PDA

View Full Version : The term "slaving away"

joecash
05-24-2005, 01:55 PM
I used this term to a black guy without thinking. He didn't say anything - just wondering if he could have been offended or no big deal?
istewart
05-24-2005, 01:56 PM
After you say it, ask him if he knows Aunt Jemima to top it off.
asofel
05-24-2005, 01:58 PM
[ QUOTE ]
After you say it, ask him if he knows Aunt Jemima to top it off.

[/ QUOTE ]

i prefer uncle tom's rice
KungFuSandwich
05-24-2005, 02:00 PM
Yeah, hes probably offended. You should apologize and give him a small gift. Nothing ostentatious, just a bucket of fried chicken or a watermelon or something.
Pocket Trips
05-24-2005, 02:12 PM
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, hes probably offended. You should apologize and give him a small gift. Nothing ostentatious, just a bucket of fried chicken or a watermelon or something.

[/ QUOTE ]

and don't forget the pig's feet /images/graemlins/grin.gif
BreakfastBurrito
05-24-2005, 02:18 PM
I've never met a black person in my life who was even remotely as ultra sensitive as a typical Real World type black housemate or other similar typical portrayals of oft offended black people in the media. I doubt he even noticed.
stankybank
05-24-2005, 02:18 PM
To this particular person, I think it was unappropriate. I'm not sure if he think offense or not but I assume most black people don't appreciate such a derogatory remark.
jakethebake
05-24-2005, 02:30 PM
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, hes probably offended. You should apologize and give him a small gift. Nothing ostentatious, just a bucket of fried chicken or a watermelon or something.

[/ QUOTE ]

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/1992/brilliant7lb.jpg
jakethebake
05-24-2005, 02:30 PM
[ QUOTE ]
To this particular person, I think it was unappropriate. I'm not sure if he think offense or not but I assume most black people don't appreciate such a derogatory remark.

[/ QUOTE ]

are you drunk?
gunt
05-24-2005, 02:35 PM
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, hes probably offended. You should apologize and give him a small gift. Nothing ostentatious, just a bucket of fried chicken or a watermelon or something.

[/ QUOTE ]

http://img59.exs.cx/img59/1992/brilliant7lb.jpg

[/ QUOTE ]
i didn't know fred savage was a red sox fan.
Sponger15SB
05-24-2005, 02:37 PM
[ QUOTE ]
I used this term to a black guy without thinking. He didn't say anything - just wondering if he could have been offended or no big deal?

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, it depends on the person.

My friend once called this black girl a "cherry picker" during a game of basketball... she went absolutely psycho.
daryn
05-24-2005, 02:46 PM
a lot of different races have been enslaved at one time or another throughout history. it's all in the past.