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Originally Posted by noodle
MMM, I think you're just being as pedantic as people like Ronin4hire. If what Amnel said is considered to be racist, then I think the original meaning of the word has been lost. I find it amazing that every slight comment about anything is considered racist. Heck, if things carry on like this, in a couple of years, saying something like a black person is black will be considerd racist and any study of culture will be considered racist... 
What Amnell said is FINE. And I agree with him. If I go to Japan, I hope I don't hear too much English or any of the languages I speak. No doubt there will be foreigners, but thats not the point. It's like the people that go on foreign exchange programs to hang around people from their country... What's the point? Stay home if you're not going abroad to experience new cultures and languages... |
I'm not the one who said "I don't mean to sound racist, but..." Amnell did. My point still stands. People that say "I don't mean to sound racist, but..." usually end up saying something racist. I am not saying Amnell is burning crosses in peoples backyard...my point was only what I just stated and I didn't intend that side observation to become a big deal. You have now called me pedantic for the 3rd or 4th time. Is that a record?
Amnell isn't talking about English or any of the languages he speaks. He didn't say he didn't want to hear foreingn tongues in Japan, he specifically said "Spanish". If you said "I want to go to Japan, but I sure hope I don't hear any Korean" I would say say the same comment. Don't make excuses for what he said.