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re: Kansas Recalls 731 License Plates over Japanese Ethnic SLur
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:17 pm to UGATiger26
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:17 pm to UGATiger26
No, there are not.
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Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:20 pm to teke184
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No problems with the arse, FAQ, KIK, or JIG plates?
They won't issue these or any other obvious ones to begin with
Source: I asked for an arse plate at the DMV when I was a teenager
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:22 pm to TigerRad
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Where does dink fit into all this?
Generic SE Asian. Just as "slant" implicates Asian eye shapes, "dink" is derogatory as most SE Asians are of diminutive stature, relative to other races/ethnic groups.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:23 pm to UGATiger26
quote:It was a Cali person who complained
are there even any Japanese people in Kansas to be offended by this?
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:30 pm to MrCarton
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Oh look, the ADL is involved. Awesome.
Of course, when the see 'JAP' the first thing they think of is:
Jewish American Princess
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:35 pm to 1MileTiger
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I consider myself a pretty big WWII buff, but never once have I heard the argument that 'Jap' was considered a derogatory term.
Kansas is dumb. But calling someone a Jap can definitely be derogatory. It was a big part of the war propaganda.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 2:35 pm to 1MileTiger
Calling someone from Japan a Jap is no different than someone from Europe calling Americans Yanks. Some people are not happy unless they are in a constant state of outrage.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 3:26 pm to UGATiger26
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I'm no demographic expert, but are there even any Japanese people in Kansas to be offended by this?
I have 3 neighbors that are Japanese. Pretty sure they would all laugh about it - I will ask the next time I run into them.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 3:27 pm to LSUballs
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Luckily they havent recalled my NIG plate.
Is it:
NIG PLZ
Posted on 11/28/18 at 3:59 pm to Disgeaux Bob
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Calling someone from Japan a Jap is no different than someone from Europe calling Americans Yanks
I think it’s more akin to calling someone a Brit, a Pole, a Thai, a Turk, a Czech, a Fin, or a Serb.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 5:26 pm to cable
Only certain people are allowed to be offended.
You know the left-wing bs by now.
You know the left-wing bs by now.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 5:29 pm to 1MileTiger
Three letters on a license plate being racist is about as likely as a misshapen waffle being the virgin Mary. If everything you see is racist, perhaps the real racist is in the mirror.
This post was edited on 11/28/18 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:05 pm to TeLeFaWx
A Jewish friend (from an especially well to do family) said to me "Every JAP deserves a facial, a manicure and a pedicure every week" and then explained to me what a JAP was.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:16 pm to HubbaBubba
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He replied that the term Japanese is proper, and 'Jap' is considered derogatory slang and is viewed as a term of disrespect.
It’s just a shortened version of a word. Sort of like how Japanese people are shortened versions of regular people.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 10:24 pm to sugar71
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Stop trying to normalize American bigotry.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:32 pm to TigerMyth36
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she never forgave Japan.
Grandfather, USMC, fought at Peleliu. He died back in 2003. If you were a Jap and he was anywhere around, you had a mortal enemy nearby.
Had the section at the 84 World's Fair in NOLA where all the different countries had an exhibit set up. Only time I ever heard him curse was when he saw that Japanese flag flying there. He couldn't believe anyone would let them fly that thing in America.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:38 pm to cable
One of the ladies that in our local running club has one of the offending plates. She posted a photo on Facebook about it a few weeks ago. She thought she was singled out.
Posted on 11/28/18 at 11:58 pm to 1MileTiger
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I consider myself a pretty big WWII buff, but never once have I heard the argument that 'Jap' was considered a derogatory term.
It is...I don't know why...like Nip, it's just an abbreviation of the Country's name.
Yanks is more derogatory...or hell, far worse...Gringos.
The Japanese names for Japan are Nippon and Nihon. Nippon is the official name of their country in official and currency use.
Their baseball league is the Nippon Professional Baseball League.
Western Countries call it Japan for long-standing linguistic reasons...rooted in history and how you can say the letters spelling Japan differently based on your country of origin. "Land of the Sun" or "Land of the Rising Sun" written down can phonetically come to different words.
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 12:01 am
Posted on 11/29/18 at 1:33 am to arcalades
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quote:
are there even any Japanese people in Kansas to be offended by this?
It was a Cali person who complained
California is a cancerous organ. It is metastasizing to other states in multiple ways, through the vector of liberals.
Posted on 11/29/18 at 3:48 am to 1MileTiger
delete somebody else said it
This post was edited on 11/29/18 at 3:50 am
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