A post where I told a user to avoid using the word 'jap' was negged....

[Hyooga]

I totally get it if you neg me when I post stuff that you think disagrees with the beliefs of your K-Pop stanning heart

 

but a post where I explained to an OH user that the term 'jap' should be avoided was negged.

 

i do hope people know that the term is a racial slur....

[ojungers]

people is a racial slur and i'm offended

 

i'm a god, thanks

[hyungwonho]

People neg others for everything, an anonymous user has negged your post but it shouldn't represent the "whole" of people. Don't take it to heart 

[Ddeona Oneul Bame]

You had to make a whole thread for this? 

[Kim Hyolyn]

Why is 'Jap' racist though? British people are called Brits, Polish people are called Poles etc. So why is it racist to say Jap?

 

Am i being ignorant and there's actually some sort of history behind the word?

[Mischo]

What thread? So we can upvote it

 

But yeah, many people mistake j*p as an abbreviation of the word japanese.. but it's not true

[ojungers]

Why is 'Jap' racist though? British people are called Brits, Polish people are called Poles etc. So why is it racist to say Jap?

 

Am i being ignorant and there's actually some sort of history behind the word?

 

because they used it during ww2 to talk about the japanese

[Hyooga]

You had to make a whole thread for this? 

 

y u be so mean but you got a luhan sig and i like him so peace out

[jooyoungsbae]

because they used it during ww2 to talk about the japanese

[Hyooga]

But yeah, many people mistake j*p as an abbreviation of the word japanese.. but it's not true

 

 

yup a lot of people actually don't know it tbh but i dont blame them so i just point it out when i hear it

[Fish Tank]

a lot of people on oh are dumb and uneducated :/

[Ddeona Oneul Bame]

y u be so mean but you got a luhan sig and i like him so peace out

 

I'm just saying, people will neg you for anything on this site~   There's no need to take it so personal~ 

[Kim Hyolyn]

because they used it during ww2 to talk about the japanese

 

It was only used by the US though so i dont see why it would be offensive for non US people to use it since there was no Anti-Japanese propaganda in other countries. Its like during the holocaust, Jewish people were referred to as Jews in Anti-Jewish propaganda yet everyone still uses the term Jews outside of Germany and it isn't seen as racist or offensive.

[Kim Hyolyn]

a lot of people on oh are dumb and uneducated :/

 

Not really, the term Jap was used in AMERICAN Anti-Japanese propaganda so people outside of the US wouldnt know about it being offensive since we dont learn about American history and the term has no racist connotations outside of the US since it was only used in America.

[MILJYU]

sone ppl prefer to stay uneducated

[Teru]

you're right

 

It was only used by the US though so i dont see why it would be offensive for non US people to use it since there was no Anti-Japanese propaganda in other countries. Its like during the holocaust, Jewish people were referred to as Jews in Anti-Jewish propaganda yet everyone still uses the term Jews outside of Germany and it isn't seen as racist or offensive.

 

because Japanese people take offence to it wherever you're from. not hard to understand. I'm not from the US and I've been aware of it being a slur since youth simply by inferring it from context. my Japanese boyfriend has been called it in the past and he detests it and takes great offence to it

 

if someone asks you not to use it and you weren't aware of it being a slur, all you have to do is politely apologise and stop using it rather than try to convince them you should be allowed to because you didn't personally invent the term. it's not about you

[yeokdae]

It was only used by the US though so i dont see why it would be offensive for non US people to use it since there was no Anti-Japanese propaganda in other countries. Its like during the holocaust, Jewish people were referred to as Jews in Anti-Jewish propaganda yet everyone still uses the term Jews outside of Germany and it isn't seen as racist or offensive.

actually in America, given the context, "jews" can be considered racist and offensive

[Kim Hyolyn]

you're right

 

 

because Japanese people take offence to it wherever you're from. not hard to understand. I'm not from the US and I've always been aware of it being a slur. my Japanese boyfriend has been called it in the past and he detests it and takes great offence to it

 

if someone asks you not to use it and you weren't aware of it being a slur, all you have to do is politely apologise and stop using it rather than try to convince them you should be allowed to because you didn't personally invent the term. it's not about you

 

Did i say its about me ? In the UK its not a racial slur, i have Japanese friends who refer to themselves as Japs and refer to me as a brit, if someone asked me not to use it because they find it offensive then fair enough, i wouldnt say it but my Japanese friends have told me its not offensive to them since its short for Japanese and they dont care if someone says the word Japs. I havent met anyone who thinks Japs is a racial slur or has used it in a racist way, a lot of people use it as a shorter term for Japanese.

 

Everyone has different feelings about the term, some countries find it more offensive than other. Its not just about you and your boyfriend who find it offensive.

[ojungers]

It was only used by the US though so i dont see why it would be offensive for non US people to use it since there was no Anti-Japanese propaganda in other countries. Its like during the holocaust, Jewish people were referred to as Jews in Anti-Jewish propaganda yet everyone still uses the term Jews outside of Germany and it isn't seen as racist or offensive.

 

i dunno man. why do people get upset when koreans use the N-word when it's not a thing used in korea?

[Kim Hyolyn]

actually in America, given the context, "jews" can be considered racist and offensive

 

Really? In the UK nearly everyone refers to Jewish people as Jews but we dont use it in a racist way, it just how we refer to Jewish people. But then again America is a PC country.

[yeokdae]

you're right

 

 

because Japanese people take offence to it wherever you're from. not hard to understand. I'm not from the US and I've been aware of it being a slur since youth simply by inferring it from context. my Japanese boyfriend has been called it in the past and he detests it and takes great offence to it

 

if someone asks you not to use it and you weren't aware of it being a slur, all you have to do is politely apologise and stop using it rather than try to convince them you should be allowed to because you didn't personally invent the term. it's not about you

OMG YES! why can't the rest of the world think like this? if someone tells you that a term is offensive, just learn from it and stop using it. they shouldn't have to go back and tell you the entire history of the word or term and why it's offensive and you shouldn't respond to them with justification about how you thought it was ok, how you wouldn't mind if it were you, how people around you say it all the time, etc.  the fact that you offended someone should be enough to get you to stop

[petal]

I don't why people are trying to defend a racial slur.

It's rude, it has a strong historical meaning that hurt many people. If you aren't a person of that race then DO NOT say "it's okay" when it's not. You don't know what it's like to be them and what they feel by being of their race.

If a word hurts someone, you should at least have the decency to not say it, whether its a slur or not.

[buffybubbles]

it's not something as universal as the n word but I think it's still best to err on the side of caution and not use it (I'm from the US so)

 

some people just don't know or are from places where it's not considered as such but if someone tells you they don't like it then you should respect it

[Anti-fan]

Ok, Jap is a bad word and people shouldn't use it. We all get negged get over it.

[puellarum generatio]

that's why i use "jpn" instead now

 

a lot of people on oh are dumb and uneducated :/

 

not everyone uses english as their first language here