The term "Japs"

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by timmyg00

I'm pretty tired of hearing about what I can and cannot say about any given group of people.

As am I.

Oh, and for the record: I'm not telling anyone what term they can or cannot use. That's not my place -- I'm just pointing out a fact.

[flyingdane]

Japs, Jerrys, Tommys, Pollocks and Yanks..Ect", Thats was the mind set of our fathers or grandfathers who served in wwII, (Politicly correct?)... NO!..But this is just a game and to play it like they lived it is to put yourself in there shoes and there mind set at the time.

Don't be offended buy that, Remember most of us here are not old enought to remember the war and those of us that are have grown obove these petty differances..."Chill and have fun"

[hyperion2206]

I agree that the word 'Jap' or 'Nip' is not as harmless as 'Kraut' for example and unless you call somebody in RL it's not a problem to use.
Saying:' I sunk 3 jap tin cans!' = OK
Saying:'You're **** jap' etc = That's a 'NO'

[Ducimus]

The word for today ladies and gent's is.....

Context.

[hyperion2206]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

The word for today ladies and gent's is.....

Context.

And

Political Correctness


How I hate people who are 'politcal correct'!:p:rotfl:

[Immacolata]

Originally Posted by hyperion2206

And

Political Correctness


How I hate people who are 'politcal correct'!:p:rotfl:

I just like people that behave well.

[zaza]

I haven't read yet all of thread where posted here.


I can say as subsim member ,that people of here
doesn't use Jap for offense words.Just easy to write.
Yes I know I don't matter now.

But if I see words "Jap " as a non registered General Japanese,
a little bit sad and feel what a non educational peoples are in here !


Here is international famous forum.
And many nations coming here.
So I want know to all of here,
Not all of but some of Japanese doen' t feel good
if see the word "JAP" .



Hmmm hard to discuss this matter in English....

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by zaza

Hmmm hard to discuss this matter in English....

Thanks for weighing your opinion into the discussion, zaza. You got your point across perfectly. Your English excellent, and a lot better than my Japanese. I respect the fact that many Japanese people and some community members here find it disparaging, thus I won't use it, even under the guise of it being contextually accurate in the historical era covered by SH4.

[Abd_von_Mumit]

There's only one kind of jokes I'm never willing to hear in my life: rascism jokes laughing about the worst things men did to other men and similar (like about Jews in funnels, that used to be quite popular in Poland). But there is no other such boarders for me. I could make jokes about other nations and countries, disabled people, policemen, presidents, women&men, children, gods/saints/sanctities of any religion etc. etc. But then the responsibility for your words issue appears.

When one is ready to tell such jokes, one has to be sure his audience is going to understand his intentions. When I call my dark-skinned Arabic friends 'Negers' (everyday practise) they just call me a Jewish spy, '*******g whitey' or a 'too much circumcised in childhood', we make laugh at it and all's ok. When I answer to my boss at any occasion "Jawohl, mein Fuehrer!" raising my right hand up, he just calls me 'a stupid red Lenin's follower', 'bloody comrade' and so on, and he can't hide his mouth smiling. And so on. All is ok as long as you can be sure noone is offended and noone around takes these silly jokes too serious.

On these forums it happened to me a few times to tell a joke that I thought was really innocent and I got completely misunderstood, while it would never come to my head that anyone could take it serious. But it happened. We, guys that are cruising here, are so different: in age, background, sense of humour, English skills (that's important too!), habits, political views/opinions. I don't think I've ever been on more multicultural forums. What's funny for a Pole can be not for an Indonesian (even their flag is upside-down! ), muslims will be offended easily with Muhammad jokes and Americans about American stupidity ones. That's obvious and one can't predict people's reaction. So we must be cautious.

So if in any doubt, think twice. If in no doubt, think thrice before you post that innocent remark. For me 'Jap' is nothing more than a shortened form of 'Japanese'. For a Japanese that knows his grandfather stories form WWII it could be however highly offensive. Take responsibility for what you say. Even more: it's not enough to "be responsible for what I say". Think of it as "responsibility for how others are going to understand, what I say". And always be ready to say "Sorry, didn't want to offend anyone, my fault being not cautious enough".