I had a white girl get mad at me today for using the term "Jap" today outside of any derogatory context.
I'm aware of the historical context of the term in reference to Japanese people during WW2, but was very confused to be accused of using a "racial slur".
To me it seemed to be simple shorthand for the formal national identity "Japanese". I use it as casually as I would use any other shorthand national identity: Turk for Turkish Dane for Danish Swede for Swedish Brit for British
Do Japanese people consider the term "Jap" a derogatory term? Or was this just another overly-sensitive over-educated American outrage?
this is what happens when you befriend a Wh*toid girl
Jonathan Powell
an English teacher should be able to recognize satire
Lincoln Robinson
Interesting
Alexander Edwards
Ok call is Nihho. From Nihon. Niho chan ok too.
Hunter Taylor
Ot call us. Yamato. It's ancient name of Japan. Meaning is great hormones, Or Yama chan.
Nicholas Taylor
For me, it's 倭.
Connor Morales
Hey yam
Alexander King
Original word of "nigger" is "negro". Its meaning is just "black". However "nigger" was used with contempt. So we should not use the word "nigger". "jap" was used in the same situation. Therefore we should not used the word "jap".
Tell her that you're 56% Japanese and accuse her of whitsplaining.
Dylan Robinson
what are you, jap?
>Do Japanese people consider the term "Jap" a derogatory term? yes, the only derogatory term towards Japanese that normal Japanese people can recognize they don't even know words like “nip” or “gook” and “chink” that doesn't mean japs really feel offended when they get called jap but it's too late, friend
some europian countries still officially use JAP as short for Japan but nobody cares contexts are everything
I shortened "Aboriginal" to "abo" and Australian friend (wh*the girl) got super upset that I was such a racist. Fuck that, I'm not saying a fucking five syllable word to describe a people that sniffs petrol and sleeps in the road.
Jacob Harris
idiot
Cameron Nelson
>over-educated "under-educated"
Jack Parker
Why?
Colton Murphy
no one uses jap with contempt though. nigger is rarely used as such either.