CC1 said:I want to clarify something. Political correctness refers to one choosing to use "the N word" in place of "nigger".
Choosing to use the word nigger in reference to someone or a group is in fact racist. For that matter, calling someone or a group: a black man/woman, negro, negroid, spade or any such term would be racist in my book.
RockLee said:Could you post that in English too kkkktttt? Because not everyone can understand JapaneseThank you!
CC1 said:The term nigger has always been a racist term.
In the United States, the word nigger was not originally considered derogatory, but merely denotative of black, as it was in much of the world. In nineteenth-century American literature, there are many uses of the word nigger with no intended negative connotation (see below). The perception of the term nigger as derogatory is no doubt related to the fact that the Negro race itself was widely regarded as inferior, lazy, simian-like in appearance, stupid, and criminally inclined by many whites of the time.
Hachiro said:Also I can not understand for the life of me how anyone could even for a moment try to compare the word nigger with gaijin. It boggles the mind.
Glenn said:(although I was wrong about it always being derogatory too, if you believe wikipedia).
Your story above is a bit generalised, but I bet your wife will get more interesting stories, at least for you, when she gets involved in more Japanese community, esp., expats' wives don't speak French, Flem., or whatever.Maciamo said:...
Here in Belgium I have attended a few meetings with Japanese people with my wife (I was the only non-Japanese), and all of them still refer to the locals (Belgians) as gaijin, eventhough most are married to one. Why can't they say "berugi-jin" ? What is it with the Japanese that makes them "nationality-blind" or "culture-blind" even when living years abroad ?
Glenn said:Oh, one more thing I wanted to mention: "negroid" isn't a racist slur; it's a scientific term, just like "mongoloid" and "caucasoid."
Glenn said:And I thought that the politically correct way to refer to black people was "African-American," even though that doesn't make much sense to me.
Who's saying they're the same? I know that I brought it up, but I thought I made it clear that I knew the difference
Hachiro said:Hell I know of people when I was living in North Carolina in the US that refered to "white" folks as "niggers" as well. Then again those were some REAL country folk.
CC1 said:Don't you mean 'nigga?
Here in Belgium I have attended a few meetings with Japanese people with my wife (I was the only non-Japanese), and all of them still refer to the locals (Belgians) as gaijin, eventhough most are married to one. Why can't they say "berugi-jin" ? What is it with the Japanese that makes them "nationality-blind" or "culture-blind" even when living years abroad ?
Glenn said:And I thought that the politically correct way to refer to black people was "African-American," even though that doesn't make much sense to me.
Not every black person on Earth is an American, you know....Glenn said:And I thought that the politically correct way to refer to black people was "African-American," even though that doesn't make much sense to me.
Mikawa Ossan said:Not every black person on Earth is an American, you know....
Talk about manifest destiny!Mike Cash said:But they must be. I've heard American reporters in Africa refer to the blacks there as "African-Americans". (Seriously, I have).
And not every black person on Earth is African either, and not every African-American is black (see link).Mikawa Ossan said:Not every black person on Earth is an American, you know....
The whole PC movement had/has merit, but there's a point in which it's just ludicrous.
Glenn said:And I thought that the politically correct way to refer to black people was "African-American," even though that doesn't make much sense to me.
Make-up in Japan is widely divided in two kinds: one for white-skinned people and one for yellow-skinned people. The make-up for white-skinned people is reffered to as "white", whereas for the other they use the term "gold", which I find hilarious.gaijinalways said:Then we can start using 'yellow' too?!☝
Really?leonmarino said:Make-up in Japan is widely divided in two kinds: one for white-skinned people and one for yellow-skinned people. The make-up for white-skinned people is reffered to as "white", whereas for the other they use the term "gold", which I find hilarious.
I guess it is ok to say white but not yellow, according to the make-up industry anyway.
leonmarino said:Make-up in Japan is widely divided in two kinds: one for white-skinned people and one for yellow-skinned people. The make-up for white-skinned people is reffered to as "white", whereas for the other they use the term "gold", which I find hilarious.
I guess it is ok to say white but not yellow, according to the make-up industry anyway.