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| In the context of the sentence, is "White Boy" racist? |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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 Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: Re: In the context of the sentence, is "White Boy" |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
This is from a post in Job Related. I wanted to see what people thought. It was a surprise to me that people found "white boy" to be racist so I want to get other people's input.
Koreans prefer to have a "White Boy" tutor their kids in English. |
Americans prefer to have an Asian boy teach their kids kung fu.
Koreans prefer to have a black boy teach their kids basketball.
Alright, a bit of a stretch, but you see what I'm getting at.
However, when you're at the top of the racial food chain (let's be real it's a white man's world - not fair but true) it's difficult to be offended when you don't feel oppressed or discriminated against on a constant basis.
This is why ethnic slurs like cracka or honkey never really caught on.
However, I've personally never been in a situation where I've felt discriminated against by a large group of non-caucasian people. Perhaps I'm ignorant, but living and traveling in Asia I've never felt threatened.
I cannot say the same for some of my Asian friends back home.
Case in point, I may get a few bad looks or rude comments when I'm with my Korean girlfriend, but that's about it.
On the other hand, I know some places back in Canada where an Asian dude would get his ass kicked if he was seen with a white girl. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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"White boy" may be racist, it regards race, but that doesn't mean it's offensive.
"My friend is Asian." That's a racist statement, but not offensive.
If you are offended by being called "white," "white boy," "white man," "white girl," "white grandmother," "black," "black grandfather," "Asian mother," "Asian lady," "Latin male," "Hispanic teacher," or a other variations of rascist, but non-offensive, terms, I suggest you grow a pair and shut up.
What we don't need are more words on Dave's that look like this:
Wh)te
W()ite
IIIhite
W***e
W#$@&
W___e B_y (Whale Bay???)
Does any one know where I can buy a plain (beep) t-shirt?
Edit: Why in the (beep) did (beep) get censored?????
Oh, I see, people are pansies and want authorities to regulate free speech instead of learning how to internally deal with the world and language.
(beep) that. |
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ChuckECheese
Joined: 20 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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| It's racist only when "yellow boy" said it. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Beej wrote: |
| "Honkey"never caught on. Maybe whites dont care about being called names? |
Until they move to Korea and can't stop crying about waegook this, waegook that.. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
"Well, Debbie thinks this is all about her biological clock, and I.."
"She stopped screaming long enough to tell you that?"
"Huh? No no no no, no, the other Debbie. Debbie the teacher.. ?"
"Oh, you mean.. Black Debbie."
"Whoa whoa whoa whoa--why is she "Black" Debbie?"
"No, not in a BAAAD way. It's just to tell them apart, because she's.. black!"
Tell me who and I'll roll through with a cookie for your whole crew. (No Google, son.) |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| "White boy" may be racist, it regards race, but that doesn't mean it's offensive. |
It is offensive. The use of "boy" when referring to a man is a clear put down.
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"My friend is Asian." That's a racist statement, but not offensive.
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No, that is not racist. Asian is not a put down, it's a neutral descriptive term. It's not racist to simply refer to race. It is racist to refer to race in the context of a derogatory put down. And it is racist to imply a negative judgment on a person or group of people based solely on their race. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:32 am Post subject: |
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I am a european New Zealander, i have no trouble being called a european person or a white person but i would be offended if i was called a white boy.
think of the difference between an asian boy and an asian man
(asian to me is no more offensive than european)
white is not offensive per say, coupled with the boy it becomes offensive.
To refer to a grown man as boy is offensive no questions asked |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Hey boy, you get off the sidewalk when ya see me a'comin' now, ya hear?
Alyallen: I had to cheat, hehe.. not a big fan of adult swim! |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
Hey boy, you get off the sidewalk when ya see me a'comin' now, ya hear?
Alyallen: I had to cheat, hehe.. not a big fan of adult swim! |
Q, where's my oatmeal raisin cookie!? It better be in the mail!
I totally hate the use of the term "boy" for an adult male. It's all in an attempt to emasculate a man....But times change, and so do the meaning of words so I leave it up to the context the word is used in to decide whether it's offensive or not. I generally don't use it to avoid any misunderstanding... |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:58 pm Post subject: |
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Came across this sentence and thought I'd toss it in the thread.
In reference to Michael Vick, a Black quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons...
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| "I know it's been done, but what's driving this? Is it this boy's celebrity? Would they have done this if it wasn't Michael Vick?" |
From this article:
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| http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070609/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_vick_investigation;_ylt=AoyuyWDD09pNCML.ZtpWqbA_z7QF |
Considering that it was a county attorney (I suppose one step below a state attorney), a representative of the county government, who said this in 2007...I'm not impressed. Oh and for the record, Michael Vick is 26 years old...hardly a boy.... |
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shapeshifter
Joined: 29 Nov 2005
Location: Paris
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:30 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
"White boy" may be racist, it regards race, but that doesn't mean it's offensive.
"My friend is Asian." That's a racist statement, but not offensive.
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Well, that's really not accurate at all. Just because a comment pertains to race, that doesn't make it racist. Racism refers to predujiced or discriminatory behaviour/attitudes based on race.
"My friend is Asian" is an innocous, objective statement and I can't see anything remotely racist about it. |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| shapeshifter wrote: |
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
"White boy" may be racist, it regards race, but that doesn't mean it's offensive.
"My friend is Asian." That's a racist statement, but not offensive.
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Well, that's really not accurate at all. Just because a comment pertains to race, that doesn't make it racist. Racism refers to predujiced or discriminatory behaviour/attitudes based on race.
"My friend is Asian" is an innocous, objective statement and I can't see anything remotely racist about it. |
That's cause you aren't crazy. |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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I refer to myself as a 'white boy.' I prefer it to 'white man' because that reminds me of old R. Crumb comics, like this one...
If a person who isn't white says to me, in a mean tone, 'hey, white boy! whutchu doin' uptown? Hey, white boy! You chasin' our women around?' I respond with 'oh pardon me sir, it's the furthest thing from my mind...I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend o' mine.'
Fight this guy instead. He's everywhere. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:48 am Post subject: |
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swetepete that's some fancy jive you got going on there! Are you Snoop Dogg's uncle?
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| Q, where's my oatmeal raisin cookie!? It better be in the mail! |
I don't know, I think some punkass whiteboy's done already lain his claim on it!
Bastard's got his fishy little hand all over it.
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| I totally hate the use of the term "boy" for an adult male. It's all in an attempt to emasculate a man....But times change, and so do the meaning of words so I leave it up to the context the word is used in to decide whether it's offensive or not. I generally don't use it to avoid any misunderstanding... |
All about context. My grandparents grew up real country fried, and my grandpa uses boy to refer to just about any dude if it's a casual story he's telling. Usually he says it like this: that ol' bo-wa. (females are gals) |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
swetepete that's some fancy jive you got going on there! Are you Snoop Dogg's uncle?
| Alyallen wrote: |
| Q, where's my oatmeal raisin cookie!? It better be in the mail! |
I don't know, I think some punkass whiteboy's done already lain his claim on it!
*beep*'s got his fishy little hand all over it.
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| I totally hate the use of the term "boy" for an adult male. It's all in an attempt to emasculate a man....But times change, and so do the meaning of words so I leave it up to the context the word is used in to decide whether it's offensive or not. I generally don't use it to avoid any misunderstanding... |
All about context. My grandparents grew up real country fried, and my grandpa uses boy to refer to just about any dude if it's a casual story he's telling. Usually he says it like this: that ol' bo-wa. (females are gals) |
Damn it!
That white boy stole my cookie! |
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