No Americans

[AccessBlaster]

Yes Americans

Check it out I changed the title to Yes Amercans it lasted for 9 times in a row wooho, cheap thrills even got Colin on that one.

 

[chergh]

Re: Yes Americans

Check it out I changed the title to Yes Amercans it lasted for 9 times in a row wooho, cheap thrills even got Colin on that one.

Wow! you're an hero

 

[Pauldohert]

Colin knows full well that the majority of Americans don't use racial offensive words every day. He disappeared for a few days, then came back to stir the pot and test the limits again. Well, congratulations, he's pushed the limits and the staff here has decided it's done.

Using words like Jap, Craut, or Limey (I've never heard an American refer to an Englishman this way) are not racial slurs. They refer to someone's nationality. There's a huge difference IMO. I'm not offended when I'm called a Yank. There were concerns about the racial words being used so I deleted them. First and foremost this is a professional forum and I don't think we want to segregate ourselves from potential members because we allow racial speech to be used.

Jap and Kraut are offensive?

For a guardian of the English language Col, you would think you knew this?

 

[Rich]

Well if spic is offensive and span. is obviously short for and offensive towards spaniards, why is spic and span still in common use in the US as both a term and product

 

[Rich]

Using words like Jap, Craut, or Limey (I've never heard an American refer to an Englishman this way)

You should have watched the last Ramsey series from the States then.When an Amercan chef walked off the show loudly shouting that he was not going to take orders from a LIMEY chef

 

[Pauldohert]

You should have watched the last Ramsey series from the States then.When an Amercan chef walked off the show loudly shouting that he was not going to take orders from a LIMEY chef

Wouldn't have helped see an American call an Englishman a Limey as Ramsay is Scottish.

 

[dan-cat]

Well if spic is offensive and span. is obviously short for and offensive towards spaniards, why is spic and span still in common use in the US as both a term and product

Go look up the derivation of the term "Spick and Span" when referring to clean and tidy. It was used this way about 350 years before the racial connotations crept in.

In any case I'm not sure how your above argument doesn't contradict your view on the word "chinky".

 

[Rich]

Go look up the derivation of the term "Spick and Span" when referring to clean and tidy. It was used this way about 350 years before the racial connotations crept in.

In any case I'm not sure how your above argument doesn't contradict your view on the word "chinky".

I'm not the one complaining, however the word spic is in daily use in America yet banned here, explain please

Nevertheless, in 1999, the Mexican-American organization LatinosUSA organized a boycott against Spic and Span because of the use of the word spic, which is a derogatory term for a person of Latino descent. In addition, the term "spic and span" was used to derogate mixed-race couples of African American and Puerto Rican origin.[6]
The current owner, Prestige Brands, continues to market the product for consumer use. Procter & Gamble st

 

[Rich]

Wouldn't have helped see an American call an Englishman a Limey as Ramsay is Scottish.

They're all the same to Yanks, let's face it they still refer to the UK as England

 

[ChipperT]

They're all the same to Yanks, let's face it they still refer to the UK as England

So, this Yank wants to know: why is it still the United KINGdom when your monarch has been a Queen for lo these many years? Why is it not the UQ? (he says tongue-in-cheek).

 

[dan-cat]

I'm not the one complaining, however the word spic is in daily use in America yet banned here, explain please

LatinosUSA struggle with the same inability to grasp derivations as you do.

Proctor uses 'Spic and Span' in the context of it's 350 year old original meaning of clean and tidy. It's use has nothing to do with hispanics or spaniards. It's unfortunate that racial bigots have decided to hijack the use of the term but that does not negate the original meaning and still valid use of it.

If you wish to use the term 'spic' to refer to an hispanic then you should expect to be banned for either being a bigot or at least be seen as a little dumb for not being able to grasp basic semantics.

 

[dan-cat]

They're all the same to Yanks, let's face it they still refer to the UK as England

Some Brits claim that Great Britain is no longer a single entity even though it's printed on their passport.

 

[ChipperT]

Proctor uses 'Spic and Span' in the context of it's 350 year old original meaning of clean and tidy. It's use has nothing to do with hispanics or spaniards. It's unfortunate that racial bigots have decided to hijack the use of the term but that does not negate the original meaning and still valid use of it.

Reminds me of a professor in college when I submitted a 65 page paper. It came back with a big red "F" in marker on each of the 65 pages. The problem? In one sentence I properly used the word "niggardly" and the professor was black. It did not matter that I in no sense racist or that the term is perfectly proper. An appeal to the dean got nowhere. So, I took an incomplete on the class and waited three semesters until it was taught by a different professor (it was a required class). Some people have buttons that will be pushed for the stupidest reasons and there is no arguing with them.

 

[Vassago]

Come on people, the issue isn't the use of the word, but the intent of the use of the word. I think we can all agree on what the intention was in this sense.

 

[Rabbie]

Some Brits claim that Great Britain is no longer a single entity even though it's printed on their passport.

A little piece of pedantry for you. My Passport actually says "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"

Great Britain is in fact the large island made up of Scotland, Wales and England.

In general sports reporting it seems that British refers to winning athletes from Scotland and Wales and to losing athletes from England.

 

[Rich]

LatinosUSA struggle with the same inability to grasp derivations as you do.

Proctor uses 'Spic and Span' in the context of it's 350 year old original meaning of clean and tidy. It's use has nothing to do with hispanics or spaniards. It's unfortunate that racial bigots have decided to hijack the use of the term but that does not negate the original meaning and still valid use of it.

If you wish to use the term 'spic' to refer to an hispanic then you should expect to be banned for either being a bigot or at least be seen as a little dumb for not being able to grasp basic semantics.

You're wrong again as usual, the term was originally spick not the American slang spic, check your facts before lecturing

 

[Rich]

Great Britain is in fact the large island made up of Scotland, Wales and England.

And Ireland too surely

 

[ChipperT]

And Ireland too surely

Even this Yank knows that Northern Ireland is not on the same island as Great Britian. Look at your map.

 

[Vassago]

And Ireland too surely

Don't confuse us Americans! You know we believe everything we see online. Now we're going to all believe Ireland is part of Great Britain. But since England and UK are the same thing, now I'm really confused...

 

[AccessBlaster]

Wow this word just flows off the lips of Colin and Rich way to easily.

I'm not the one complaining, however the word spic is in daily use in America yet banned here, explain please

Part of your daily vocabulary I would wager.