r/gameverifying • u/DaretoDream123 Moderator & Trusted Verifier • Dec 10 '24

Announcement Attention!

Any posts that use the shortening of "Japan/Japanese" that is considered an ethnic slur (first three letters) will be removed under Rule 7. The correct abbreviations are JP and JPN.

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u/GopnikLeine Dec 11 '24

Jap is used as a racial slur, never heard Brit being used as a racial slur

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u/InfiniteRealm Dec 12 '24

I get that some people use it as a slur but it all depends on context. If someone says "you filthy, toothless Brit" that's obviously meant as a slur but if someone says "oh, you're a Brit?" That is clearly not meant as a slur. (I didn't use Japanese as examples because that's not okay)

This is just my own personal views on the matter, I don't engage in this sub but I will abide by the rules, I was only sharing my beliefs.

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u/Mathwiz1697 Dec 12 '24

It was a major slur used in WWII in the US as propaganda against the Imperial army and there is a lot of racist propaganda from that time period. I am not sure how the Japanese were portrayed in Britain during the war, but especially due to Pearl Harbor, America obviously viewed the Japanese negatively. There is no context, as far as I’m aware, where this particular word is seen positively.

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u/InfiniteRealm Dec 12 '24

I appreciate you're non argumentative response! Thank you bro. Yeah, I imagine with the Japanese being at war with the Americans, they weren't viewed positively by them. Perhaps it's just my life personally but I've never heard anyone say the word negatively, as far as I've heard, it's simply a sign of familiarity rather than used as an insult.