Is there a history or something behind it?
2007-03-04 16:14:01 · 6 answers · asked by Pseudonym 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
historically, it was used just as a shortened form, but during world war ii, it obtained a negative connotation.
but growing up in hawaii, where there are so many japanese americans, we called ourselves japs and using it like 'i have to go to jap school afterschool' (to learn japanese), which shocked a lot of white kids :-) but i guess it's like the 'n-word'.
2007-03-06 10:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by speedy41893 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a disparaging term
Japanese do not call themselves Japs
2007-03-05 00:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's suppose to be disrespectful to not fully state names.
2007-03-05 08:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by cruel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it was used as a derogatory slur against a group of people.
2007-03-05 00:20:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
comes from the second world war , the U.S. soldiers used the term and ever since it became a derogatory term
2007-03-05 00:18:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not disrespectful. the term started on December 7, 1941.
2007-03-05 00:17:15 · answer #6 · answered by patriot07 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋