Racial slur on sofa label stuns family

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Posted by Jem_hadar on Apr-06-2007 22:10:

I wanna buy this couch off her and give to to Jay for birthday in May!

Posted by _EuG_ on Apr-06-2007 22:27:

The sofa was made OVER SEAS!!!!

In alot of countries there are no negetive conetations to the N - word wat so ever. Its just the term to discribe someone of that race.

Sure it might be offensive, but this is what you can get when you purchase products from other countries.

Posted by Banelord on Apr-06-2007 23:47:

She said she is going to file a formal complaint to the human right commission. Lady get over it. It a ugly world deal with it.

Posted by DigDeep on Apr-07-2007 00:06:

Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL

lol

fuck off, it's a couch.

don't like the color, beat it.

Posted by jon jon on Apr-07-2007 00:29:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
Yet if a black person uses the word ******, it's a okay?

haha are you serious right now? there is a VERY big difference, it's CLEARLY a form of empowerment to reverse the (incredibly offensive) label.

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
just a perk of the language

being able to say the word "******" is a "perk of the language"? Honestly, your ignorance never ceases to amaze me.

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
and no, they are not fobs, they are just unaware that it's offensive here, because it's a normal word back at home for them

Thus making them fobs, holy fuck get a grip!

Posted by above'N'beyond on Apr-07-2007 00:37:

quote:
Originally posted by jon jon

Thus making them fobs, holy fuck get a grip!

Hah thank you for saying it! I didnt want to......

Posted by ShadoWolf on Apr-07-2007 00:40:

Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family

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Originally posted by dEsidEL
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Posted by bas on Apr-07-2007 00:54:

Leave it to a Canadian newspaper to cover this

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Apr-07-2007 03:59:

quote:
Originally posted by above'N'beyond
But in our language it refers to the color of the skin. Its the equivalent of simply saying black person, Ni**er is an alteration of the word used to subjugate and label slaves. Much different, yet funny nonetheless, russian fobs can get in trouble sometimes when they use that word....

Not really. They're both the same thing, and were both used to label Black slaves:

quote:

Negro means black in Spanish and Portuguese (Latin: niger = "black"). The term negro, literally meaning "black", was used by the Spanish and Portuguese to refer to dark-skinned people. From the 18th century to the mid-20th century, "negro" (later capitalized) was considered the correct and proper English word for slaves and freed slaves of sub-Saharan African origin.

So if you're Russian, just use "chernush" or "chernomazui" and you won't have to deal with any nasty slavery connotations. Plus those words are much more funny anyway, especially "chernush".

P.S.

quote:

The owner of Cosmos Furniture, Paul Kumar, no relation to Romesh, said he was upset to learn packing labels on products he sold carried a racial epithet.

LOL

Posted by _EuG_ on Apr-07-2007 04:12:

quote:
Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
Not really. They're both the same thing, and were both used to label Black slaves:

So if you're Russian, just use "chernush" or "chernomazui" and you won't have to deal with any nasty slavery connotations. Plus those words are much more funny anyway, especially "chernush".

P.S.

LOL

CHernomazui is definatly funnier then chernush.. i never even heard the secoond one. How about Chernoszhope, or Negretoss or the realy offencive one which is actualy realy mean, Obizyana!

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Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-07-2007 05:05:

Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-07-2007 05:07:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
CHernomazui is definatly funnier then chernush.. i never even heard the secoond one. How about Chernoszhope, or Negretoss or the realy offencive one which is actualy realy mean, Obizyana!

haha oh that's so funny

Posted by _EuG_ on Apr-07-2007 05:09:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
haha oh that's so funny

If anything the N word is a nicest way to refer to someone of that colour in the russian language

Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-07-2007 05:12:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
If anything the N word is a nicest way to refer to someone of that colour in the russian language

menya s detstva uchili chto �� zhivut v Afrike, a teper' okazivaet'sya v Kanade vse podrugomu

Posted by _EuG_ on Apr-07-2007 05:18:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
menya s detstva uchili chto �� zhivut v Afrike, a teper' okazivaet'sya v Kanade vse podrugomu

Took me a long time to read that, but you have to expect some cultural changes when you come to a new country so dont be suprised. Honestly tho, the women should just fuck off about the issue at hand. I realy doubt that the labaling was done on purpose with the agenda to offend black people. Its just that the country that it was made in the N word is simply a discription of a persons colour. Its not a racial slur or a statement about someones culture or anything like that. It is just a word the discribes the colour of someomes skin. Its just like the word black, while, yellow, brown.

Posted by FunkyCrew on Apr-07-2007 05:25:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
Took me a long time to read that, but you have to expect some cultural changes when you come to a new country so dont be suprised. Honestly tho, the women should just fuck off about the issue at hand. I realy doubt that the labaling was done on purpose with the agenda to offend black people. Its just that the country that it was made in the N word is simply a discription of a persons colour. Its not a racial slur or a statement about someones culture or anything like that. It is just a word the discribes the colour of someomes skin. Its just like the word black, while, yellow, brown.

haha sorry, I should have used Cyrillic

that's exactly what I tried to explain, but got called ignorant, I guess those who don't know our language, can continue thinking so

and yeah, it's most definitely a poor labeling job, not done on purpose, I can't imagine anyone trying to do that for real.. of course, living here now, I understand and respect that I can't use certain words, because I can easily offend someone... the reason why I mentioned Russian and the use of that word because it's a personal observation, that's all

Posted by smuncky on Apr-07-2007 05:28:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
I realy doubt that the labaling was done on purpose with the agenda to offend black people.

exactly. its not like the person who made the label knew that a black person would buy that couch. ffs, move on with ur life and dont make such a big deal about it.

Posted by geroin on Apr-07-2007 08:51:

first thing i was taught when i came here from russia is not to call a black man an n word. Btw black people that live in russia are alright with others calling them that

Posted by technofunk on Apr-07-2007 10:35:

this is bullshit, 100% says someone in that family created then plastered that logo on the sofa with the intend on starting up a law suit. Boo!

Posted by technofunk on Apr-07-2007 10:37:

quote:
Originally posted by dj_bas
Leave it to a Canadian newspaper to cover this

citynews is such a bullshit media outlet, shame Michael Moore for endorsing them.

Posted by DarkAngel on Apr-07-2007 12:27:

quote:
Originally posted by FunkyCrew
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Posted by Abercrombie on Apr-07-2007 14:33:

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Posted by soupastah on Apr-07-2007 16:40:

quote:
Originally posted by smuncky
exactly. its not like the person who made the label knew that a black person would buy that couch. ffs, move on with ur life and dont make such a big deal about it.

never know, could've been made by some racist near hicksonville indiana -- gotta check that stuff out

as stupid as making a fuss over it is, i can imagine the woman's frustration having to first explain slavery and the meanings of the word to her 7 year old daughter --- not too exciting

Posted by Zeidoo on Apr-07-2007 17:35:

Words are only as deep as the definition/meaning we give them.
Racism is only as deep as the words we say.

On the same note, you're all GAY!!!

(my definition of gay is: full of or showing high-spirited merriment, cheery)

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