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• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:57 kazuya_ wrote:Do you really believe that's a valid comparison? Were a whole generation of French people rounded up by their own government and striped of their homes and property? And why is this debate going on at a we…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:37 bmwracer wrote: I wouldn't hold my breath on this word being accepted into the mainstream any time soon... More like never. It's the same you're right. Except that for "Jap" the change is much more close to us in time, …
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:35 kazuya_ wrote:I can't believe that this is actually a topic that seems debatable. And this notion that SOME Japanese people aren't offended makes a difference in some way, makes it even MORE offensive to me! So what, pe…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:30 bmwracer wrote: It's gonna take a whole lot longer than just 60+ years to get over it, I think. Yes, I also think it is just a matter of time.
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:15 The fact that not all persons using this word had disrespect in mind still does not make this word right. See what I mean? Wink From wikipedia: according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "Jap" as an abbreviation for "J…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 9 Mar 2009, 00:04 gaijinmark wrote:[image][/list:u] People of the Nisei generation grew up in this kind of atmosphere. Pretty easy to see why they would consider the term offensive, ne? Well you just illustrate what I saied, it is a simp…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 8 Mar 2009, 21:47 thtl wrote: A lot of words/terms were derogatory when they were first coined. The fact that the original meaning/intentions were lost or diminished with time does not make them right. Maybe letting the younger generatio…
• Use of the word 'Jap' - is it offensive? Learn Japanese · 8 Mar 2009, 21:20 puckman wrote:It's all in the intention/contexts of the usage of Jap. I'm married to a nihonjin (Japanese person) and I don't think she is bothered by the word Jap as racism towards her in UK (where we reside at the mom…
• Best Way To Learn Japanese? Learn Japanese · 8 Mar 2009, 19:05 Dakoina wrote:If it helps, I'm following the AJATT method (http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog) to learn Japanese. You first learn to recognize the +-2000 official Kanji using the "Remembering the Kanji" book from…
• JDrama Recommendations Drama Discussion · 28 Apr 2007, 06:24 cori wrote:I noticed that a lot of people are mentioning Haikei, Chichiue-sama (Dear Father) and Yasashii Jikan and saying that it was good even though it was a slow-moving drama. I tend to get bored of some slow-moving…