What are some offensive slurs people of other races call whites? I know of gringo, honkey, cracker, but none of these seem very offensive to me personally, though I myself am white.
2006-09-20 02:46:25 · 10 answers · asked by tatufreak1996 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I want to know because I live in a very culutrally undiverse area. I never hear negative terms directed at me unless they're in a joking way, and usually the terms aren't quite inventive. If and when I travel and find myself in a diverse culture, I should want to know what terms other people might call me in a not so joking manner.
To the answerers in foreign languages, could you explain what "Gora" and "Firang", Etc. mean, such as the "Dumb Americans"?
2006-09-20 03:07:26 · update #1
First, people don't call you names unless you do something to deserve it. If you go to a foreign country, for example, it might be a good idea to learn one phrase in their language "I"m sorry, I only speak English."
Anyone who calls you dumb for that, well, consier the source!
If you travel to an area where the, for exmaple, American is Ugly, then expect to get it on a regular basis. The Middle East for example. Expect to get slammed.
You come from an culturally undiverse area, so what happens at your local store when some "vistor" who is drastically different walks in to buy something and there are people in the store. Let's use the outragious. A really swishy homosexual male and his boyfriend. what do YOUR kind say after they leave?
Say it's a Rastafarian with big dread locks.
What do YOUR kind say?
PEople are the same everywhere. Mexicans in the city have phrases for Mexicans in the country (eqivalent of "hill billy").
Dark Moor Spanish Mexicans have some pet prhases for the lighter, oval eyed Mayan based MExicans.
What I don't understand is why EVERYONE does this, yet EVERYONE complains about it!
Obviously from here, Hindu's are no better or worse than a KKK member or Black Panther in the US!
Where is this "holier than thou" attitude coming from in South Korea. I mean if it wasn't for a Dumb American named Truman you'd be part of North Korea right now, unless, of course, it's Communist people who are using such phrases.
I mean we buy your cars (Hundai, sorry about the spelling)! They are quite popular.
Your cars are putting our cars out of business! GM and FORD are laying people off.
Yeah, you can bet your bottom dollar those people haven't got nice things to say about Koreans or Japanese! Yeah, they lost their job over the competition.
BUT America is capitalist. Competition is what it is all about.
Next, slurs are sometimes fun. Yes. Yes. They are.
You know what a slurr is: PReppie. Geek. Nerd. Jock.
We say them in High School all the time.
We make fun of them. We do movies about them, like Clueless. Revenge of the Nerds. Animal House.
2006-09-20 03:31:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think people should get over it. I love watching old TV programs where people can freely use words like that and not get locked up because it's taken in the spirit that it's meant. Jokingly. Now nobody can say a thing without it being racist. It's like Paki. How can an abbreviation of a country name be racist. Brit isn't! Also, if so called equal rights exist, then I think all black people should stop saying ****er in their music.
2006-09-20 02:56:51 · answer #2 · answered by claire 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know any other offensive slurs for white people. if anyone calls you any of the names that you have listed, you should be offended. i can't imagine anyone saying one of those terms and meaning it in a nice way. i'm sure if those words were used, there was negativity behind it.
2006-09-20 02:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by luvmuzik 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in south korea ,they call them "meguk babo" means dumb americans where as here in our place we know A just doesnt mean america or americans but also A**holes
2006-09-20 02:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by summer79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My objection is to those who are against so many things and for so little.
Louis L'Amour
2006-09-20 02:55:42 · answer #5 · answered by mysticideas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in india they call them " goras "
2006-09-20 02:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would you even want to know?
2006-09-20 02:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by nada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
imperialist jerks
2006-09-20 02:48:43 · answer #8 · answered by Nosy Parker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know. white trash?
2006-09-20 02:48:22 · answer #9 · answered by bob t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Firang" in Hindi.
2006-09-20 02:50:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋