Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='kamiller42' post='1855234' date='May 2 2009, 01:39 AM']Ignore me. I know. My clothes my look too good or be too expensive and therefore not a real American in your book. So, ignoring me is justified I guess.[/quote] After the Hussein remark I decided to not bother [quote]I have one question: Are you going to post every possible racial epithet to make a point?[/quote] I've said the last of what I plan to say here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Hassan' post='1855235' date='May 2 2009, 01:39 AM']I guess some sort of admission woud be the honorable thing to do but if you honestly can't see anything wrong here then why not just let it go and be more careful in the future about insults approximating racial slurs.[/quote] I admitted that it was uncharitable; I will not admit that it was racially charged, because I did not intend it to be that way. It would be lying to say I did. I will certainly be more conscientious about how I phrase things in the future, though. Edited May 2, 2009 by USAirwaysIHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamiller42 Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1855239' date='May 2 2009, 01:41 AM']After the Hussein remark I decided to not bother[/quote] I thought it was his name and not a remark. If I am incorrect, please edit the following and correct. Thanks. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_obama"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_obama[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1855223' date='May 2 2009, 01:29 AM']oh course. Next time someone tells us a Japanese man looks kind of like a Yellowish rat with giant buck teeth we should be sure not to draw any racist connotations from this.[/quote] ??? lol. when has "yellowish rat with giant buck teeth" become a racial slur toward Japanese people? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1855246' date='May 2 2009, 12:49 AM']??? lol. when has "yellowish rat with giant buck teeth" become a racial slur toward Japanese people? lol.[/quote] Not the phrase, but that has long been the racist imagery. A Japanese man depicted with sort of rat like features, yellow, giant buck teeth etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1855249' date='May 2 2009, 01:52 AM']Not the phrase, but that has long been the racist imagery. A Japanese man depicted with sort of rat like features, yellow, giant buck teeth etc.[/quote] yeah, i live in what has been termed the most racial city in the country and i have never seen nor heard of a Japanese person being depicted in that manner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1855259' date='May 2 2009, 02:03 AM']yeah, i live in what has been termed the most racial city in the country and i have never seen nor heard of a Japanese person being depicted in that manner... [/quote] [img]http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/yyy/rat[1].jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I hate thinking you raising our kids in a racist city, god knows what your teaching them. Good think I have them most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1855261' date='May 2 2009, 02:05 AM'][img]http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/yyy/rat[1].jpg[/img][/quote] Now, I have never, in all my born days, seen anything like that before. I thought you meant something like you might see in an old Disney cartoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1855266' date='May 2 2009, 02:08 AM']Now, I have never, in all my born days, seen anything like that before. I thought you meant something like you might see in an old Disney cartoon.[/quote] yeah, i've never seen ANYTHING like that before either. i mean, how can u even tell that they are making fun of the japanese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' post='1855266' date='May 2 2009, 01:08 AM']Now, I have never, in all my born days, seen anything like that before. I thought you meant something like you might see in an old Disney cartoon.[/quote] It was pretty common during WWII and they didn't come out of a vaccuum. [img]http://z.about.com/d/history1900s/1/0/e/Q/wwiip117.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Alaskadeathtrapa.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='Hassan' post='1855265' date='May 2 2009, 02:07 AM']I hate thinking you raising our kids in a racist city, god knows what your teaching them. Good think I have them most of the time [/quote] I turned out fine and I was raised here. You are the one going around comparing Japanese people to big teethed yellow rats no, thank goodness that I have them most of the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Hassan' post='1855272' date='May 2 2009, 02:10 AM']It was pretty common during WWII and they didn't come out of a vaccuum. [img]http://z.about.com/d/history1900s/1/0/e/Q/wwiip117.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Alaskadeathtrapa.jpg[/img][/quote] that was like seventy years ago... no one who hasn't studied it would know that they have been compared to rats. you threw out the comparison as if it was some racial joke that is used pretty commonly. Edited May 2, 2009 by TotusTuusMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1855271' date='May 2 2009, 01:10 AM']yeah, i've never seen ANYTHING like that before either. i mean, how can u even tell that they are making fun of the japanese?[/quote] I don't know what to tell you all. I was a pretty common racist caricature, particularly during WWII. Even if not explicitly portrayed as rats the Japanese were given sort of rat like reatures, you see the teeth, exageratedly yellow skin etc. [img]http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/AntiJapanesePropagandaTakeDayOff.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 [quote name='TotusTuusMaria' post='1855275' date='May 2 2009, 01:12 AM']that was like seventy years ago... no one who hasn't studied it would know that they have been compared to rats. you threw out the comparison as if it was some racial joke that is used pretty commonly. [/quote] Yeah, and someone who knew nothing about the history of racial slurs against black Americans would know that comparing them to a monkey was any big deal. What's your point? Those posters were from the second world war when the anti Japanese sentiment was the most extreme, if you think it just magically vanished when the US government stoped printing racist propoganda posters you would probably be mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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