gaijinalways
puzzled gaijin
- 15 Jan 2006
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Yes, it is not a racist slur, but it is certainly often used as an exclusionary device by the Japanese, time and again.
My comment was obviously in reference to Maciamo's observation on Japanese -foreigner personal relationships and predicated on the non-native person that is actually seeking to be accepted. If you are still ambivalent about that....well it explains a lot why this thread has turned out the way it has...Maciamo, this is not only too much of a blanket statement, it is leading the thread way off topic; I'm afraid.
No. The word 'gaijin' is not a racist slur though it can be used as a vehicle for that which is of such emotion.
Yes, it is not a racist slur
Yes, it is not a racist slur, but it is certainly often used as an exclusionary device by the Japanese, time and again.
Thank you for finally seeing the light! Now if Maciamo will wake up too!
Why ? Because I asked the definition of the word "slur" ?
Japan was ever nippon Empire,we accepted korean and taiwanese.
funny thing is,many japanese consider the taiwanese who were former japanese are compatriots because they have a same mentarity of the japanese.
tribe ? no..........
alas...humor (and sarcasm) still elude you!
it is called sarcasm...you can find a definition in wikipedia (your favorite source)
I am sorry you were so offended by it. Must be the way others feel when you refuse to even listen to reason, or other sides of arguments. You only want to believe what you have seen in your very limited view. Thank you for the warning though....at least you have learned something of how to treat people over the last year.
I will attempt not to hurt your feelings anymore
So instead,what you end up with is a tribal acting society that generally almost never accepts outsiders.
and it depends on thier personalityJapanese would accept a few who can " arouse " their fancy,generally those have entertaining talents or great athlelic abilities.
Thank you for the warning though....
ricecake san and caster 51. . . I was just wondering if you two have carried some lingering emotional letdown over from some other thread ? There really seems to be a very focused charge and rebuttal session going on between you two.
Ok, seriously now.
It can only be seen as an exclusionary device if one is trying to become Japanese. Are you? If so, you will have a very hard time climbing up the birth canal of some unsuspecting Japanese woman just so that you may jump back out and scream "hey, I'm Japanese now!"
That is as close as you would ever come to being an actual Japanese person.
Hell, be happy with who you are and quit trying to be someone you are not.[/QUOTE]
Why is it that in most other countries that this isn't required? And did you forget that if the father is not Japanese, one is still not considered Japanese, even by the government?
CC1, you misunderstand Maciamo's and my position. Looked at from the point of it being a slurﾂ、I think in some ways it is (when the more proper gaikokujin exists). Racist it's not, more like xenophobic.
gaijinalways;[B said:CC1[/B], you misunderstand Maciamo's and my position. Looked at from the point of it being a slurﾂ、I think in some ways it is (when the more proper gaikokujin exists). Racist it's not, more like xenophobic.