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Lionessa

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17. So doing something smart became a derrogatory term??? WTF!!!!!

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #15)

Tue May 8, 2012, 05:13 PM

May 2012

I don't understand humans, I give up. I must be a mutant of some sort.

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News for all the krauts, spics, wops, polacks, hunkies and frogs at DU. [View all] tabasco May 2012 OP

You should probably post this in H&M Cali_Democrat May 2012 #1

I want everyone to know. n/t tabasco May 2012 #3

So the rules don't apply to you... cthulu2016 May 2012 #10

So it would appear. oldhippie May 2012 #39

personally I'm sick of shit being "hidden" in H and M Mosby May 2012 #54

I don't know. Do they? tabasco May 2012 #55

I'm a Kraut - more than 75%. hifiguy May 2012 #2

No, you're an American. n/t tabasco May 2012 #5

My mother was married to a real bastard who used that name horribly towards me and my sister... cynatnite May 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2012 #4

Oh yeah! tabasco May 2012 #6

How conveeeeeeeeeeeeeenient! OriginalGeek May 2012 #29

On behalf of all my Irish ancestors XemaSab May 2012 #51

Geez, you mean those are all ethnic slurs? Lionessa May 2012 #7

"Frog" in this context means French. hifiguy May 2012 #8

Limeys??? WTF are Limey's. I'm going to guess the Greek because of olive skin? Lionessa May 2012 #11

Limey is a derogatory term for somebody from England. Cali_Democrat May 2012 #14

macaroni Sea-Dog May 2012 #24

british sailors. they sucked on lime wedges at sea to prevent scurvy dionysus May 2012 #27

I knew who it referred to... one_voice May 2012 #53

Englishmen. Especially sailors. British sailors took their rum hifiguy May 2012 #15

So doing something smart became a derrogatory term??? WTF!!!!! Lionessa May 2012 #17

British navy gave their sailors limes to prevent scurvy--hence "limey" for Brit eom Maeve May 2012 #20

"Limeys" are Brits. (SHIT, I hope "Brits" is OK!) 11 Bravo May 2012 #21

Roight-O OriginalGeek May 2012 #35

Dang, what about us "Micks???" n/t monmouth May 2012 #43

Not sure who decides this, but apparently "Paki" (first four letters of Pakistan) is offensive, Nye Bevan May 2012 #50

Oh I get it, because they eat froglegs??? Am I right? Lionessa May 2012 #13

Because many French people . . . Richard D May 2012 #19

Really? Oh I like my guess better. It's just as ridiculous. Lionessa May 2012 #23

I think some of us have only ever heard those terms used affectionately - LiberalLoner May 2012 #12

really? find an italian person and call em a dago or whop, and see how that works out... dionysus May 2012 #31

It's "wop" jberryhill May 2012 #42

french people are called frogs. dionysus May 2012 #16

FUCK. Seriously? Zalatix May 2012 #18

i find it funny that often "pure as the snow" DUers have no problem with ugly hatred, as long dionysus May 2012 #22

Well, those of us of European descent really aren't hifiguy May 2012 #33

granted, it is very old school, but it had the same intent back then as contempory racial slurs do dionysus May 2012 #37

NOT JUST if you're European stranger81 May 2012 #25

Unbelievable. tabasco May 2012 #46

Another Kraut Checking In On the Road May 2012 #26

<sigh> jp11 May 2012 #28

Well is is certainly OK, and even applauded, when a poster uses derogatory names Speck Tater May 2012 #30

So, you realise you've used SIX slurs in your subject line in order to call out one? Tx4obama May 2012 #32

What would I be called? Archae May 2012 #34

I thought "Dutch" WAS a slur jberryhill May 2012 #45

Don't forget us Neds guitar man May 2012 #36

It has to do with power. annabanana May 2012 #38

MILF (= Mother I'd Like to Fuck) is apparently just fine too. Nye Bevan May 2012 #40

yes dana_b May 2012 #49

You're also allowed to blame women for not being sufrommich May 2012 #41

t3 spanone May 2012 #44

Bohunk checking in! Brickbat May 2012 #47

Hope nobody uses libodem May 2012 #48

I believe Bostonians also take offense to that (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #52

this belongs in meta. locking. nt seabeyond May 2012 #56