I am going to be a______

[starang21]

can someone just tell me what a JAP is? as an asian man, i'm getting quite offended at the use of it. so before i say anything more, can someone just explain it to me so i know what it is?

[dzsaigirl]

Some people say JAP to mean "Jewish American Princess". I think it sounds really tacky to say that though and I had never heard that until I got here to GC. I too thought it was a derogatory term towards Japanese people for a while...

[starang21]

cool, yeah...that does sound tacky. don't say it around the wrong crowd.

[AXWhoah]

I have a ton of Jewish friends, though I'm not jewish, and they all use the word JAP to describe themselves and their friends all the time. They'll be like "Oh so and so is so JAP-y". I don't think that it's tacky, it's just slang.

[Glitter650]

It sounds tacky because it is a derogatory term. It feeds into the stereotype that all jewish people have money, spoil their children, and these girls act like bratty princesses because of it. Of course we all kwow this is not true.

[Lisa Fishman]

I am Jewish, and I do find the word for others to use the word JAP (Jewish American Princess)derogtory. Though, I have heard words even words even more derogatory than that.
That's really besides the point though, because this thread really wasn't about Jewish derrogatory terms in the first place. It has moved from a Rush thread entitled "I am going to be a ____." Just move the JAP conversation to the Chit Chat Forum, not Rush. (Just an idea)

[PenguinTrax]

Sorry, guys, but this thread has strayed too off topic and is starting to bother me, personally. In the best interests of people's feelings and beliefs, I'm going to lock this thread. If you want to continue the discussion (the non-Recruitment related thread that has been going on for the last few postings), please open a new topic in Chit Chat or a similar forum.

Thanks for understanding.