Comments on: Ethnic Epithets: an Introduction

by: Tim H

Thu, 03 May 2007 13:19:33 +0000

Bo — I feel your pain, and I’m not setting up to oppose your project, but my own view is that (a) we shd restore the humor and light-heartedness of ethnic epithets, and (b) European-Americans must reassert our right to own our own language. We must not allow others to shake their fingers and say what we can say and how. Jumping on the bandwagon of “we’re victims too” is to concede defeat.

by: Bo Sears

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:44:50 +0000

This analysis of ethnicity-based slurs is very interesting. We in Resisting Defamation take a somewhat different direction by opposing such hate epithets in the multicultural society in Northern California.

For readers who want ways to combat the use of hate epithets against their children in the classroom, on the schoolbus, and on the sidewalk, check out the online syllabus on the Internet:

http://www.ResistingDefamation.org

by: Tim H

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:42:26 +0000

A nice reprise on this issue. Now everyone together…

by: Matthew

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:18:21 +0000

Very interesting.I hope this will help me understand what is meant when all my black friends (my posse) call me honky, cracker and boss hog.