I’ve had enough of being attacked today. First, jessi over the email. B, bxgrl over the email. And, third, Biff, of all people. Biff, et tu Brute? I’m outta here. Consider this my official blogicide.
“”The term african american is total hooey and I refuse to use it.”
Why?”
Because it is inefficient and sloppy use of language. It’s incorrect much of the time it’s used. I don’t like wasting 7 syllables when I can use one. I don’t want to have to think about what nationality and continental heritage in additioanl to race.
I’m back. Did I miss anything good? Do I win this year’s PLUSA for shortest blogicide?
cantonese call them “gweilo” meaning “ghost man” or hok gwei, meaning black ghost.
I’ve had enough of being attacked today. First, jessi over the email. B, bxgrl over the email. And, third, Biff, of all people. Biff, et tu Brute? I’m outta here. Consider this my official blogicide.
“I am unsure why “Oriental” is widely used in the UK”
Biff, this was part of chicken’s explanation.
“Therefore, when you call a human being “oriental” you are referring to them as an object with no soul or substance.”
Does this mean I’m Oriental?!?!
^^^sorry, Season 3 – San Francisco
Biff, that doesn’t make much sense, oriental is the antonym of occidental, which can refer to people.
I suspect oriental is offensive because it was used as a term of denigration here in the US.
“Asian refers to anyone or anything that comes from or is related to any country in Asia…in some cases that large rural part of Russia.”
Does this mean Kens is Asian?!?!
“”The term african american is total hooey and I refuse to use it.”
Why?”
Because it is inefficient and sloppy use of language. It’s incorrect much of the time it’s used. I don’t like wasting 7 syllables when I can use one. I don’t want to have to think about what nationality and continental heritage in additioanl to race.