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Originally posted by rgr22j
Prince: As I understand, the term "Jap," is still considered a pejorative in this country. Not being Japanese, naturally I might be wrong, but to be safe let's both shy away from it. As far as I can tell, in no way did your post contain any hints of racism, but just in case let's play it safe.
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Thanks, Alvin -- I used it just as an abbreviation of "Japanese"; I didn't know it had such unpleasant connotations, otherwise I certainly would not have been so lazy in my typing. I'm far from racist, myself, and am glad you pointed this out so I know better than to throw that word (Jap) around..
