- Joined
- Apr 27, 2009
- Location
- the land of snow and maple syrup
I am 100% Polish.
I get called a "pollock", this is supposed to offend me but it doesn't.
We probably have the most jokes told about us, besides blonds (sorry blonds, don't go off on me now, lol)
I don't get offended at all. My thoughts are some people get offended more easily than others, and the world has become so PC is laughable, almost like you can't even joke around with anyone anymore.
BUT...the weird thing is I say to myself "oh no he didn't" when I read something someone said to someone else that could be construed in a certain way. I didn't like that "indian" comment.
Among friends and certain environments, where one person knows the other, there's a lot that can be shared, said and joked about. In the privacy of your own head or house, you can say anything. I've friends who call themselves all kinds of offensive terms and they're ok with it. But that's just it, THEY are ok with it; it shouldn't be assumed that everyone is. Courtesy costs nothing as does being mindful that words hurt.