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Drithe (Offline)
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Hi. Serious question about "Jap" name. - 04-19-2011, 05:06 PM

The british call us "Yanks". The americans call the british "Brits". Celtics were called "Celts". In a game called Dark Age of Camelot, we call Midgard "Mids", Albion "Albs", and Hibernians "Hibs". All just short for thier name.

I went to school with a japanese friend who says that he doesn't know too many of his people who really care if americans call them "Japs".

I want to know the truth. Is this just some stupid PC stunt by silly white people or do the Japanese really care about the name "Japs"?

It doesn't seem racial to me. I understand the term was used in WW2. Still doesn't seem racial to me though.

I mean it could be alot worse. They could be Canadian. JK.

I was just curious. Sorry for such a dramatic first post.

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