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lostandforgotten
Joined: 19 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: Is my friend a racist? |
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We were at a coffee shop the other day. There were 4 of us - me, my friend who is a white american, a Chinese-American and a Korean man. While my self-proclaimed-American-bum friend was talking, a Korean man behind us told him to lower his voice in Korean because he was too loud. My so called self-proclaimed-American-bum friend got all furious and fired back with, "Kiss my white ass, you yellow monkey!". I'm now wondering whether I should keep him as a friend or leave him. What do you think? Did he show his true side the other day or did he just say it out of anger? |
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The_Eyeball_Kid

Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'd let him go simply for talking too loud. |
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New Balance

Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid

Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
I'm offended by the term 'whitey', you racist! |
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New Balance

Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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The_Eyeball_Kid wrote: |
New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
I'm offended by the term 'whitey', you racist! |
I know I know, but there aren't a lot of good racist terms for ya honkies. |
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Corky

Joined: 06 Jan 2004
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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European descent
Afro-Saxon
(North America) A young white male devotee of black pop culture.[37]
Ann
A white woman to a black person � or a black woman who acts too much like a white one. While Miss Ann, also just plain Ann, is a derisive reference to the white woman, by extension it is applied to any black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like Miss Ann.[38]
Bule
(Indonesia) White people. Literally: albino, but used in the same way that 'colored' might be used to refer to a black person to mean any white person. [39].
Charlie
Mildly derogatory term used by African Americans, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s, to refer to a white person (from James Baldwin's novel, Blues For Mr. Charlie).
Coonass or coon-ass
(U.S.) a Cajun; may be derived from the French conasse. May be used among Cajuns themselves
Cracker
(U.S.) Derogatory term for whites, particularly from the American South. Derived from slave drivers who "cracked" the whip on the backs of slaves. [40] May be used by whites themselves in a non-offensive manner.
Gringo
(The Americas) Non-Hispanic U.S. national. Hence Gringolandia, the United States; not always a pejorative term, unless used with intent to offend.[41]
Gubba
(AUS) Aboriginal (Koori) term for white people[42] � derived from Governor / Gubbanah
Gweilo, gwailo, or kwai lo (鬼佬)
(Hong Kong and South China) A White man. Gwei means "ghost." The color white is associated with ghosts in China. A lo is a regular guy (i.e. a fellow, a chap, or a bloke).[43] Once a mark of xenophobia, the word was promoted by Maoists and is now in general, informal use.[44]
Honky (U.S.)
Offensive term for a white person.
Haole
(Hawaiian) stranger. used to refer to a mainlander, a white person.
Ofay
A white person[45]
Peckerwood
(U.S.) a white person (southerner). The term "Peckerwood", an inversion of "Woodpecker", is used as a pejorative term. This word was coined in the 19th century by southern blacks to describe poor whites. They considered them loud and troublesome like the bird, and often with red hair like the woodpecker's head plumes.[46]
Roundeye
(English speaking Asians) a white or non-Asian person.[47]
Wigger
is a slang term for a white person who allophilically emulates mannerisms, slangs and fashions stereotypically associated with urban African Americans; especially in relation to hip hop culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offensive_terms_per_nationality |
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isthisreally
Joined: 01 Sep 2007
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Your probably racist too and don't even know it. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
And I would say that this guy isn't really your friend, if your thinking of letting him go because of it. If I found one of my friends was a racist, sure I wouldn't be cool with it, but it's just another character flaw in my opinion unless they're going out killing people or something. |
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mistermasan
Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Location: 10+ yrs on Dave's ESL cafe
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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but...was he talking too loud?
twice now (in less than two months in country) i have lived thru examples of such. the korean doesn't want to hear us so tells us to pipe down. but we weren't loud. we weren't drunk. it was just like a elder telling an inferior to hush. |
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Kimchieluver

Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
Not that I agree with the terms Chinks and Japs, but is calling everyone not Korean a foreigner or waygukin any better? |
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Masta_Don

Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Location: Hyehwa-dong, Seoul
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Kimchieluver wrote: |
New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
Not that I agree with the terms Chinks and Japs, but is calling everyone not Korean a foreigner or waygukin any better? |
Went to a hof last night where they have a girl outside calling down tables. When she announced that we were coming, she made sure to say 'waegukin'. Then we took a taxi to a hotel that we were unsure of. The taxi driver called the number to get directions and started the conversation, "I've got these two foreigners..."
At this point I laugh but there have been times it's pissed me off. |
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whatever

Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Location: Korea: More fun than jail.
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Well...you already referred to your 'friend' as a 'bum'...so...
New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
I'm willing to bet the K-wife calls both worse names. BTW, props on the use of 'whitey' and 'honkies', you 'bastard'. ...Really sells your 'point'.
isthisreally wrote: |
Your probably racist too... |
When will Englishee teachers start using proper Englishee skills? I know it's the internet, but... |
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Woden
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Location: Eurasia
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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mistermasan wrote: |
but...was he talking too loud?
twice now (in less than two months in country) i have lived thru examples of such. the korean doesn't want to hear us so tells us to pipe down. but we weren't loud. we weren't drunk. it was just like a elder telling an inferior to hush. |
Whether or not he was talking too loud is besides the point. Why do we always get racist apologists turning the argument? |
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Smee

Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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New Balance wrote: |
As an Asian guy, I could never understand a whitey married to a Korean gal who flippantly calls the Chinese chinks and the Japanese japs. I feel sorry for the women married to these bastards. |
I never understand when Koreans with blue jeans, cosmetics, cell phones, televisions, t-shirts, bottled water, double eyelids, eyeglasses, tennis shoes, laptop computers, ice cream, wristwatches, and coffee bad-mouth "foreigners." |
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Young FRANKenstein

Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: Re: Is my friend a racist? |
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lostandforgotten wrote: |
Did he show his true side the other day or did he just say it out of anger? |
For a first offence, I chalk it up to anger or frustration or perceived persecution from the ajosshi. Especially since he yelled it at the guy. If he does this on a regular basis, or even infrequently, that''d be different.
Me, I'd just as soon shoot off a quiet "싫어" and go back to my conversation. |
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Rae

Joined: 10 Oct 2007
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:35 am Post subject: |
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The_Eyeball_Kid wrote: |
I'd let him go simply for talking too loud. |
I second that |
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