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It is amazing that people don't know how to use a dictionary. Please look these words up ie chink and oriental. And for the guy who says im not a rug. No but no matter what ethnicity he is he has no clue what he's talking about. Please use a dictionary before opening mouths.

"Having whites theorize about racial issues is as productive as having Muslims theorize about antisemitism. While the input is valid and valuable, it must be weighed with the fact that it is not experiential knowledge and may only be inane banter."

Rev. Dr. pleasework

"If you do this to the least of them, you do it to me"

Jesus Christ
when you offend Christians you offend Christ, whether you mean to or not. If you plan on your faith in the redemptive blood of Jesus for your salvation, you need to heed the words of your master. If you don't believe in all that and you are hoping that being a good person is good enough, you are screwed because someone so callous towards hurting others is not a good person. Can I get a witness?

Man you are good! I guess if I move to Africa I will be an American African. Don't jump my ass people, not serious.

Lol...As dumb as that sounds it's really sad that it could be an issue one day. The world we live in now is really screwed up. Thank you ALCU

When dumb assess didn't turn innocent cliches like chink in the armor into something racial just because the person was Asian. I agree the term chink is a racial slur when used by itself but when used in a cliche that has been around for years and has absolutely nothing to do with an Asian is stupid and is grasping at straws to cause a ridiculous controversy. The meaning of chink in that cliche is a crack or nick or weakness in the armor and should be taken in that context. There is no way anyone can make me believe there is anything racially motivated behind that comment.

Guys, if you really think our country is racist, you should visit another country, particularly one in Europe or in the Middle East. Our racism couldn't hold a candle to there's. Just sayin'.

I'm sure the moderators of this board don't want this to continue so this will be my last comment. As a paraplegic I would not take offense to someone wishing me luck with a cliche. When you go into an establishment where you have to wait to be called upon what do they tell you when you first get there? Normally they tell you to go have a seat and we will call you. Guess what? They tell me the same thing. Should I be offended that they are telling me to have a seat when I'm already seated and can't walk. Are they making fun of me? No because it's just a generic statement that has nothing to do with me and it's such a common phrase that is used so often and shouldn't have to be changed to satisfy me just because I can't walk. There is no malice behind it just like there was no malice toward Lin. It was a statement that was blown way out of proportion because that cliche had the word chink in it and he was Asian. To use another cliche it was making a mound out of a molehill.

I've always wondered......if a white man from South Africa moved to the United States, would he not be an African-American?

Lived in Asia for several years along with other places, and have never in my life heard anyone ever use the term Oriental to describe a person. They are Asians. And sure - technically Asian describes numerous people who folks normally wouldn't think of as Asian (since they live on the continent of Asia), just like American technically describes a lot of people folks wouldn't think of as American (since they live in NA and SA).

When you say American, people outside of the US (especially Asians) take that to mean you are from the US. Almost everyone in Asia would call me an American since I was from the US. When you say Asian, it means you're from China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam. It has more to do with the way people look (and the stereotypes associated with that) versus geographically where they are from. For example i've never heard anyone from Mexico called an American, just like you rarely hear someone from India, Philippines, etc called Asians...because they don't "look" like the associations people have created in their minds for Americans and Asians.

But then again most people just call them Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Filipino, etc anyway.

As for the Lin thing - I heard the clip and saw the headline and think it was just a really stupid mistake. The person/people were suspended for 30 days, Lin said he didn't care, and now everyone should move on. I don't think anyone was intentionally trying to be offensive, as chink is certainly offensive if used intentionally...they were just being stupid and then corrected it.

how about we resurrect "anglo-saxon" for such people. when i was a kind anglo saxon was our self characterization in schools on the radio & tv show. now we have let the saxon lapse as it entails scary germanic tribes run amok, so we are anglos....well, now we are multicultural.

i love change. signing off, yours truly anglo saxon honky

Well then riddle me this

Why is it Fillipinos are from the Philippines and not from the Filippines?

Yes chink is an offensive racial slur..I can admit that. However, can you admit that it also has other meanings...as in a flaw and that in this instance it was clearly just an unfortunate choice of words. No malice was intended..not insult should be taken.