I am not an expert on cultural sensitivity, but I'm pretty sure at
least here in the USA the term jap when referring to Japanese
people is racially charged and considered by many to be
derogatory on par with the term nigger.
Can we at least agree that racial slurs if we purposefully choose
to use them in our lives should be kept to our private
correspondences? And when we slip and unintentionally offend
someone in this public forum, can we at least show some
respect and say "Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone."
That's all I will say on this.
-John Hartog
--- In Jim Lee
<> wrote:
> Sorry guys, but I am not going to let this go. No list of ethnic
slurs
> that I can find includes Scots and/or Aussies. All such lists
include
> "Jap." It is an ethnic slur pure and simple. To reduce such
things to
> "political correctness" is to do a disservice to a sincere quest
for a
> more accepting world. Perhaps Klas (amd maybe others)
didn't realize
> that the term is considered a slur by most people. Now I hope
he does
> and behaves accordingly.
>
> Peace
> Jim Lee
>
> Klas Strandberg wrote:
>
> >Thanks Martyn, I couldn't have found better words.
> >
> >Klas.
> >
> >At 01:17 2005-02-16, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>There are too many people sensitive now in this world I'm
afraid, I'm
> >>Scottish through and Through, born and bred there, I am
referred to as
> >>Scots, my wife is an Australian, she is referred to as an
Aussie, are Japs
> >>not short for Japanese? I am sure Klas meant nothing
derogatory here; let's
> >>not get this political correctness going too much here,
please!!!!
> >>
> >>Martyn
> >>
> >>Martyn Stewart
> >>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> >>http://www.naturesound.org
> >>N47.65543 W121.98428
> >>Redmond. Washington. USA
> >>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
> >>
> >>425-898-0462
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Jim Lee
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 3:18 PM
> >>>To:
> >>>Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Mic Terminology
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>To clarify; my response was an objection to Klas saying:
> >>>"The word "sensitivity" is also used by the Japs to describe
self noise,
> >>>instead of dbA.
> >>>
> >>>Consider: http://www.answers.com/jap
> >>>
> >>>Martyn Stewart wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>< Speaking of "sensitivity" . . . are you in some kind of time
warp?>
> >>>>
> >>>>?
> >>>>
> >>>>Martyn
> >>>>
> >>>>Martyn Stewart
> >>>>Bird and Animal Sounds Digitally Recorded at:
> >>>>http://www.naturesound.org
> >>>>N47.65543 W121.98428
> >>>>Redmond. Washington. USA
> >>>>Make every Garden a wildlife Habitat!
> >>>>
> >>>>425-898-0462
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>><<<snip>>>
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>Jim Lee - Bamboo Turtle Studio
> >>>Forensic Audio, Group Facilitation,
> >>>Sound Art, Sculpture, Photography,
> >>>and Lighting Design.
> >>>http://www.bambooturtle.us/
> >>>919 682 5853
> >>>
> >>>Co-Curator: upstART Gallery
> >>>http://www.upstartgallery.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>"Microphones are not ears,
> >>>Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >>>A listening room is not nature."
> >>>Klas Strandberg
> >>>Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>"Microphones are not ears,
> >>Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >>A listening room is not nature."
> >>Klas Strandberg
> >>Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Telinga Microphones, Botarbo,
> >S-748 96 Tobo, Sweden.
> >Phone & fax int + 295 310 01
> >email:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jim Lee - Bamboo Turtle Studio
> Forensic Audio, Group Facilitation,
> Sound Art, Sculpture, Photography,
> and Lighting Design.
> http://www.bambooturtle.us/
> 919 682 5853
>
> Co-Curator: upstART Gallery
> http://www.upstartgallery.com
>
>
>
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