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loosechanjSo, I'm going to bed. Sort of, but yes at 9:30 on a Fri night. (I'm going to do my free weights and read some first.) I'm not much of a clubber (never been to one, in fact), and there's no parties.
I just got out of the shower, and I was thinking about racial terms. I consider "nigger" one of the funniest words there is. C'mon, it's the grapevine version of "negro", which is itself the grapevine version of several non-english words for "black". How it became synonymous for someone born or from the continent of Africa I have no clue, as it has been used in reference to other races in the past. African-american is even sillier. And don't forget the Arabs either! Some of them are from Africa. The word that comes closest to offending me is "colored". Like there's something wrong with these people? Besides, white is a color too. So is brown, yellow, and orange (but we have a term for them already...football fans).
Indian is another fun one. India Indian, or American Indian? Native American is sort of silly, cuz most all of us are native born Americans at this point. I know I'm at least 15-20th generation myself. "Injun" would have been good, but it got a bad rap like the "n" word. Fortunately, there's an easy way out of this one, just ask'em what tribe they belong to. Be nice if worked that way all round.
Orientals. Hell, only way is to ask. At least for me. Man I don't want to chance getting it wrong, not after last time. [Insert 'Family Guy' clip of the chicken fight.]
The only race which has consistently thrown asshats my way is the Arabs. I really hope it's just some bizarre coincidence, because *every* *single* person of arabic descent I've known/met has been...well, loopy, and usually carry along a holier than thou attitude for good measure. Granted, my sample size is fairly small (~dozenish), but CNN, FOX, and this whole war on terror thing aren't exactly helping. So, if you're a cool arab, or you know one, hook me up.
Me? I'm so white I make Aunt Polly's fence look grey washed.
I just got out of the shower, and I was thinking about racial terms. I consider "nigger" one of the funniest words there is. C'mon, it's the grapevine version of "negro", which is itself the grapevine version of several non-english words for "black". How it became synonymous for someone born or from the continent of Africa I have no clue, as it has been used in reference to other races in the past. African-american is even sillier. And don't forget the Arabs either! Some of them are from Africa. The word that comes closest to offending me is "colored". Like there's something wrong with these people? Besides, white is a color too. So is brown, yellow, and orange (but we have a term for them already...football fans).
Indian is another fun one. India Indian, or American Indian? Native American is sort of silly, cuz most all of us are native born Americans at this point. I know I'm at least 15-20th generation myself. "Injun" would have been good, but it got a bad rap like the "n" word. Fortunately, there's an easy way out of this one, just ask'em what tribe they belong to. Be nice if worked that way all round.
Orientals. Hell, only way is to ask. At least for me. Man I don't want to chance getting it wrong, not after last time. [Insert 'Family Guy' clip of the chicken fight.]
The only race which has consistently thrown asshats my way is the Arabs. I really hope it's just some bizarre coincidence, because *every* *single* person of arabic descent I've known/met has been...well, loopy, and usually carry along a holier than thou attitude for good measure. Granted, my sample size is fairly small (~dozenish), but CNN, FOX, and this whole war on terror thing aren't exactly helping. So, if you're a cool arab, or you know one, hook me up.
Me? I'm so white I make Aunt Polly's fence look grey washed.
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Date: 2004-01-31 03:01 pm (UTC)As for Indian, one of my good friends is an Indian young lady. Her family is from India, but she's American. Got in a lot of trouble in school when she was younger claiming she was American-Indian. The teacher was trying to tell her she wasn't, while she was arguing, "Look, dammit. I'm an American, and I'm Indian. Why can't I be American-Indian? Your terms are stupid."
Now, when someone asks what her ethnicity is, she replies, "I'm Indian. Dots, not feathers."