I was trying to make a point about taking demeaning terms out of context, but apparently it was over your head. And it really stops being fun when you have to explain it :(
sorry kelster, i can't make it to funk me this weekend...maybe i will stop by..where is it again???? heheh, i will take care of you kelster :) **evil thoughts**
naw, I think that whether certain words carry actual racist meanings is dependent on the context in which the word is being used as well as who it is being used by.
There's kind of this unspoken authority that some people have over others, in certain peoples lives that makes using certain words/joking about certain things okay. Not every "Racial term" is used in a racist context or has the intention of coming across as racist. For example, I have friends that DO refer to themselves as "100% chink" or refer to one another as hongers, etc.. Does this mean that they are being racist to themselves, or that they lack pride in their upbringing/culture? no. My friends and I woud most likely joke about one another's ethincities, knowing that it isn't meant to be harmful. In this sense we have a certain unspoken authority as friends to say certain things to one another, that strangers would not.
I'm not defending racial terminology in any way, but I think that those are just some things that are useful things for many people to consider, especially on the internet where sarcasm/humour doesn't always translate very well.
adoru? i agree with u but the way kelster used it was towards someone else and she didn;t even knwo her..."yappy chink" now that is not acceptable and ppl out here tryin to defend her...robyn...i can say FUCK U TO THEM
me too jenn. we better hide fmr him at Grand Finale before he chops us
muahahahaha.....just wanted to add GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE GONNA SHUT OUT CALGARY THE FIRST GAME AND SWEEP THEM IN THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!! SORRI JENN CALGARY IS GONNA BE OUT OH SO VERY SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!GO CLOUTIER GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....-note this has officially become a CANUCKS thread now!!!!!!!!