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TSDforChrist
Yellow Belt
Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 81
Location: Florida
Styles: 4th Dan Tang Soo Do, 1st Dan Hapkido, Okinawan Shuri-Ryu, Wing Chun
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| My use of the term "Oriental" |
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White Warlock
Black Belt
Joined: 14 Feb 2004
Posts: 2662
Styles: See my Intro
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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ooo look, he did it again!
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Goju_boi
Black Belt
Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2129
Location: Houston , Texas
Styles: Goju ryu , Kobudo , and just started Capoeira
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| Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:31 am Post subject: |
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| White Warlock wrote: |
| ooo look, he did it again! |
lol,I guess it depends on who youre talking to.For example I know some people that get all hyped up if some one calls them latino instead of hispanic and vice versa.For me I don't mind as long as it's a name that describes my people,unless they say some racist thing about us.
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Balrog
Orange Belt
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
Posts: 104
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| I have just wondered, has anyone ever encountered racism at their dojo or club? |
No. Around my school, the only color that matters is the belt you wear. |
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angus88
Orange Belt
Joined: 20 Sep 2005
Posts: 110
Location: USA
Styles: Goju-Ryu
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, Oriental is viewed as a derogatory term nowadays. It's very 1950s...it's simply outdated. When was the last time someone referred to Asia as "The Orient?" |
I guess it depends on your age. Most people that were alive in the 50's still say "Oriental" but I don't think they necessarily consider it an offensive term to them - they have plenty of other words for "Asian" as a race if they want to be derogatory.
I just look at the term "Asian" as a preference - but also as a reference to original ancestry, it makes more sense. Once people are made aware of the preference, I think most people are polite enough to comply with that. |
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mean fighter
Orange Belt
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
Posts: 178
Location: SYRACUSE
Styles: Tae kwon do (ITF)
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My instructor has expierienced some racisim in the past  and some still today, just three weeks ago I brought some kid from school too see how they would like too join or not. When I brought him over he was very upset too learn that my instructor was african american and so was the majority of others were aswell. The next day I was at a corner with my friends talking and over heard him speaking about my school saying, "Man way too many black guys there, they think there all tough", I stopped talking too him after that and I think he knows why 
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Goju_boi
Black Belt
Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2129
Location: Houston , Texas
Styles: Goju ryu , Kobudo , and just started Capoeira
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that sux dude. Race shouldn't be a factor in training.Besides martial arts is supposed to help u become a better person. The way I see it the people u encountered were just ignorant.
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trustkid1
Yellow Belt
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
Posts: 78
Location: SC
Styles: Shotokan, TKD
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| Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| We didn't have any problems with racisim. Everybody is the same in the dojo and outside the dojo. |
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patusai
Black Belt
Joined: 11 Nov 2005
Posts: 1639
Location: Chicago, Illiniois
Styles: So Ryu, Shorin Ryu, Isshin Ryu
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I have not enountered it in the class but I did encountered racist remarks and comments and such at tournament back in the early 70's.  |
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Goju_boi
Black Belt
Joined: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2129
Location: Houston , Texas
Styles: Goju ryu , Kobudo , and just started Capoeira
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I'm tired of all these close minded racist people. can't we all just put our differences aside?
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on the post.
