Is 'mong' an offensive word?

[Kev]

The race thing is something that interests me because I was accused of being racist on the main board last week and I have never used racist terminology on that board (and I don't regard Jews as a race). However, now that I think about it, even if you do, it shouldn't be a bother. You aren't hurting anyone. How is calling someone a white big eared git different to being an Asian small dick? These are both insults, but why do we draw the line at race? Both are negative and insulting, but we seem to place greater significance into one over the other in the here and now and that just seems silly.

How are Jews less of a race than any other race? Please explain this as this sounds like racism of the worst kind to me.

[Andre]

Urban Dictionary: mongaloid


It is in the first sense. The others are classic.

[Gandalf]

The race thing is something that interests me because I was accused of being racist on the main board last week and I have never used racist terminology on that board (and I don't regard Jews as a race). However, now that I think about it, even if you do, it shouldn't be a bother. You aren't hurting anyone. How is calling someone a white big eared git different to being an Asian small dick? These are both insults, but why do we draw the line at race? Both are negative and insulting, but we seem to place greater significance into one over the other in the here and now and that just seems silly.

How are Jews less of a race than any other race? Please explain this as this sounds like racism of the worst kind to me.

I don't really see Jews as a race of their own. Lou Reed for instance is of Jewish heritage, but I just see him as a white guy with curly hair. Jewishness is secondary to being fundamentally caucasian.

I view Jewishness largely on religious grounds. I look a little bit 'Jewish', but it would be incorrect to label me as a Jew. Jews can really look any way. Zab Judah was certainly not your stereotypical 'Jew'. However, Zab is quite clearly a dark skinned man. That is race to me, religious affiliation is not an automatic barometer of race.

[J_C]

Btw those who are offended must hate this skit Gervais did donkeys years ago, called 'Derek'

[Gandalf]

Btw those who are offended must hate this skit Gervais did donkeys years ago, called 'Derek'

Nothing offensive in that at all.

I think with comedy ANYTHING goes. It's just wrong to get upset by anyone saying a word like 'retard', 'mong', spastic' etc. Sure they are words with horrible connotations, but they are words that exist nonetheless. I find it ridiculous that we can watch people having sex quite freely and yet we are supposed to censor lexical items. If anything an actual fanny should be more censored than an expression like 'arse bandit'.

I just don't like the way uptight people try to restrict so called naughty or out of bounds words. Just let people say what they like without putting restrictions upon them. Sure if someone says something racist then you can call them a racist, but allow people to use those words if they so desire. Don't force people to tow the PC line.

What is the term for someone who insults the handicapped anyway? We have homophobe and we have racist, but what is someone who is mean about people in wheelchairs? I have no idea.

[Ghost]

Bigot.

[Gandalf]

Yes, bigot is always a good all round term.

[El Kabong]

People need to get over words in general, being offended by them just gives power to whoever decides to use them.

[chinchekked]

People need to get over words in general, being offended by them just gives power to whoever decides to use them.

BINGO!!!!! My family taught me this. If someone were to call me a racial slur I wouldn't allow myself to get upset because that is their intention.