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I used to use "slant" in the 80s on BBS's. Once the Internet came around, that name was always already chosen. Coming from Toronto, I added the local airport c
by slantyyz 14y ago
I used to use "slant" in the 80s on BBS's. Once the Internet came around, that name was always already chosen.
Coming from Toronto, I added the local airport code (YYZ) to my nick.
The problem is that what I thought would be pronounced as "slant why why zed/zee" came out to others as "slanty eyes".
Fortunately, I have slanted eyes, so I guess nobody can accuse my nick of being inaccurate.
- nathan_long 14y ago>> Fortunately, I have slanted eyes, so I guess nobody can accuse my nick of being inaccurate. This made me laugh a lot. I imagine it spoken by a slightly-embarrassed news anchor on the Simpsons.
- slantyyz 14y agoAn acquaintance of mine once told me there was heated debate among his Twitter friends after they saw my handle in an @reply tweet. They (none of whom were Asians) thought that I should change my nick because it was racist and/or offensive to Asians, despite the fact that I'm Asian myself.
- king_jester 14y agoDuh, everyone on the internet is a white straight man /s
- alttab 14y agoI read it as "slantees". But slanty eyes is way more hilarious.