2007-07-25 04:24:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
not in the slightest bit...it's such a stupid word to begin with...honkey...it's just stupid...if someone actually called me a cracker or honkey I would think they are retarded and laugh in their face...
2007-07-25 05:03:42 · answer #1 · answered by Angel Eyes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In polite society, it is offensive to call a European American a Honkey - just as someone of African descent would be offended if referred to something other than African American.
Honestly. I lived through American Apartheid of the 1950's and '60's. Haven't we grown a little since then?
2007-07-25 11:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, it makes me laugh! Honkey, Cracka, and Peckerwood are all such silly words, how could anyone seriously be offended by them.
I agree with the other respondants who said that being offended is a choice.
2007-07-25 13:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by fartmongers 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I see no need for racial slurs of any kind in today's society. While I don't personally get offended by the word itself, I get offended at the fact that the people calling me that are backward-minded and ignorant enough to have called me that.
2007-07-25 13:22:58 · answer #4 · answered by dolce 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to have an imaginary friend named Honkey when i was little.
Of course i didnt know what that meant. lol
Good ol' Honkey and Judy. they were good times. good times.
2007-07-25 16:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no why would i let a word offend me I am a bit too evolved to let that happen. it is just a word. who cares..i would probably laugh a bit and ask them where huggy bear and i would be on the lookout for a red car with a big white nike stripe down the side.
2007-07-25 11:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by Geoff C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. I actually do a double take, since that expression hasn't been used since the 70's.
Why would anyone use it in the first place? Would they be trying to anger a White person for actually being white? It's nothing that we can really change, nor can they change their race. So I never call anyone a racial or cultural slang name.
What good would it do me, or them?
2007-07-25 11:43:59 · answer #7 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
never been called honkey ...does cracker count
2007-07-29 10:34:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, because it's a dumb word. The only time I'm offended is when someone calls me a c*nt, because that's just vulgar. Thankfully, this doesn't happen too often, lol.
You can call me whatever the hell you want--just don't call me late to dinner!
2007-07-25 12:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They prefer to be called HOng Kongers.
2007-07-26 04:03:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋