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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
I also dislike so-called "political correctness", but on the other hand it doesn't take any effort at all to avoid pejorative and insulting terms. Using such terms in the name of "not being told what to do" is both childish and arrogant. I thoroughly dislike terrorists, but I don't make a habit of calling all Arabs "ragheads" or "towelheads".
When I was involved with killing them I did tend to refer to Vietnamese as "gooks", "slants" and "slopes". I don't anymore, even in fun. If you want to call the enemy "Japs" or "Nips" in your patrol reports and stories, that makes perfect sense, as it fits the context of the times. On the other hand, using those terms in your everyday posts is offensive, and you should try to avoid them where possible.
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I agree. I also think in a historic patrol report or story using the language of the time is acceptable as it is coming out of the mouth of a character, not the author.
Neal, I understand using Jap as an abreviation, but then a period at the end isn't hard to add and makes clear your intent. ex "I was off the Jap. coast near Shikoku."
To be clear this is the most mature game forum I've found and I always give people here the benefit of the doubt. We just have to remember that jokes and statements are more easily misunderstood in postings than in real life where context, tone of voice , body language and intent are more easily understood. -Severaol of you already pointed this out, just wanted to add my support to your statements.
