Comments on: And you thought your mother was naughty

And you thought your mother was naughty

whoshotwho — Thu, 27 May 2004 01:17:00 -0800

Racial Slurs have been around for centuries, and this website attempts to collect them all (2,295 so far) and explain their origins. May not be SFW if someone is reading over your shoulder.

By: biffa

biffa — Thu, 27 May 2004 02:02:33 -0800

Interestingly authoritative, I did notice something they had missing and wrote to tell them so but have no wish to advertise it here in order to avoid having a thread discussion which dredges through dozens of abusive terms.

By: spatula

spatula — Thu, 27 May 2004 03:07:44 -0800

By: reklaw

reklaw — Thu, 27 May 2004 04:30:18 -0800

I feel guilty for laughing at "Niggapotomous". Overall a pretty comprehensive list, though.

By: profwhat

profwhat — Thu, 27 May 2004 04:38:23 -0800

Huh: Referring to a Scottish person as "Scotch" is offensive. Scots are said to be very frugal. Scotch tape (adhesive on only one side) got its name from this slur. Could also be an alcohol reference. Apparently the thing about Scotch tape is more or less true. But I've never heard of "Scotch" being thought of as offensive; many Scottish people use the term without any apparent offense.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 27 May 2004 07:34:09 -0800

Shillelagh-Hugger ? That's the best they could do for my people? Begorrah. Back in school a guy I know hit me with: you Bernadette Devlin, Suds Suckin', Spud Fuckin', Fire-Bombin', Baby Rapin', Preisthumper. top that.

By: naxosaxur

naxosaxur — Thu, 27 May 2004 07:36:46 -0800

Sauerkraut.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Thu, 27 May 2004 07:37:12 -0800

profwhat - Scotch Corner, Gateshead, UK probably explains that. I've never met a scot that didn't correct me if I accidently said scotch. "That's a drink, I'm a jock" they'd retort.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Thu, 27 May 2004 07:47:53 -0800

Any list that misses Fuzzy-Wuzzy isn't up to scratch.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Thu, 27 May 2004 08:25:51 -0800

Hey! I'm a grape-smashing beef-curtain!

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 27 May 2004 08:33:26 -0800

Hey! I'm a grape-smashing beef-curtain! Uh, dude, I've heard "beef curtain" used to refer to shaved female genitalia. You may wanna be careful how loudly you shout that.

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Thu, 27 May 2004 08:58:58 -0800

Anything that makes putting down Canadians easier is okay in my book.

By: inksyndicate

inksyndicate — Thu, 27 May 2004 09:57:57 -0800

This guy is a lovable goofball -- I don't know if some of these exist outside of his website. For example, "Center Denter," or "Bandwith N****r."

By: untuckedshirts

untuckedshirts — Thu, 27 May 2004 11:57:28 -0800

I think he may be trying to be a little too comprehensive when he lists Bjork as a racial slur.

By: JeffK

JeffK — Thu, 27 May 2004 12:21:50 -0800

I kinda like "Bamboo Coon" but, then again, I'm just a Bagel-Dog.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 27 May 2004 12:53:12 -0800

Whoops. I never knew I was being a racist when all I wanted to do was support my favorite baseball team! Oh well, I'm just a Red Sea Pedestrian.

By: Veritron

Veritron — Thu, 27 May 2004 13:49:58 -0800

Trust me, "bandwidth nigger" exists. It's an mmorpg term. The downloading terms for say, the english version of priston tale (although virtually every MMORPG with servers that differentiate by language, e.g. every MMORPG but FFXI, has the same problem), explictly say that "This server is for english speakers only," and that being unable to speak English is a kickable offense. Despite the fact that the damn "bandwidth niggers" have their OWN SERVERS for THEIR OWN LANGUAGES, they still persist in using ours, because unlike those "A5ns," we American gamers actually leave our houses once in a while, so consequently, our "English" servers are less populated, and therefore less "laggy." It's amazing what a little real life experience does to foster racism. I don't have a problem with anyone who actually can speak English who does decide to play on our servers, it's just incredibly frustrating to get a reply in Chinese when you're trying to tell someone to quit kill-stealing.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 27 May 2004 16:49:55 -0800

I found this a few months back, and was amused to discover a few disparaging terms for Koreans that I'd never hear before. Which I now use, in my head, when I'm furious about something K-related (which happens much less than it used to), which then makes me laugh, because they're silly names, and so I guess it's all to the good.

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 27 May 2004 16:50:58 -0800

it's just incredibly frustrating to get a reply in Chinese when you're trying to tell someone to quit kill-stealing. I heard that they had that problem during the Korean war, too. *rolleyes*