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My Spring '09 recruitment!
sorry. never mind. i never meant to promote the stereotypes about the sororities. maybe ill make a new thread once rush gets closer.
sorry if i offended anyone. |
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But as VP said, good luck to you. |
:eek: :eek: Good Luck...you're going to need it.
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HAHAHAHAHA! I love those of you who QFP. It makes me happy.
To the OP: With your mindset, good luck. :rolleyes: Your racist views are sure to be real winners during recruitment. |
im not a racist, actually. i never said i believed in the stereotypes at all.
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But some of her best friends are japs!:rolleyes:
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I'm still trying to figure out if she was refering to JAPS (Jewish American Princess) or "japs" as in a deragatory remark towards the Japanese.
Either way, it's insulting as hell. |
my apologies everyone.
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Live and learn.
Search the boards. Read Curlygirly's rush thread and learn about the best way to make a recruitment thread. Good-luck. |
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I assume the OP's jappy reference is a stereotype on new money, wealthy Jewish girls. Is Jappy any worse than WASPy? |
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In my experience with the term JAP, the emphasis is on the P, not the J. Jokes are about the P.
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Yeah...I always considered it a negative thing to say about someone but, the other night on MTV's "The Island" when they were voting between Robin and Rachel, Collie looked at Robin and said, "Us Jappy girls gotta' stick together." I thought that was such a random thing to say. Is that considered acceptable to say about yourself, then? I come from an area of little to no diversity-so, things like this are pretty new to me...
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^^^Didn't you serve overseas in the military? How can you say you haven't been exposed to diversity? Every time you post now you try to come across as a miss-goody-two-shoes. GC memory's too long for that.
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I'm not trying to come off as "miss-goody-two-shoes" so, please don't think that...I was simply stating that even hearing that term was new to me. The first time I ever even heard that term was about a year or two ago (unless people have said it around me and I never paid any attention because I had no clue what the hell it meant). I asked my friends back home and my mom if they all knew what it meant and they all thought it dealt with people from an Asian background, as well. So, when I heard it explained-it seemed to hold a negative connotation to me. I assume I'm right-so, I would figure people wouldn't be so quick to label themselves as such. |
Good luck with recruitment, OP!
And jumping on the 'JAP' bandwagon... my FI's initials are JAP. I'm really glad he never uses them. |
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Seriously, for those of you all who think someone is flattered to be called a WASP, you are very mistaken. I can only imagine that using JAP would be so, too. [/soapbox] |
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My obnoxious grandmother gave me this paperdoll set for my birthday when I was a kid. Even then I knew it was odd. As an adult, I cannot imagine calling someone that. Let alone giving this to a child to play with. I don't like the term WASP either. (and for the record I'm Catholic so I don't fall into either stereotype). And race/ethnicity of my parents isn't on my birth certificate. Only my parents names & place of birth. |
So, I looked at my birth certificate, old and crinkled with age. It says Race: Caucasian, Jewish. My parents' birthcertificates were also in the folder, for my father (who was born in 1910...yes, he was in his mid 40s when I was born) there was a place for race (and please forgive the next) and a space for Negro as a separate category.
As far as "Jap" vs. JAP vs. WASP: I think that anytime one marginalizes a group of people by a sterotype it is unfortunate. And, scientifically speaking probably not accurate. |
Please add: Marginalize or insults or defames a group of people. And the use of the word "unfortunate" is a credit to my mother who would use that word in the strongest possible way.
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In my home, we always were told that Jewish fathers who had fought in WW11 pampered their daughters upon returning to the US because of the terrible atrocities committed upon young Jewish girls by the Nazis. It makes sense on some level. I know that some of these girls from my generation turned out to be very shallow and materialistic so I can see how the term JAP developed. But it is a very derogatory remark to attribute to an entire group of people. I certainly was never a JAP, although there were times when I wished I could have everything I wanted just by asking Daddy for it like some girls I knew. But my Dad was a wonderful, practical man who showed me how to appreciate what I did have and to work for what I wanted. There is nothing so satisfying as to earn your own rewards. Speaking of jokes, this is so corny but I laughed anyway. A sorority sister sent this to me. I hope you'll laugh, too. The Bee's Bar Mitzvah Two bees met in a field. One said to the other, "How are things going?" "Really bad," said the second bee. "The weather has been cold, wet and damp, and there aren't any flowers, so I can't make honey." "No problem," said the first bee, "Just fly down five blocks and turn left. Keep going until you see all the cars. There's a Bar Mitzvah going on and there are all kinds of fresh flowers and fresh fruit." "Thanks for the tip," said the second bee, and flew away. A few hours later the two bees ran into each other again. The first bee asked, "How'd it go?" "Great!" said the second bee. "It was everything you said it would be. There was plenty of fruit and, oh, such huge floral arrangements on every table." "Uh, what's that thing on your head?" asked the first bee. "That's my *yarmulke," said the second bee. "I didn't want them to think I was a wasp!" *Skull cap worn by Orthodox Jews for the one or two who don't know what that is! Paula M. Sigma Delta Tau ΣΔT Patriae Multi Spes Una One Hope of Many People Paula M. Sigma Delta Tau ΣΔT Patriae Multi Spes Una One Hope of Many People |
thank you for the chuckle! I think that everyone needs one nowadays!
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If the girls in that sorority refer to themselves as JAPs, then it is only fair that others be allowed to do the same. If they don't call themselves that, then they probably consider it offensive and it shouldn't be used.
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PaulaM Sigma Delta Tau Patrae Multi Spes Una One Hope of Many People |
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I would like to borrow it for an Orthodox friend of mine. |
I think the term JAP is offensive. I am Jewish...my father treated me like a princess, but I am NOT a JAP.
Just my two cents. Oh, and I loved the bee joke, too! :D |
The term JAP is offensive but only to a point. It is an acronym for Jewish American Princess and used to describe a whiney, overindulged, rich (via parents) girl who is ultra materialistic, shallow and usually "elitist". That said, many true JAPS that I know secretly are proud to be considered in that category. There is a certain JAP uniform look as well (straight hair...usually chemically done, perfect sized bought and paid for nose, designer pocketbooks, tight expensive jeans paired with stilletto heals and too much gaudy but gold jewelry).
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