"No way Jose" is racist now? (1 Viewer)

[squistion]

What do you call a Mexican with a rubber toe?

Roberto

What do you call someone who doesn't pay their gambling bets?

Dr. Gobbler

 

[LinusMarr]

I sent my boys to school in these t shirts on Taco Tuesday....they were sent home.

http://www.cafepress.com/mf/80579226/said-no-juan-ever_tshirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=905845231&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=905845231

My dad's name is Juan. I dont think I ever saw him eat a Taco. So maybe one Juan ever said no to tacos.

Hispanic guilt?

 

[hagmania]

I sent my boys to school in these t shirts on Taco Tuesday....they were sent home.

http://www.cafepress.com/mf/80579226/said-no-juan-ever_tshirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=905845231&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=905845231

Sent home? As in removed them from their learning environment for a full day over the shirts they were wearing? FFS. If they had an issue, it would be with you and not the child wearing the shirt, right? Or do they think your children are little racists?

Just make them turn it inside out and send a letter home if they have a problem...

 

[Wrigley]

"sticks and stones"...world has turned into a bunch of vagines

feminist

 

[Apple Jack]

Renege doesn't have the slightest racial overtone. However, I've definitely encountered a few racist douches who say renig just assuming that it does have some kind of racist implication. A lot of idiocy on both sides, but that doesn't mean that there have not been plenty of genuinely unnecessary mean-spirited occasions of people saying renig. That's one that's best to just walk around. See also: not worth the hassle/choose your battles/etc.

 

[LinusMarr]

Renege doesn't have the slightest racial overtone. However, I've definitely encountered a few racist douches who say renig just assuming that it does have some kind of racist implication. A lot of idiocy on both sides, but that doesn't mean that there have not been plenty of genuinely unnecessary mean-spirited occasions of people saying renig. That's one that's best to just walk around. See also: not worth the hassle/choose your battles/etc.

We used to call it "renegage" growing up, we added our own twist...

 

[Parrothead]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

 

[LinusMarr]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

Totally different...

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

You take that back.

 

[Niles Standish]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

No, I am not. I actually mentioned that we couldnt renege on our commitments, while in a meeting. I was told that it was a racist and offensive word. Used the word for years and have never heard of such foolishness.

It could be quite #####rdly to renege on a financial commitment.

 

[Don Quixote]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

I think it is welsher.

 

[gianmarco]

If it's not Juan thing, it's another.

Yep, and if you've seen Juan, you've seen Jamal (doubly racist, of course).

 

[koby925]

Can we still say "Jose can you see" at the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Can we still say "Jose can you see" at the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner?

Yes, as long as Jose Feliciano isn't the one singing it.

 

[Parrothead]

Jose Curevo is an #######

 

[Two Deep]

Can we still recite Fatty Fatty two by four can't get thru the bathroom door poem?

 

[msommer]

For a comment to be racist isn't it supposed to be directed at a specific race?

From Wiki

The term "Hispanic" as an ethnonym emerged in the 20th century with the rise of migration of laborers from American Spanish-speaking countries to the United States. Today, the word "Latino" is often used as a synonym for "Hispanic". The definitions of both terms are non-race specific, and include people who consider themselves to be of distinct races (Black, White, Amerindian, Asian, and mixed groups).[136] However, there is a common misconception in the US that Hispanic/Latino is a race[137] or sometimes even that national origins such as Mexican, Cuban, Colombian, Salvadoran, etc. are races. In contrast to "Latino" or "Hispanic", "Anglo" refers to non-Hispanic White Americans or non-Hispanic European Americans, most of whom speak the English language but are not necessarily of English descent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(human_classification)

 

[koby925]

Can we still say "Jose can you see" at the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner?

Yes, as long as Jose Feliciano isn't the one singing it.

Because of his race or blindness?

 

[Parrothead]

Can we still say "Jose can you see" at the beginning of the Star Spangled Banner?

Yes, as long as Jose Feliciano isn't the one singing it.

Because of his race or blindness?

Did you see his new guitar?

 

[Amused to Death]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

 

[Amused to Death]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

 

[pollardsvision]

I sent my boys to school in these t shirts on Taco Tuesday....they were sent home.

http://www.cafepress.com/mf/80579226/said-no-juan-ever_tshirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=905845231&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=905845231

Sad day when you can't have fun with the name Juan sounding like one.

 

[SacramentoBob]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

 

[Amused to Death]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

 

[Rove!]

There needs to be an official thread for white guys to cry about things that they think make them victims.

racist!

 

[Spanky267]

My dad's name is Juan. I dont think I ever saw him eat a Taco. So maybe one Juan ever said no to tacos.Hispanic guilt?

No. We prefer black beans and rice.

 

[fantasycurse42]

Was she from Canada?

 

[squistion]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

All true but it sounds soooooo similar to the N word that it should be avoided in conversation (to avoid misunderstanding) and has pretty much fallen into disuse probably for that reason. Perhaps not surprisingly, I still do see it occasionally on conservative message boards when talking about Obama (by posters who always deny any racist intent with their use of the word).

 

[SacramentoBob]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

All likely correct yet has nothing to do with the filter.

 

[Spanky267]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

I think it is welsher.

Or could it be gypped?

 

[Rove!]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

I think it is welsher.

Or could it be gypped?

either way, they should be hauled off in a paddy wagon

 

[TheIronSheik]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Are you some kind of reneger?

I think the correct phrase would be 'Indian giver'

I think it is welsher.

Or could it be gypped?

either way, they should be hauled off in a paddy wagon

That's a slippery slope.

 

[Joe T]

This smells like a Timschochet thread. Haven't read any of it yet though... I'm just making an assumption here.

 

[munga30]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Yeah, those Latinos get all bent out of shape.

 

[Chaka]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

We get one of these every year. Keep fighting the good fight.

 

[Chaka]

All joking aside, what exactly is the racist connotation? I am unfamiliar with the origin, is there something there?

On the surface it seems like the saying "That's the fact Jack" being offensive to people named Jack.

 

[Amused to Death]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

We get one of these every year. Keep fighting the good fight.

Hey I don't really care...just surprised the word was filtered out. Not spelled the same ("ardly" vs. "er") Not really fighting any fight.

 

[Fennis]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

We get one of these every year. Keep fighting the good fight.

Hey I don't really care...just surprised the word was filtered out. Not spelled the same ("ardly" vs. "er") Not really fighting any fight.

all kinds of stuff is filtered here. Spell America with a K

 

[LinusMarr]

This smells like a Timschochet thread. Haven't read any of it yet though... I'm just making an assumption here.

Tim wouldnt say anything remotely offensive. Matter of fact i would be suprised if he actually spoke to anyone in his every day life. I picture him just walking around with this head low out of "shame and guilt"....

 

[E Street Brat]

I used renege in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and was told its a racist word.

Imagine their reaction if you described someone as #####rdly.

Wow, really? Just because it sounds similar but means miserly? Filters are harsh.

Think harder.

Nothing to do with the N word. Not even spelled the same. Predates it even.

We get one of these every year. Keep fighting the good fight.

Hey I don't really care...just surprised the word was filtered out. Not spelled the same ("ardly" vs. "er") Not really fighting any fight.

Fight Fight a and a white

 

[TheIronSheik]

America

 

[Zigg]

If it's not Juan thing, it's another.

Juan Gone

Two Juans don't make a right.

 

[TheIronSheik]

America

Woah! It worked.

Also, if you are fan of Arian Foster, and you say that you are part of the (his name) Nation. It will change to Arian Foster.

 

[Fennis]

While I agree people are sometimes too sensitive, I don't have a problem with it. I don't use the term "No way Jose", because I am no longer 12, but if I did and someone said they were offended by it, I would respect that and come up with something else to say... maybe "no way"

 

[Fennis]

America

Woah! It worked.

Also, if you are fan of Arian Foster, and you say that you are part of the (his name) Nation. It will change to Arian Foster.

Arian Foster

 

[TheIronSheik]

While I agree people are sometimes too sensitive, I don't have a problem with it. I don't use the term "No way Jose", because I am no longer 12, but if I did and someone said they were offended by it, I would respect that and come up with something else to say... maybe "no way"

No way, Pierre.

 

[Spartans Rule]

America

Woah! It worked.

Also, if you are fan of Arian Foster, and you say that you are part of the (his name) Nation. It will change to Arian Foster.

Even if you spell it correctly? Because it's spelled Aryan Nation.

ETA: Damn. That's less cool.

 

[TheIronSheik]

America

Woah! It worked.

Also, if you are fan of Arian Foster, and you say that you are part of the (his name) Nation. It will change to Arian Foster.

Even if you spell it correctly? Because it's spelled Aryan Nation.

ETA: Damn. That's less cool.

That's what makes it really odd.

 

[E Street Brat]

couch

code

just checking

 

[Parrothead]

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racist?