Well japanese people say it too. Even though I've also heard from some friends that they don't really like it beeing used.
I just can't help to laugh when you say "many Japanese people get very offended when it is said". Seriously, a Japanese person can't be "very offended" by a derogatory term pointed towards NON-Japanese people. That's just ridicilous. They can be unhappy with how the word is used, but not offended by hearing it!
Much like a white person can't get offended by hearing the n-word (even though that's stronger), even if he/she can be angry that it's used.
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Originally Posted by chachava
Why is it that the only people who say this word are non-Japanese people?
My girlfriend is Japanese and she hates the word - says many Japanese people get very offended when it is said so why on earth do foreigners (especially ones always spouting off about how Japan is racist and hates them) use a slightly racist term to describe themselves  |