Posted by TeeJay on November 12, 2004, at 18:01:05
In reply to Please don't fear my screen name..., posted by Mad Jap Poet on November 12, 2004, at 2:08:42
Please excuse the political correctness gone mad and welcome to the board.
I'm Teejay, and I'm a BRIT......i'm sure nobody will be offended by me calling myself a BRIT as your beloved president Bush often refers to us British as BRITS, and quite how someone from Japan caling themself a JAP is any different I really don't know (other than its ok to do something if your american but not from anywhere else but I wont even dream of venturing down that road!!!).
As you may know us pommes (english that is for anyone not from Oz) are pretty keen on cricket and one of our long term rivals are pakistan who were known as pakis for years until someone decided it was a racist remark.
Let me put it to you thus......a name is but a name provided it is merely a description, and only becomes an offense when it is designed to deliberately slur, marginalise or isolate in one form or another.
Anyway, from one PERSON to another, welcome!Teejay (non intergalactic alien and resident of planet earth)
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