is the term yankee fucker a racism term?
it is in reguards to a certain race of people (americans) and the word fucker following it shows this phrase to be offensive, would this also count as a personal attack on an american if said directly to them?
who knows.
It has the potential to be offensive, but certainly not racist. For starters, "American" is not a race, but a nationality.
Personally, (though not American) I'd say that it's slightly offensive, but not racist.
However I realize that this is just me and I don't get offended by the same things that other people do. We all deal with things differently.
I find yank to be more offensive.
it can be offensive if you want to make it offensive, but i wouldn't call you a racist if you called me it (and you probably have XD).
Are you discriminating anyone/anything by race?
Are you showing contempt towards one or another race?
Yankee is slang for American iirc, and I wouldn't go as far to think Americans are a race.
It holds as much weight as the person who hears it gives the word, just like every other term that could be considered offensive or racist.
In that regard, no. I don't but then again I've been desensitized after hearing Blues call me "faggot" for the last 2 years.
yeah i dont really care if you call me a yankee
i doubt you would ever find a term that would hurt me though
Marginally relevant:
do you not know what a race is?
It's a valid question without poking the technicalities, I think. It's an issue that could do with some talking out.
No more offensive then Limey Bastard ;3
But yeah, the phrase itself isn't inherently offensive like fag or kike, but it can be used in such a context (as can almost any word)
(07-22-2009, 12:38 PM)Radio Raheem link Wrote: [ -> ]do you not know what a race is?
Race doesn't exist, it has been proven over and over again. Â But racism is just a group of people attacking another based on perceived differences. Â There are plenty of derogatory terms attributed to people from a specific country, how offensive they are is pretty subjective. Â Typically we just single out jewish and black people as being the ones racism applies to since they are perceived as having the hardest time of it. Â But singling them out can be considered racist as well.
There really isn't a simple answer to this, the best thing to do is just warn -> mute/gag all offenders and kick -> ban those that are being especially nasty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism
I guess it's offensive, depending on the situation, that is.
Racist? Surely not.
I don't mind being called a Canuck / Frenchie / Frog if it's in a conversation, with, let's say, some Newfie or some English.
But being called like that by someone I don't know at all; on a TF2 server, after that person might have understood where my accent is from, I would probably be really offended.
(07-22-2009, 12:15 PM)Luinbariel link Wrote: [ -> ]Personally, (though not American) I'd say that it's slightly offensive, but not racist.
However I realize that this is just me and I don't get offended by the same things that other people do. We all deal with things differently.
COCK GOBBLER.
(07-22-2009, 02:22 PM)SBCrystal link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=Luinbariel link=topic=3331.msg100036#msg100036 date=1248282952]
Personally, (though not American) I'd say that it's slightly offensive, but not racist.
However I realize that this is just me and I don't get offended by the same things that other people do. We all deal with things differently.
COCK GOBBLER.
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(07-22-2009, 02:26 PM)Luinbariel link Wrote: [ -> ][quote author=SBCrystal link=topic=3331.msg100095#msg100095 date=1248290540]
[quote author=Luinbariel link=topic=3331.msg100036#msg100036 date=1248282952]
Personally, (though not American) I'd say that it's slightly offensive, but not racist.
However I realize that this is just me and I don't get offended by the same things that other people do. We all deal with things differently.
COCK GOBBLER.
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MAPLE LEAF FUCKER
*ahem* I believe it goes "cock gobbling grundle sniffing cum dumpster"
prejudice and racism are too entirely different things. Similar in nature but not the same. English is not a race last time I checked, that would color the term as more prejudice then racist.