What do you prefer to be called? - Page 2

tuv · 07-26-2008, 01:36 AM

I AM CANDADIAN! and not a hoser...

**Redorigami** · 07-26-2008, 01:47 AM

I'm white, but I don't care what I'm called.

However, if there's any information sheets I have to fill out, and the only option is white, I will choose other and write in caucasian, just because I can. So I guess I sorta prefer caucasian, if I had to pick.

keyslayer101 · 07-26-2008, 02:21 AM

am i the only mexican here?
but i really dont mind

fastfingers65 · 07-26-2008, 08:25 AM

im black and i prefer to be called black

DDRcrazy5 · 07-26-2008, 09:49 AM

I'm white but I don't feel white. I feel french. French should be under there, we frnech people are different.

**Kekeb** · 07-26-2008, 10:00 AM

EDIT: Well, disregard that. The threads title holds the answer to that.

To answer the poll: don't care.

EDIT: I change my mind, I would prefer to just be called Canadian. But it doesn't bother me if someone uses another term.

**G.S.M** · 07-26-2008, 10:15 AM

I'm white but I don't care what I'm called, really. I hate racism against other people though.

**hoochan** · 07-26-2008, 10:37 AM

Asian - Vietnamese

I don't care what you call me though. In fact, I find joy in people thinking of new ways to call me.

Creative ones that stick out in my mind are chink, jap, kamikaze, and gook.

As long as you are joking around and aren't trying to offend me then I'm fine with it.

Corbin Wells · 07-26-2008, 11:06 AM

I don't care what I'm called so long as it's not meant to be derogatory. I don't care if I'm called Hispanic or spanish. I know what I am, and that's just a human being descendant from some group of humans way back when.

tuv · 07-26-2008, 11:07 AM

kamikaze means "divine wind" in japanese

**TheRapingDragon** · 07-27-2008, 09:27 AM

White, but I don't really care what people call me. People can call me black for all it matters.

**knuckles2224** · 07-27-2008, 09:31 AM

It doesn't really matter what I'm called when it comes to my friends, because we joke around a lot (Being racist sometimes lol) but yeah, but if a random stranger says it, I'll probably be like and who are you? I don't really get offended easily.

**SC_coolguy44** · 07-27-2008, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by knuckles2224

It doesn't really matter what I'm called when it comes to my friends, because we joke around a lot (Being racist sometimes lol) but yeah, but if a random stranger says it, I'll probably be like and who are you? I don't really get offended easily.

agreed it doesnt matter what people call each other as long as there not being incredibly racist

OrganisM · 07-27-2008, 02:25 PM

It's all about who whines the most. And certain minorities have more complaining power than most.

I was born in Bulgaria. That's right across the Black Sea from the Caucasus Mountains. So I'm just about as Caucasian as anybody else. But Caucasian is meant to be synonymous with "white". As far as I understand it, "white" is typically a blend of lots of things - German, Italian, Spanish, French, and who knows what else. I certainly have no relation to that definition of "white".

I'm three-quarters Bulgarian and a quarter Arabic. I don't see how that makes me white. But I supposedly fit the description of "white" as good as anybody else does.

My main point to all of this is that these names are all stupid, and the attempt to categorize 6.8 billion people into five cookie cutter stereotypes is not really going to work.

I even think the term "American" is a stupid term. Guess what, folks? "America" contains North AND South America. Canadians are American. Brazilian people are American.

What term you use to describe yourself is your own personal choice, but regardless I think of it as discounting yourself and your identity. It's no better than identifying yourself by saying "I'm an AMD user" or "I use Apple products" or "I drive a Mazda" etc.

PS - If your grandparents were born in the US and you're a mix of 10 different nationalities with no particular tie to any of them, you're from the States. Your not German, you're not Irish, you're not this or that. You're just plain old f'in you, and you shouldn't have to hide behind a cultural identity you have barely any ties to so you can define yourself.

jewpinthethird · 07-27-2008, 02:49 PM

You ignore the fact that African-Americans developed their own culture in America...because of...you know...the whole racism thing that dominated the country up until a few decades ago.

OrganisM · 07-27-2008, 02:54 PM

I find the topic of social inequities ridiculously difficult to debate.

Reversing the social inequity to try to counterbalance it is not removing the social inequity. I find it laughable when a company calls themselves "equal opportunity" AND says they're into "affirmative action"... so, since black people are discriminated against, favoring them in the workplace based on their skin color suddenly becomes "equal opportunity"?

View Poll Results: What do you prefer to be called?
I am white and prefer to be called White.	38	58.46%
I am white and prefer to be called Caucasian.	7	10.77%
I am black and prefer to be called Black.	1	1.54%
I am black and prefer to be called African-American.	0	0%
I am asian and prefer to be called Asian.	3	4.62%
I am asian and prefer to be called Japanese/Chinese/etc.	1	1.54%
I am asian and prefer to be called Japanese/Chinese/etc-American.	0	0%
I am indian and prefer to be called something other than Indian.	0	0%
I don't fit into these categories, but I like/don't mind what my ethnicity is commonly called.	10	15.38%
I don't fit into these categories, but I don't like what my ethnicity is commonly called.	5	7.69%
Voters: 65. You may not vote on this poll

07-26-2008, 01:36 AM	#21
tuv FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: monteal Age: 34 Posts: 188	Re: What do you prefer to be called? I AM CANDADIAN! and not a hoser...

07-26-2008, 02:21 AM	#23
keyslayer101 FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Location Age: 31 Posts: 105	Re: What do you prefer to be called? am i the only mexican here? but i really dont mind __________________

07-26-2008, 08:25 AM	#24
fastfingers65 Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,124	Re: What do you prefer to be called? im black and i prefer to be called black Last edited by fastfingers65; 07-26-2008 at 08:29 AM.. Reason: 'Cause I was eatin' ma fruit loops

07-26-2008, 09:49 AM	#25
DDRcrazy5 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: in my imaginary world Age: 31 Posts: 177	Re: What do you prefer to be called? I'm white but I don't feel white. I feel french. French should be under there, we frnech people are different. __________________ This is my signature

07-26-2008, 10:00 AM	#26
Kekeb davai Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,765	Re: What do you prefer to be called? EDIT: Well, disregard that. The threads title holds the answer to that. To answer the poll: don't care. EDIT: I change my mind, I would prefer to just be called Canadian. But it doesn't bother me if someone uses another term. Last edited by Kekeb; 07-26-2008 at 10:05 AM..

07-26-2008, 10:15 AM	#27
G.S.M He is watching Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 35 Posts: 1,056	Re: What do you prefer to be called? I'm white but I don't care what I'm called, really. I hate racism against other people though. __________________ "Someone once said, 'Don't try to be a great man, just be a man, and let history make its own judgments'."

07-26-2008, 10:37 AM	#28
hoochan woah shrooms Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,840	Re: What do you prefer to be called? Asian - Vietnamese I don't care what you call me though. In fact, I find joy in people thinking of new ways to call me. Creative ones that stick out in my mind are chink, jap, kamikaze, and gook. As long as you are joking around and aren't trying to offend me then I'm fine with it.

07-26-2008, 11:06 AM	#29
Corbin Wells FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 153	Re: What do you prefer to be called? I don't care what I'm called so long as it's not meant to be derogatory. I don't care if I'm called Hispanic or spanish. I know what I am, and that's just a human being descendant from some group of humans way back when. __________________ The minute you forget to think about tomorrow, you lose everything. download my sims now =3: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...h=Corbin+Wells FFR Furry, NYC

07-26-2008, 11:07 AM	#30
tuv FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: monteal Age: 34 Posts: 188	Re: What do you prefer to be called? kamikaze means "divine wind" in japanese

07-27-2008, 09:27 AM	#31
TheRapingDragon A car crash mind Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 9,788	Re: What do you prefer to be called? White, but I don't really care what people call me. People can call me black for all it matters.

07-27-2008, 02:25 PM	#34
OrganisM FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nesoi, Olympus System Posts: 2,644	Re: What do you prefer to be called? It's all about who whines the most. And certain minorities have more complaining power than most. I was born in Bulgaria. That's right across the Black Sea from the Caucasus Mountains. So I'm just about as Caucasian as anybody else. But Caucasian is meant to be synonymous with "white". As far as I understand it, "white" is typically a blend of lots of things - German, Italian, Spanish, French, and who knows what else. I certainly have no relation to that definition of "white". I'm three-quarters Bulgarian and a quarter Arabic. I don't see how that makes me white. But I supposedly fit the description of "white" as good as anybody else does. My main point to all of this is that these names are all stupid, and the attempt to categorize 6.8 billion people into five cookie cutter stereotypes is not really going to work. I even think the term "American" is a stupid term. Guess what, folks? "America" contains North AND South America. Canadians are American. Brazilian people are American. What term you use to describe yourself is your own personal choice, but regardless I think of it as discounting yourself and your identity. It's no better than identifying yourself by saying "I'm an AMD user" or "I use Apple products" or "I drive a Mazda" etc. PS - If your grandparents were born in the US and you're a mix of 10 different nationalities with no particular tie to any of them, you're from the States. Your not German, you're not Irish, you're not this or that. You're just plain old f'in you, and you shouldn't have to hide behind a cultural identity you have barely any ties to so you can define yourself. __________________ . Originally Posted by jewpinthethird[link]: "If you get stung by enough bees you turn into a bee, because the venom gets into the blood stream which spreads bee DNA throughout your entire body... changing your genetic structure into a bee's. Every year roughly 125 people in America are turned into bees this way." Originally Posted by MrRubix[link]: "Do you basically bukkake-paint your walls every time you jack it?" Originally Posted by All_That_Chaz[link]: "My pity-sex depreciates at a rate of 5% annually."

07-27-2008, 02:49 PM	#35
jewpinthethird (The Fat's Sabobah) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Palm Springs, California Posts: 11,711	Re: What do you prefer to be called? You ignore the fact that African-Americans developed their own culture in America...because of...you know...the whole racism thing that dominated the country up until a few decades ago.

07-27-2008, 02:54 PM	#36
OrganisM FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nesoi, Olympus System Posts: 2,644	Re: What do you prefer to be called? I find the topic of social inequities ridiculously difficult to debate. Reversing the social inequity to try to counterbalance it is not removing the social inequity. I find it laughable when a company calls themselves "equal opportunity" AND says they're into "affirmative action"... so, since black people are discriminated against, favoring them in the workplace based on their skin color suddenly becomes "equal opportunity"? __________________ . Originally Posted by jewpinthethird[link]: "If you get stung by enough bees you turn into a bee, because the venom gets into the blood stream which spreads bee DNA throughout your entire body... changing your genetic structure into a bee's. Every year roughly 125 people in America are turned into bees this way." Originally Posted by MrRubix[link]: "Do you basically bukkake-paint your walls every time you jack it?" Originally Posted by All_That_Chaz[link]: "My pity-sex depreciates at a rate of 5% annually."

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