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racist term
Replies: 18Last Post Oct. 6, 2008 6:06pm by Editor in Chief
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Definitions of a racial slur include:
*A racist term used against another person (Google Definitions, allwords.com)
*A derogatory nick-name generally used when talking shit about people from a specific race (urban dictionary)

The word slur alone, as defined by thefreedictionary.com:
*A disparaging remark; an aspersion.
*To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.

Also known as a racial epithet. Obviously, these are not looked at in a positive manner.

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Yes, "chink" is derogatory for Chinese.

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Quote: from jschwa1986 at 4:26 pm on Oct. 6, 2008

Definitions of a racial slur include:
*A racist term used against another person (Google Definitions, allwords.com)
*A derogatory nick-name generally used when talking shit about people from a specific race (urban dictionary)

The word slur alone, as defined by thefreedictionary.com:
*A disparaging remark; an aspersion.
*To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.

Also known as a racial epithet. Obviously, these are not looked at in a positive manner.


To be racist is not because you call someone a "name".

Now, if you said "I hate you fucking chinks" that would be different than "your eyes look chinky".

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I see your point. But implied in the use of a derogatory name is hatred. That's what makes it derogatory - "expressing a low opinion." Even if the user of such a name does not feel that hatred, those terms have come to represent hate and racism.

So is every person who calls someone a "chink" or a "nigger" necessarily racist? No, not every person. But a racially sensitive and rational person probably wouldn't use such language.

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