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"I use very different terms than when I’m speaking with my Republican ‘Murican relatives." I don't know why people feel the need to do this. Someone has diffe

"I use very different terms than when I’m speaking with my Republican ‘Murican relatives." I don't know why people feel the need to do this. Someone has different political beliefs. Deal with it.

steveklabnik 14y ago
To do what? I made no value judgement on their politics. I certainly can if you'd like. ;)
- atomical 14y ago
  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=muricans http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=muricans "Inhabitants of The United States of America. Typically uneducated and/or ignorant, they tend to have conservative political stances, speak only American English (no foreign languages), tend to only live and travel exclusively inside the United States, have strict religious ethical codes and practices, and rarely understand or mingle with people of other cultures, races, or ethnicities. Merikans are often disliked by citizens of other Nations and tend to be parodied in foreign television, movies, or other media. They tend to also be disliked by many other Americans."
  - steveklabnik 14y ago
    Right. That is my family. They literally say 'murrican' instead of American. They watch Fox News, read every Glenn Beck book, and were birthers. They think I'm a homosexual because I wear skinny jeans. They fit every single one of those stereotypes. None of these things are judgements: they're statements of facts. They'd think that all of these qualifiers were positive. You can imagine what happens when I bring up anything French.
    - atomical 14y ago
      It's derogatory term in the way it is used. When I lived in Korea one of my co-workers didn't have a problem with the slur gook. She equated it to mean people of rice. That doesn't mean that gook is no longer a derogatory term. When people use the term Murrican they really mean, "Those people down south who are dumb as shit."
      - steveklabnik 14y ago
        That's fine, this must be a cultural difference. I'll take note of it and use something else in the future.

"I use very different terms than when I’m speaking with my Republican ‘Murican relatives." I don't know why people feel the need to do this. Someone has different political beliefs. Deal with it.

steveklabnik 14y ago

To do what? I made no value judgement on their politics. I certainly can if you'd like. ;)

atomical 14y ago
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=muricans http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=muricans "Inhabitants of The United States of America. Typically uneducated and/or ignorant, they tend to have conservative political stances, speak only American English (no foreign languages), tend to only live and travel exclusively inside the United States, have strict religious ethical codes and practices, and rarely understand or mingle with people of other cultures, races, or ethnicities. Merikans are often disliked by citizens of other Nations and tend to be parodied in foreign television, movies, or other media. They tend to also be disliked by many other Americans."
- steveklabnik 14y ago
  Right. That is my family. They literally say 'murrican' instead of American. They watch Fox News, read every Glenn Beck book, and were birthers. They think I'm a homosexual because I wear skinny jeans. They fit every single one of those stereotypes. None of these things are judgements: they're statements of facts. They'd think that all of these qualifiers were positive. You can imagine what happens when I bring up anything French.
  - atomical 14y ago
    It's derogatory term in the way it is used. When I lived in Korea one of my co-workers didn't have a problem with the slur gook. She equated it to mean people of rice. That doesn't mean that gook is no longer a derogatory term. When people use the term Murrican they really mean, "Those people down south who are dumb as shit."
    - steveklabnik 14y ago
      That's fine, this must be a cultural difference. I'll take note of it and use something else in the future.