Is It Okay to Call Some One a Japanese person In the Uk Posted: 01-12-07 10:39am
Is it socially acceptable to call a
japanese person a Japanese person in the
uk? Is it proper to referr to something
as Japanese person, instead of japanese?
In the uk that is??
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mommywannabe78
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Posts: 161
Posted: 01-12-07 16:37pm
Well in the .U.S it's definitely a racial
slur. And this is a health forum.
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leah11
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 3 Location: united states
Youre Kidding Right?? Posted: 01-12-07 22:46pm
No..Its not ok to call someone a Japanese
person anywhere....And I have a ligitamate
medical question and havent had even the
smallest response.....I have to print this
off the computer cuz I cant hardley
beleive it ...Pathetic question ...
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Makoto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 287 Location: Japan
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Posted: 01-14-07 07:04am
Excuse me. I have legitimate question
here. This is the general questions
sections. Yes this is a health forum, and
I know this is not a health related
topic.
Just do not post or read it then. Simple.
Next, if admin or a moderator does not
have a problem with it, then you two
should not either. Just do not read it.
Thanks for responding just the same.
Leah11, my question has nothing to do if
people respond to your problem or not. It
is not my fault at all.
Lastly, it is not a pathetic question.
You might think so, but that is your
opinion. My opinion, it is not.
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Jules
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Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 3840 Location: Merrie Englande, UK
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Posted: 01-19-07 02:40am
I just came across a reference to this in
the pregnancy forum and thought, as
someone from the .U.K I would respond.
It is absolutely not acceptable to refer to
someone as 'a .Japanese person'. That is
disrespectful and racist. However, there
will always be people who think that it is
ok to speak like that but as a general
rule it is no longer acceptable language.
