On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Prasad, Ramit <ramit.pra...@jpmorgan.com> wrote: > Dwight Hutto wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 4:20 AM, alex2find-work-home/3 <wuwe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > On Sep 14, 6:04 pm, Dwight Hutto <dwightdhu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Using foreign names derogatively is a common tactic of the racist. >> >> >> >> Not really. But nice spin on my pun to make me look bad. >> > >> > It actually *is* common behaviour of racists. >> > >> >> Not if there name is ramit. What if your name was john? I'd say I'll >> be right back, I have to go take a crap on the john. It's a joke about >> a name, not where it originates. > > Okay, so maybe not racist but instead offensive juvenile humor? > I suppose that is better...
No, just shop talk. You hit me and hit I logarithmically hit back ..."butterfly effect". > >> >> >> It's similar to if I said, this is real 'queer' of you to do ya big >> >> pansy, and next you'll be calling me a homophobe. > > Um, yes! You are using 'queer' and 'pansy' as a derogatory comparison > which falls under the definition for homophobia. > > "Homophobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward > homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, > gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). Definitions refer variably to antipathy, > contempt, prejudice, aversion, irrational fear, and hatred." > ~ First two sentences on Wikipedia No, analogy, and a continued attack on a subject we know is propaganda. > >> > >> > Well, *yes*. Because your choice of that terminology as derogatory >> > shows you view it as derogatory. > >> >> No it was a loose analogy to show that he's just trying to use >> anything he can say to slam me, and everyone can know it wasn't meant >> as racist. > > Since I was unsure myself if you were trying to be offensive or racist, > I would disagree with "everyone can know it wasn't meant as racist". > If you're unsure if it was racist, you should err on the side of caution. There are many nicknames on the net. That could be an ethnic name, or an A.K.A.. Non-logical, pure speculation, that is biased that your minority needs more anit-you. Don't engage in conversations you're sure to lose. >> >> >> Try harder, because no one would ever believe I was a racist, and if >> >> they did, it's an uninformed decision based off of cherry picken >> >> phrases out of context. >> > >> > Oh, so *now* context is important. >> >> Never said it wasn't. The whole conversation to me is the context, and >> the OP usually follows it, and that's who it is usually intended for. >> -- Best Regards, David Hutto CEO: http://www.hitwebdevelopment.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
