The term "Jap" - an abbreviation or an insult?

[Studio117]

OT but, African American?

Why not just american?

Irish English here....

[wst]

In America they have a great hardon for ancestry. You'll hear people insist they're Irish or Italian or whatever despite never having been an inch east of Ascension.

They're also scared of offending people (hence "snicker" instead of "snigger") etc.

African-American gives them the heritage thing, and lets them avoid saying "black".

Of course, white African-Americans get st on because they're not black, and black people that aren't American also get lumped into it.

[Mermaid]

s is also out of favour.

[EDLT]

Studio117 said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32we2LlY-Kg

Good old youtube, its only copyright infringement if its in English. Although they might still take it down due to the exposed nipples.

[Marty63]

eldar said:

Marty63 said:

the screws to fix iron work to gates

are known as 'black japs',

had to stop using the term as it double offends apparently.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app&a...

Abbreviation for Japanned, which just sounds like some bukkake variation...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanning

or commonly known as black japs

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601....

[Dog Star]

On a Roadfly BMW forum back in 1997 I caused an absolute ststorm of posts and emails from offended Yanks because I'd said "Jap cars".

Idiots. The yanks, that is.

[wildcat45]

FatSumo said:

I was offended the other day



Quite clearly a use of the word 'Pom' to offend the British.

Where's me compo?!?!?

I am offended as a person of British descent and on behalf of two fellow people of British descent who live in Austalia and because of their sexual orientation, would find the term "bear" used in this context as offensive.

Racist homophobic gluten free snack.

Edited by wildcat45 on Saturday 12th April 21:54

[Steve H]

Studio117 said:

OT but, African American?

Why not just american?

Because it's racist to deny anyone's heritage.















And it's racist if you mention it

[Marty63]

wildcat45 said:

FatSumo said:

I was offended the other day



Quite clearly a use of the word 'Pom' to offend the British.

Where's me compo?!?!?

I am offended as a person of British descent and on behalf of two fellow people of British descent who live in Austalia and because of their sexual orientation, would find the term "bear" used in this context as offensive.

Racist homophobic gluten free snack.

Edited by wildcat45 on Saturday 12th April 21:54

the other half produced a pack of these tonight to have with some cans.. very nice

[wildcat45]

Marty63 said:

the other half produced a pack of these tonight to have with some cans.. very nice

Are they like those hollow bacon flavour pigs you used to be able to get?

[750turbo]

Reading this thread last night put me in the mood to watch Blazing Saddles!

I wonder how that goes down over there now?

[Escort3500]

This very forum is setting a dreadful example chaps: 'Jap Chat' in the Japanese Cars section.

Action please Mods

[750turbo]

Escort3500 said:

This very forum is setting a dreadful example chaps: 'Jap Chat' in the Japanese Cars section.

Action please Mods

No, because that would be agreeing that the term is derogatory, and in the UK (where this site is based) it is not.

[Marty63]

wildcat45 said:

Marty63 said:

the other half produced a pack of these tonight to have with some cans.. very nice

Are they like those hollow bacon flavour pigs you used to be able to get?

flat not puffed

we had the salted ones

very moreish

[Asterix]

Never worked out the 'Pom' thing.

If it's to do with being a prisoner, surely the people that became Australians were the Poms?

[Tiggsy]

while all this is true...i dont think you'd used "jap" the way you would other abbreviations.....an english guy saying "i was chatting to that kiwi over there" is different to saying "that jap

[Mermaid]

Tiggsy said:

while all this is true...i dont think you'd used "jap" the way you would other abbreviations.....an english guy saying "i was chatting to that kiwi over there" is different to saying "that jap

Give everyone a number ( chosen by lottery so US will not be No 1) - that 24 over there.

[Escort3500]

750turbo said:

Escort3500 said:

This very forum is setting a dreadful example chaps: 'Jap Chat' in the Japanese Cars section.

Action please Mods

No, because that would be agreeing that the term is derogatory, and in the UK (where this site is based) it is not.

I know; I was being just a tad facetious

[VinceFox]

sebhaque said:

Having a social with some visitors from the US, the chat moved onto cars. I mentioned that I drove a Japanese car and "have great respect for the Jap approach to building cars." Said American visitors were taken aback by this comment, saying that the term was as offensive as the derogatory term to describe Pakistanis.

I raise this thread as a point of discussion. I have certainly never thought the term "Jap" was offensive - it's just an abbreviation for Japanese. While I am indeed almost synonymous with the Pakistani slang, I believe that is only a faux pas due to its past usage. Is this why the Japanese term is a no-no in the US? I'm very confused as to why that particular term is a no-no when I've not heard a word against it.

Your visitors are idiots.

[Japveesix]

I think it's incredibly insulting in any context. Use the full term Japanese or don't use it at all.