TMI thread. Discussion of sensitive ADULT issues/triggers. Enter with awareness!

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Oh, I would remember something like that. I haven't.

Dude, you have. I think you were at an event - a parade or something? Seriously, it was you with another person or group of people. I had no idea you were an Asian male until I saw it. Maybe another board?

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Same.

Dude, I swear I've seen you too. Wasn't your hair blond & curly a few years back?

Originally Posted by camchristo

Hmmm. I recall seeing a picture of you before and I've never met you nor had any contact with you. I don't know where else I would have seen it.

SEE?!?! I'm not crazy!

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Well... how do you know she means n***** and not negro (which, although antiquated, I do not believe is considered to be a pejorative)? I had no idea that people, well, make that white people still used terminology like that. I don't think education, class or age is any excuse. Somebody should sit her down and give her a talking-to.

In my experience it's mostly older people (although I'm a Yankee. ) Mostly not meant to be derogatory - that's just the term(s) they knew growing up. Still offensive.

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

She'd never speak to us again! She's that sensitive! We can't even tell her that it's OPRAH, not "Offrah". That's right...she watches Offrah.
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HA!

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

From what I see of your un-shadowed picture, you're not ugly.

I don't think I'm anything to look at, but ya know what? It's all I've got, and life is short. And I don't plan on wasting another minute of my life....

Loving yourself, is the first step. Because once you do, most of the world will love you, too. And the ones who don't, are a waste of your time and energy, anyway!

That's not actually a pic of Ed. I don't think.

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

haha as Jerry Seinfeld said... "How can it be racist, if I like their race?" I've never heard anyone say "Orientals" in a derogatory way but I do suppose it's mostly older people that say it. I still hear "Japs" occasionally and I find it more humorous than anything, but of course I would never say it. It's a little too close to that line for me.

Lol! That's funny because generalization because in the south, northerners are viewed as having less manners & being less friendly.

Yes, but maybe we're more PC.

Saying someone is Oriental isn't really derogatory, it's just incorrect. There's not "Orient" anymore - it's called ASIA. Objects should be called Oriental; people should not.