Tom Tolbert makes racial slur on KNBR
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I think it would be about the same as saying Negro. Cuz Chinaman is about equivalent to that, as far as the history behind the word. Some ppl might not be offended by folks saying Negro, but others would. Me personally, I don't get too offended by hearing ppl say Chinaman cuz I know they're just ignorant and not trying to use racial slurs, but I'm just saying.
Same with Oriental. A lot of people are ignorant to the fact that it's an offensive term, so that don't really bother me too much. I know a lot of folks that don't want to be called Oriental tho.
Same with Oriental. A lot of people are ignorant to the fact that it's an offensive term, so that don't really bother me too much. I know a lot of folks that don't want to be called Oriental tho.
^^^Because The Orient is what Europeans described that region of the world, thus by using it now makes it outdated. Besides being offensive, its not even correct. Its also, if one is trying to make comparisons, its not even like Negro, is like Watermelonman. Its a word that was used to describe something as from the Orient, as if its exotic or faraway. And since Europeans said that, their use of it implies them being the "center" of the world, thus leading to their ethnocentric thinking. Its really not that difficult; why do we always have to explain what offends us? Sure some people go "overboard", but honestly, who but old as fuck white people say "oriental"? That to me sounds like some "chinese, japanese, dirty knees" bullshit.
