NationStates Jolt Archive

Question for mods:

Are any of the following racial terms ''illegal''?

jap
jappper (to describe a Japanese car)
dothead (to describe someone from India)
towelhead (to describe an Arab)
raghead (to describe an arab)
negro (to describe an African)

I forgot about some others:

Chink (slang for a chinaman)
Gook (slang for vietnamese)
Dink ((slang for vietnamese)

in the uk....only chink, the others are innofensive, but none are illegal, as in you can't be prosecuted for verbal insult, normally anyway...

"chink" is illegal to say there?

no....chink is derogartory, and seen as racist, not an offence....ant towelhad wouldn't be seen as proper

Question for mods:

Are any of the following racial terms ''illegal''?

jap
jappper (to describe a Japanese car)
dothead (to describe someone from India)
towelhead (to describe an Arab)
raghead (to describe an arab)
negro (to describe an African)


Everyone calls me jap. I am not japanese. I dont take offense to it.

made me giggle though

just seen the question was for the moderators.....sorry....but i think you can use most, if you were so inclined...

The mods will determine what is malicious in this respect on a case-by-case basis, but I really can't think of any non-malicious use of any of these terms (except maybe "jap" and "negro," which I've actually heard used as terms of comraderie for some weird reason...).

Everyone calls me jap. I am not japanese. I dont take offense to it.

I think thats because its easier to spell Jap than Japaica.

The mods will determine what is malicious in this respect on a case-by-case basis, but I really can't think of any non-malicious use of any of these terms (except maybe "jap" and "negro," which I've actually heard used as terms of comraderie for some weird reason...).

Ok, thanks

just seen the question was for the moderators.....sorry....but i think you can use most, if you were so inclined...

Well, its a question for everyone.

The mods will determine what is malicious in this respect on a case-by-case basis, but I really can't think of any non-malicious use of any of these terms (except maybe "jap" and "negro," which I've actually heard used as terms of comraderie for some weird reason...).
the word ****** is often used like that in military for some reason.

the word ****** is often used like that in military for some reason.

Its used on the streets too.

Ok, just to clarify. I use the word raghead in regular speech. I do make a distinction. "Raghead" usually (especially with me) refers to someone such as a terrorist, and "Arab" refers to someone of arab descent. There are differences.
Just for the record, I am not a Racist, have never been one, and will never be one. I have seen what racism can do to people, and I hate that. When I refer to a raghead, I mean either a terrorist or taliban.