words offend you? Are they words that identify a group of people?

How about a generalization involving such groups, such as: all Canadians eat fish. Does this offend?

Let's say, you are offended. What consequences should follow? Is a stern warning deserved? Sensitivity training? How about a job?

Pipe welder Bill Hen– deley Jr. said he was fired from his job Wednesday for using the word "Mexican" in describing a person from Mexico at a group safety meeting.

Cont'd: http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln4_0422.html
As soon as we decide a word's inoffensive-enough to use, it becomes politically-incorrect. So, speak up: what can we call these guys now?
I believe we should ban the phrase "nigger guy".  From now on, at least 7 words must separate the words nigger and guy.  Oops...  shit.
Hurricane
Banned
+1,153|7078|Washington, DC

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
Throw his ass out, he's a kiwi! He's a kiwi, he's a kiwi! Look, it's a kiwi!

I'm going to be arrested for calling a New Zealand man a kiwi.
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6853|North Carolina

Hurricane wrote:

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
Throw his ass out, he's a kiwi! He's a kiwi, he's a kiwi! Look, it's a kiwi!

I'm going to be arrested for calling a New Zealand man a kiwi.
Michael Richards does a show in New Zealand... 
ozghost
Mr piss EVERYONE off
+48|7158|Kangarooland

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
im pretty sure it is "sheep fucker' isnt it?


to the original poster, hope u go into journalism dumbass, the world needs more single minded dumbass people like you telling us what is what.

If u cant see that it was the context it was said in and not necisarily the word he used, u got bigger issues then first thought.
konfusion
mostly afk
+480|6998|CH/BR - in UK

I would only be offended if someone called me something I am not. I am Swiss and Brazilian, and partially Italian - so any of these are fine with me
However, the Swiss term "tschink" is quite annoying, as is "Money-Washer" or any of that crap >.<
But then, I can get over it, and I would not fire anyone over it x.x

@ozghost:
It was used in an argument, and pointing out that it may be accepted in Mexico, but not in the USA (or wherever that was). Don't go around talking about offensive words when you can't form a single sentence without offending someone else.

-konfusion
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6853|North Carolina

ozghost wrote:

to the original poster, hope u go into journalism dumbass, the world needs more single minded dumbass people like you telling us what is what.
Isn't that what you're doing with this particular post?....
=NHB=Shadow
hi
+322|6814|California
im asian and you can call me a chink gook or whatever it does not offended me, this is the INTERNET peoples... your not going to die... unless something happens.
JG1567JG
Member
+110|7036|United States of America

=NHB=Shadow wrote:

im asian and you can call me a chink gook or whatever it does not offended me, this is the INTERNET peoples... your not going to die... unless something happens.
That is what gets me is that he called a guy from Mexico a Mexican.  He didn't call him a spic or wetback.  Now if say the Mexican was from say Peru then he wouldn't be a Mexican but a Peruvian.  Hardly a reason to fire someone.  That would be like calling someone an American when they are Canadian.  Hardly a reason to fire someone even though some of you Canadians may disagree.  LOL
BVC
Member
+325|7143

ozghost wrote:

im pretty sure it is "sheep fucker' isnt it?
Its only you Aussies that call us that.  We've heard it for over a hundred years, doesn't really bother us TBH.

NZers are often called kiwis.  A kiwi is a flightless native bird (some would say, an appropriate metaphor for our airforce) and we certainly don't consider it a derogatory term.  A kiwifruit is the fruit, though its marketted overseas as kiwi.  Actually, if any of you make your own chillisauce (hotsauce) you should try having some kiwifruit in there in about the same amount as tomato, its bloody nice!

Last edited by Pubic (2007-05-03 20:31:20)

Stingray24
Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy
+1,060|6893|The Land of Scott Walker
I'm German.  Should I be offended if someone calls me that?  When are people going to grow up and stop acting like such whiny children.  PC crap FTL.
ghostgr
177th Field Artillery
+39|7189|In your head

Miller wrote:

Call 'em beeners.
leran to say it right! It is beaners......lol I am part Mexican so I have everyright to say it.
agent146
Member
+127|6835|Jesus Land aka Canada
wtf let me get this straight a ethic born Mexican hates being called "Mexican".....jeez Christ what has the world come to. its ridiculous reminds me of the south pak episode cartman: "token is a black kid in my class"...."ZOMG he said black"  come on... we can't use the 5 colour system: black, white, yellow, brown, red and now we can't call a German German, a Russian Russian, a Chinese chinese. Heck why dont' we call each other "comrade  (name)" or "citizen (name)" from now on.
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,073|7220|PNW

Hurricane wrote:

Ty wrote:

When people refer to me they say that I'm a small flightless bird. Doesn't bother me too much.
Throw his ass out, he's a kiwi! He's a kiwi, he's a kiwi! Look, it's a kiwi!

I'm going to be arrested for calling a New Zealand man a kiwi.
Nah, you'd just get fired for calling him a New Zealander if your supervisor was a kiwi.
RDMC
Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!
+736|7013|Area 51

Liberal-Sl@yer wrote:

ghettoperson wrote:

RDMC(2) wrote:

Who cares. If that is the country you happen to come from then live with it.

Its the same crap as the crap we had in the Netherlands, with our ''negerzoenen'' litterally translated niggerkisses, they were ''offending'' go fuck yourself, but words are ''jodenkoeken'' which means jewcookies are allowed, people need to harden up.

/pissed mood
What the hell are Negerzoenen? I've never heard of them... Jew cookies, those are the really small, yet expensive ones aren't they?
*cartman impersonation* HEY lol j/k. If people are really offended by this bullshit then they need to make the world better and kill themselves right now. People just need to be more lax and not worry about petty shit like this.
/rant
My point excactly, I wouldn't give a rats ass if someone would call me one of those so called ''offense'' names, if it happens to have some sort of truth to it, then people should stop whining and bitching about it.
Bubbalo
The Lizzard
+541|7009
He wasn't fired for using the word Mexican, he was fired for the comment which suggested that he felt that managers and Mexicans could get away with anything, which they perhaps felt implied that he though Mexicans frequently did the wrong thing.

Don't get me wrong, I think they're overreacting, but his comment could be interpreted in a way that makes it racist.
Milk.org
Bringing Sexy Back
+270|7224|UK
Depends on how you got the nickname, I like to think that the Americans and UK have an understanding that they can call us limey/brit and we can call them a yank but we still love each other. xxxx guys xxxx
Aapje
Internet Superhero
+221|6844

RDMC(2) wrote:

Who cares. If that is the country you happen to come from then live with it.

Its the same crap as the crap we had in the Netherlands, with our ''negerzoenen'' litterally translated niggerkisses, they were ''offending'' go fuck yourself, but words are ''jodenkoeken'' which means jewcookies are allowed, people need to harden up.

/pissed mood
It's not up to you to decide. Still a lot of people agreed on that it should be forbidden I didn't but it's weird to name food in such a way. Nigger isn't the same as saying white such as ' Blanke Vla ' so that in my opinion isn't offending.

But you are not the one to decide if it's offending or not since you can't know because you'll probably have a white skin and not a coloured one.

Anybody can call me by my nationality I'm proud of it why would you be offended? But giving different kinds of food a name by using a slang that was used in the times of slavery.. No just no.

Last edited by kmt (2007-05-04 06:58:54)

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