Communication Breakdown

[calandale]

As I've already said, gay is diluted in it's meaning nowadays, you still get old codgers firmly stood in believe it means happy. I don't think you would use "******" and pass it off as anything but calling someone black...

I totally disagree. If anything,
gay has become more of
an insult, whilst ****** (or
at least the closely derived nigga)
is taking over culturally as a positive
thing to say, in the US.

But that's not my point and not Elenmmare's point anyway. I'm saying those guys weren't banned so what was different about his post.

Hmm...gas warfare was ok, until it stopped being so.
Are you saying that the laws and customs should be
unchanging?

Look, even Mere stated he overreacted.
I think Elen has a complaint, but it was only
one day. **** happens.

Hell, L-L banned me, and we're butt buddies now.


split off to a new topic, renamed, and moved to the Anachronist Guild.  -Janus

 

[calandale]

I can't believe I'm arguing with you about rules... 

Hell, I'd prefer a site with NO rules,
you know that. But, inconsistencies
bug me.

 

[morgoth2005]

What about languages where negro means black? I'm never calling black people Afro-Americans. They call us whites...

 

[Maan]

What about languages where negro means black? I'm never calling black people Afro-Americans. They call us whites...

Funny, it's something I was talking about just the other day.
Here in Italy there's a tendency to consider more polite saying "nero" ("black") instead of "negro" (which is only used to mean a "black skinned" person).
But it's just something we "imported" from US, since in Italian "negro" has never been a derogatory term: mostly because we've never had African slaves here (well, maybe a few during the Roman Empire... ).

 

[Tiberius]

What about languages where negro means black? I'm never calling black people Afro-Americans. They call us whites...

Funny, it's something I was talking about just the other day.
Here in Italy there's a tendency to consider more polite saying "nero" ("black") instead of "negro" (which is only used to mean a "black skinned" person).
But it's just something we "imported" from US, since in Italian "negro" has never been a derogatory term: mostly because we've never had African slaves here (well, maybe a few during the Roman Empire... ).

Lucky you, because in spanish there is no "nero", its either "negro" or "negro", no option. Of course, it's strange that in the US "negro" has almost the same offensive meaning as "******" as both are different things.

 

[calandale]

Of course, it's strange that in the US "negro" has almost the same offensive meaning as "******" as both are different things.

It DOES? When did that happen?
It's just become outdated, AFAIK

 

[Lamjose]

It DOES? When did that happen?
It's just become outdated, AFAIK

I'd go with Calandale on this one. Though the town I live in has about a 1.5% black population.

 

[Æsir]

I'd go with Calandale on this one. Though the town I live in has about a 1.5% black population.

My town has only 1.5 black persons total. Almost completely Caucasian.

 

[Archonsod]

It DOES? When did that happen?

Roughly the same time people started listening to the PC thought police. It's like the term Paki over here, apparently abbreviating the name of Pakistan is somehow racist. Hypocritically,  they then give you a funny look when you insist you shall henceforth demand to be addressed as a Citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rather than Brit, Briton or similar derivatives.

 

[calandale]

It DOES? When did that happen?

Roughly the same time people started listening to the PC thought police. It's like the term Paki over here, apparently abbreviating the name of Pakistan is somehow racist. Hypocritically,  they then give you a funny look when you insist you shall henceforth demand to be addressed as a Citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rather than Brit, Briton or similar derivatives.

Odd. Just pretty much got dropped here.
I mean, people would do a double take,
but I don't think anyone would see it
as racist.

Kinda like they do when they hear the term,
'Near East' which has disappeared.

 

[bugman]

It DOES? When did that happen?

Roughly the same time people started listening to the PC thought police. It's like the term Paki over here, apparently abbreviating the name of Pakistan is somehow racist. Hypocritically,  they then give you a funny look when you insist you shall henceforth demand to be addressed as a Citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rather than Brit, Briton or similar derivatives.

Arch, I love you and henceforth shall demand to be called that.

 

[calandale]

****'n brit.

 

[morgoth2005]

I call Pakistani people Pakis and explain why after they give me the dirty look. It's only racist when you call Indian or Tamil people that... I even got a Pakistani friend who allows me to call him Paki... fun calling him a Paki bastard.

 

[Redcoat-Mic]

I think the whole "Paki" thing comes from, it's doled out to anyone who remotely looks Asian intending to be insulting, Arch made it sound like it the PC people gone mad but it is used as an insult.

 

[calandale]

I even got a Pakistani friend who allows me to call him Paki... fun calling him a Paki bastard.

Sure. And some Irish allow their friends to call them a mic, Italians wop, and blacks ******.
Doesn't mean that it's less racist, in general. Still, I don't find anything derogatory about
'gay' EXCEPT that it's begun being used as such, with young brats calling everything
they don't like gay.

 

[Redcoat-Mic]

Well, what did you use Grandpa?

 

[Archonsod]

I think the whole "Paki" thing comes from, it's doled out to anyone who remotely looks Asian intending to be insulting,

Is it? Must be one of the worst insults of all time then. I mean, it's not like you're insinuating their French or anything

 

[calandale]

Well, what did you use Grandpa?

lame, which has some problems too.

lousy, from earlier days, which seems less so.


Goofy and stupid also. Weak.

 

[Róisín]

Well, what did you use Grandpa?

Dumb?  Moronic?  Incoherent?  Stupid?  Pointless?

See, once upon a time, the words people used to describe something that was unappealing actually had MEANING beyond:

"I'm expressing a moderate-to-high amount of displeasure, negative emotion, and/or disgust about that general idea, although I may very well be responding hyperbolically due to the insecurity caused by my complete lack of even simple communication skills, which makes me feel that I need to express everything as vehemently and abnoxiously as possible in order to convince myself that anyone else would ever notice or pay attention to my opinion.  Hold me."

 

[leprechaun]

"I'm expressing a moderate-to-high amount of displeasure, negative emotion, and/or disgust about that general idea, although I may very well be responding hyperbolically due to the insecurity caused by my complete lack of even simple communication skills, which makes me feel that I need to express everything as vehemently and abnoxiously as possible in order to convince myself that anyone else would ever notice or pay attention to my opinion.  Hold me."