Is it racism?

[bobcat]

I've been called "wog" many times. This is like a negative term against half euro/aussies.

Now I've just learned to live with it (not that I get called that much) and I even sometimes call myself a wog. Instead of taking offence, I just leave it and don't care. You'd be suprised how well it works.

Unless it's more personal or directed at me in front of a huge crowd, then I'll retaliate properly, but in general I don't care

[Seth]

I agree with GameMaster.


And..i get pestered all the time on the internet for being a Canadian. Doesn't really bother me. It's usually just poking fun. But ya, if the guy was going overboard about it...can get annoying just for the fact that he's disrupting your game.

[Typhoid]

If someone says something aboot me being Canadian, i play along eh. make 'em think we all live in igloos and whatnot. And i think that the world is WAAAAAY to P.C.(pol. Correct) these days. Last week in class, i got in trouble for calling a kid "Black" my teacher said he ws "African American"...wait a minute here...we are canadain....So shouldnt he be "African Canadian"? whats wrong with saying the word black? i can call Caucasian people white. I can call oriental people Asian. So why cant i call an "African American" black? I know why, its the Pu**yfication of the world. And i dont want to be mean or rude but the U.S. (i have nothing wrong with the country) is dulling everything down to be less harsh on kids. in the early 20's the Traumatic syndrome caused in war was called " Shell Shock" simple and to the point. Now its call "Post-Traumatic war syndrome"...a little longer and harder to decipher what it means.... I just have a problem with double standards and how the world is getting so pollitically correct nowadays.

[Dylflon]

I wasn't so much bothered by waht the guy said to me. I just found it racist and was wondering whether or not it was. You guys are bringing up very interesting points. Especially TheGame and The Strangler.



Carry on.

[TheGame]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

If someone says something aboot me being Canadian, i play along eh. make 'em think we all live in igloos and whatnot. And i think that the world is WAAAAAY to P.C.(pol. Correct) these days. Last week in class, i got in trouble for calling a kid "Black" my teacher said he ws "African American"...wait a minute here...we are canadain....So shouldnt he be "African Canadian"? whats wrong with saying the word black? i can call Caucasian people white. I can call oriental people Asian. So why cant i call an "African American" black? I know why, its the Pu**yfication of the world. And i dont want to be mean or rude but the U.S. (i have nothing wrong with the country) is dulling everything down to be less harsh on kids. in the early 20's the Traumatic syndrome caused in war was called " Shell Shock" simple and to the point. Now its call "Post-Traumatic war syndrome"...a little longer and harder to decipher what it means.... I just have a problem with double standards and how the world is getting so pollitically correct nowadays.

I don't consider myself either African American or Black... but I'd much rather a person call me black because I'm not from africa nor do I ever want to go there, I'm from New Bab*cough* the country with no name that's between Canada and Mexico. You have to remember Canada is a part of America too.

To me the only "mix" names that make sense are canadian-american or mexican-american.