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FeFiFoFark: i think its funny how there are really no derogatory names for caucasians.

Ofay, peckerwood (Southeastern US), cake (Canadian), haole (Hawaiian), gweilo (Hong Kong), bule (Indonesia), and Gube (Australia) come to mind.

Mayhem of the Black Underclass: Crackers recalled

Fondly?

I prefer Horsefeathers to Animal Crackers.



Swordfish!

octopied: Uh, how many people are fatally allergic to eggs? 1 in one million?

Why not just have the crackers taken into the back and stickered with "May contain eggs'

Huge wastage of good food problem solved.

How about a sign/message outside the store or on TV reminding people tht baked thing often contain eggs and that f you have allergy issues then make your own meals from scratch.

mynameisdouglas:
Do people actually get offended by these? I suppose I white minority could.

Good point!

In the US, white people occupy a position of social authority as a matter of ascribed status (regardless of personal accomplishments). Name calling doesn't hurt people in positions of authority or social power, because the power, itself, is a measurable reality. Derogatory slurs are only an effective "weapon" against people who have little social status other than what they have gained through their own personal achievements.

When a racial slur is used against an African, Asian, Latin or Native American, it is an attempt to deny the individuality of the person and assign him or her to a category that has been labeled as low status. A person who has made great personal accomplishments, but who is called by an ethnic slur is basically being told "your personal achievements are irrelevant, because you are a member of this low status group."

A slur against a white person that attempts to disregard his/her individuality and assigns him/her to the category "white people" is ineffective, because the category "white people" has been socially interpreted as a high status group. It's like saying "it doesn't matter what you've done personally, you're still occupying a position of social authority."

So no, nobody really gets "offended" by ethnic slurs against white people, no matter how vehemently they are hurled nor how offensive the speaker intends them to be. They don't have the same effect as slurs against non-whites, for social and historical reasons.

(This refers to the mainland US, Canada, and most of Europe. It is almost certainly not applicable elsewhere.)

b3x:

oh and all this time i thought that i just didnt give a shiat . seems that I am in fact invulnerable to racial slurs, that's one more point in the awesome column.

You also seem to be invulnerable to sociology, social psychology, history and anthropology. Congratulations, I guess.

maliklockett:
I know that in Hawaii, they call them 'Haoli's (sp?)

They even have a "holiday" called "Kill a Haoli" Day near the end of the school year

technically it's "ha'ole" -- lit. without breath -- because Hawai'ians greeted each other not by kissing but exchanging a breath of air.

Now the okina ['] (glottal stop) is dropped and the "ao" has become a diphthong.

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stlbluez: octopied: I'm considered a hybrid myself by some Asians. The digusting combination of Asian and white.

If you are FEMALE and still look at least sorta asian... we have a word for that here in the States:
HOT :)



LOL WUT?

Amos Quito: FloydA: Derogatory slurs are only an effective "weapon" against people who have little social status other than what they have gained through their own personal achievements.


Don't kid yourself.

These days the ACCUSATION of "racism" is the big stick that squelches honest dialogue.

That is what racists usually claim.
I grew up in the South and I have always been aware that there was plenty of racism around, but I am surprised by how big a comeback it has made lately.

White people be having allergy attacks like *this*, but black people be having allergy attacks like *THIS*