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itvnetop · 06-09-2004, 10:10 PM

Yo Shaolin, I know you're not talking to me man... you don't even know where the hell I'm coming from or what i've been through. Just because two of your Asian friends are not offended by "Oriental" does not mean that it's okay. Your post doesn't seem to be one of "real character"

Are you saying the term "Jap" is not offensive? You must live in a very myopic world there, my friend. BTW- was I really "bitching" as you say? I thought i was offering an explanation as to why people are offended. Of course people like you refuse to look through the eyes of anyone other than your own, so you would think all we're doing is "bitching." Ask anyone of Japanese descent (or most Asian Americans for that matter) if they believe Jap is offensive.

Let me break it down one more time for you, so you can get it through your head. It's not like saying "Rice Paddy" plays (which i'm not offended by). The term "Jap" is just as bad as the "N" word. It connotates negative meaning for a large amount of people. It was used in WWII terms to describe the Japanese soldiers- and among many American citizens to describe Japanese people in general. It carries the same negative association that brought about the internment camps during WWII. Are you also saying the word "gook" is non-offensive just because it was used during the Vietnam conflict to describe Vietnamese soldiers? Just because you cannot see why something is offensive (including your two friends), it doesn't give you the right to say the offended are on "high horses", "bitching", and "lack character."

If you're so sure that the term is non-offensive, let's see you take up my offer. If you have such a "high character" to call me out on my explanation, I want to see you back your mouth up- I want you to walk around for the next week and greet every Asian-American stranger you see, "What's up Jap?" Do you also believe it's okay to drop the "N" bomb on people? Or is that "pc bull" in your words.

Oh and btw, I do make my own opinions- you have shown your own very flawed logic by associating an opinion different than yours to a "mindless" drone argument. The fact that you basically called me stupid b/c I dislike the word "Jap" shows how much character you really do have. I'd like to commend the people on here who have seen the error in Parcells' comments. I'm not even that mad at the people who don't see the flaw in it... but I won't sit there and tolerate someone questioning my intelligence because I am offended by the word "Jap." It's one thing to have an intelligent discussion... it's another thing to get entirely personal. Seems like you've crossed that line.

06-09-2004, 10:10 PM	#24
itvnetop Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,007	Yo Shaolin, I know you're not talking to me man... you don't even know where the hell I'm coming from or what i've been through. Just because two of your Asian friends are not offended by "Oriental" does not mean that it's okay. Your post doesn't seem to be one of "real character" Are you saying the term "Jap" is not offensive? You must live in a very myopic world there, my friend. BTW- was I really "bitching" as you say? I thought i was offering an explanation as to why people are offended. Of course people like you refuse to look through the eyes of anyone other than your own, so you would think all we're doing is "bitching." Ask anyone of Japanese descent (or most Asian Americans for that matter) if they believe Jap is offensive. Let me break it down one more time for you, so you can get it through your head. It's not like saying "Rice Paddy" plays (which i'm not offended by). The term "Jap" is just as bad as the "N" word. It connotates negative meaning for a large amount of people. It was used in WWII terms to describe the Japanese soldiers- and among many American citizens to describe Japanese people in general. It carries the same negative association that brought about the internment camps during WWII. Are you also saying the word "gook" is non-offensive just because it was used during the Vietnam conflict to describe Vietnamese soldiers? Just because you cannot see why something is offensive (including your two friends), it doesn't give you the right to say the offended are on "high horses", "bitching", and "lack character." If you're so sure that the term is non-offensive, let's see you take up my offer. If you have such a "high character" to call me out on my explanation, I want to see you back your mouth up- I want you to walk around for the next week and greet every Asian-American stranger you see, "What's up Jap?" Do you also believe it's okay to drop the "N" bomb on people? Or is that "pc bull" in your words. Oh and btw, I do make my own opinions- you have shown your own very flawed logic by associating an opinion different than yours to a "mindless" drone argument. The fact that you basically called me stupid b/c I dislike the word "Jap" shows how much character you really do have. I'd like to commend the people on here who have seen the error in Parcells' comments. I'm not even that mad at the people who don't see the flaw in it... but I won't sit there and tolerate someone questioning my intelligence because I am offended by the word "Jap." It's one thing to have an intelligent discussion... it's another thing to get entirely personal. Seems like you've crossed that line.