ikabod writes:
wow you nhave a very centric world view
I don't have a "world view".
so people can call you anything and it does not demean you ...IN WHOS EYES ...
That's just the point.
I can only be demeaned in
my eyes.
culturally the german people get demeaned by certain UK news papers every time england play germany at football ...
What does that have to do with demeaning
me?
the whole cutural group is affected ..
FYI, "German" is not a monolithic "cultural group".
and btw im sure a french man could tell you a few demeaning terms for germans , as could a polish , russian et al .
You are seriously missing my point. The terms are only demeaning if the recipient
feels demeaned. Some Germans may feel demeaned because of their background. As a Canadian of German extraction, I do not feel demeaned. It is not possible to demean me by refering to somebody else's background.
If I call somebody a "n****r", there is nothing he can do to me that is even remotely similar.
hmm how about nazis ??? a hitler .. happy to have such names sprayed on your car ?? to have swastika's painted on you house ...
Did you read my post at all? For all you know, I could be Jewish.
Why on earth would Nazi symbols demean me?
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