DO japanese ppl consider the term "Jap" racist?

[tonymctones]

Im a half breed and I have friends that call me a Jap all the time, some call me a kamikazee lol

It is a derogatory term though and if someone I didnt know called me a "Jap" there would defintely be words.

Its like calling a white person a cracker, its meant to be derogatory but i think it depends alot on who you say it to.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

They don't like:
Gook
Slant eyed gook
Yellow bastards
Zipperhead

The rest is fair game

What about plate face?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Im a half breed and I have friends that call me a Jap all the time, some call me a kamikazee lol

It is a derogatory term though and if someone I didnt know called me a "Jap" there would defintely be words.

Its like calling a white person a cracker, its meant to be derogatory but i think it depends alot on who you say it to.

There's a growing group of white people who believe the word cracker is empowering for a the white man. I believe the word came from slaves who gave this term to their owners who would "crack a whip" on them. 

[Kwon_2]

A cracker is someone who cracks his whip when subordinate hebrews need to be put in place, ie someone with authority over owned Hebrews.

It is something to be revered.

[tonymctones]

There's a growing group of white people who believe the word cracker is empowering for a the white man. I believe the word came from slaves who gave this term to their owners who would "crack a whip" on them. 

I agree, just like kyomu may take pride in the being called a Jap.

Both are derogatory terms though and its probably a best practice to not call anybody them that you dont already know.

[njflex]

guinea
ginzo
wop
greasy wop
meatball...i've been called this and more...

[local hero]

Yeh japs eye... I didn't know that just and English term...

Did any of the English lads sing the Chinese if you please, Japanese if you don't please song, slanting your eyes with your fingers as you sung

[Donny]

Remember playing Japs and Commandos as a Kid..

[D-Cord]

I for one hold Japan -  the nation, its people, its rich history, and its customs - in the highest regard.

[Smokincrazy]

I worked at a place where they called black folk'canadiens'it would be like 'its cause he's a typical canadien'al Sharpton fuk that canadien.mind u i'm from nj not Canada..

Yes and we called gay black people French Candians

[Smokincrazy]

What about plate face?

Writing it down. Thanks for adding to the list 

[nzmusclemonster]

Japs have small cocks.

Scientific fact.

Hope this helps.

[Conker]

they wouldn't have made the term "jap's eye" if they did

[Bevo]

Japs have small cocks.

Scientific fact.

Hope this helps.

Did u personally examine them?

[sync pulse]

Yeah it's a means of being derogatory like some use the word "krauts" to describe the German people , to make it sound offensive. Personally I find it funny!

1) Berliners/Prussians/Northern Germans look down on Austrians...they are considered drunken party animals...disparaging term...  "Schnürschuh"


2)Austrians look down on Berliners/Prussians/Northern germans, they consider them pompous assholes...the disparaging term Austrians have for them is "Piefke"...

3)Berliners/Prussians/Northern germans look down on Bavarians as uncouth hillbillies..disparaging term..."Bazi"

4) Bavarians look down on Berliners/Prussians/Northern Germans...disparaging term...Saupreiß.


Otto Waalkes explains Bavarians.

[scabbard]

Yes, definitely.  Japanese American civil rights and human rights organizations have campaigned to stop Americans (and any other English-speaking peoples) from using this word because of its racist, insulting, and disrespectful connotation.  Americans used "Jap" carelessly, casually, and indiscriminately before, during, and after World War II, with all the negative contexts you could think of (dirty Jap, damn Jap, goddamn Jap, kill the Jap, slap the Jap, etc.), so there has been a drive to stop the usage of this word and to raise Americans' consciousness on the harmful effects of the word "Jap."
     The dictionaries are the final arbiter on  the usage of words, and here is what they have to say on "Jap."

American Heritage Dictionary:  Jap.  Offensive Slang.  Used as a disparaging term for a person of Japanese birth or descent.

American College Dictionary:  Jap.  Colloquial and derogatory.  Japanese.

Random House Webster's New World Dictionary:  Jap.  Slang (disparaging and offensive.  Japanese

Webster's New World Dictionary:  Jap.  Short for Japanese:  a hostile term.

So there you have it.  The word is offensive, derogatory, disparaging, and hostile, according to the dictionaries, so people of goodwill and intelligence know better than to use it.

Random House Webster's New World Dictionary:  Jap.  Slang (disparaging and offensive).  Japanese.

Webster's New World Dictionary:  Jap.  short for Japanese:  a hostile term.

     So there you have it.  "Jap" is a disparaging, derogatory, offensive, and hostile word, according to the dictionaries; and people of goodwill and intelligence will refrain from using it.

[The_Iron_Disciple]

Hahaha !!!!! Why are they called " Zipper heads " ?!?! Never heard that before !

[Tapeworm]

Jap is pretty abrupt.  The properly offensive term is Nip, short for Nipponese.

I heard 'skosh' not long ago, meaning a very small amount.  Just a skosh to the left.  From Japanese 'sukoshi' (a little bit). US troops brought it back from occupation and it still persists in US English.