On 08/10/2006, at 12:55 AM, pencimen wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
Which is where I heard it from.
However, if anyone did find it offensive, I apologize, as that was
not my intent.
I'm not generally oversensitive to this kind of thing and I understand
that most people aren't aware that these terms (Jap and Nip) are
pejorative. I'm more aware of this because my wife's Mom is
Japaneese.
Hmm. I think intent is important. Some words may have been offensive
once, but 50 years is a long time in language. "Pom" used to be
offensive in Oz, but it's not now, unless it's accompanied by an
adjective (usually "whinging"...).
Charlie
Pom In Oz Maru
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