Slog - Comments on You Learn Something New Every Day http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day Apparently, the phrase "pork chop" is a racial slur. (According to the Racial Slur Database, the phrase "represents Portugese" (??) because it "sounds simliar" (?!?). But in the above story, the offended are identified as generally Hispanic and specifically older Puerto Ricans. I'm confused.)... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:52:05 -0800 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:11:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by vooodooo84 i like the term "irish confetti" - a thrown brick

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862246 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862246 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:50:40 -0800 Comment by Chris I had no idea there were so many racial slurs. I've been missing out

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862251 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862251 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:57:15 -0800 Comment by Rotten666 Fucking Puerto Ricans.

]]> Rotten666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862254 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862254 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:37 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I will still use "pork chop". Forever. And ever.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862257 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862257 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:01:35 -0800 Comment by Mike in MO One thing is for sure: Nigger is still a racial slur...

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862263 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862263 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:09:57 -0800 Comment by max solomon but Nigga is a term of endearment.

I blame the Shanty Irish for this.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862269 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862269 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:18:28 -0800 Comment by Hal I like Euro Trash.

]]> Hal http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862273 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862273 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:20:54 -0800 Comment by everything is racist. fuck you all ...it's a chop of pork.

]]> everything is racist. fuck you all http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862275 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862275 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:21:21 -0800 Comment by Seth Kolloen The Seahawks have an offensive lineman known as Pork Chop--Floyd "Pork Chop" Womack. He's not an older Puerto Rican...although he blocks like one! (rim shot).

]]> Seth Kolloen http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862282 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:26:43 -0800 Comment by sniggles I want to hug that pillow.

]]> sniggles http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862283 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862283 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:27:14 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi Those Iberians do eat a lot of pork.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862295 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862295 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:39:41 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA Hmm. Wadya know? I've heard of "pork chop" used as a term of endearment. As in: "Oh, my dear little pork chop, how I want to ravish you". But then, that doesn't make any more sense than using it as a racial slur.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862316 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862316 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:52:15 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


I was like 18 before I discovered that "white trash" is a racial slur. Growing up in the South, I just thought that's how you describe some people.

Plus it sounds beautiful in Spanish: Basura blanca.

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862344 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862344 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:15:38 -0800 Comment by Joseph Hovsep Porkchop or porchop is used for (and by) Portuguese and known primarily in parts of the country with heavy concentrations of Portuguese (e.g., Rhode Island). I've never heard it associated with Latinos generally. I think people are looking hard to find offense.

]]> Joseph Hovsep http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862359 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862359 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:35:41 -0800 Comment by ecce homo Nice,

another excuse to use racial slurs and malign an entire ethnicity.


Way to go Stranger! Now it can be hip to be racist too!!!!

]]> ecce homo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862389 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862389 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:53:38 -0800 Comment by unPC The list is interesting.

But,
--"amigo" isn't a slur, it's what most folks in Mexico say when addressing another person they don't know.

--"Moss eater" = PNW white trash.
Who knew?

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862390 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:53:46 -0800 Comment by banjoboy What if you name your plush pork chop Muhammad?

]]> banjoboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862409 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862409 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:04:55 -0800 Comment by Katelyn PORK CHOP SANDWICHES!

]]> Katelyn http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862418 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:08:47 -0800 Comment by banjoboy It's full of good stuff:

Chromer: Australian Aboriginals
Majority of Aboriginals (Abos) sniff paint from a Coca-cola bottle commonly known as chroming
>Nice, use the explanation to make a racial slur!

Clover: Irish
Clovers are prevalent in Irish society.
>WTF?

Jig (2): Japanese
Japanese Nig(ger). Japanese people who act black.
>Yeah, that'll come in handy...

Make sure that your submission is of racial or ethnic nature (homosexual is not a race).
>Glad they cleared that up for me, I thought I was just barren...

]]> banjoboy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862431 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862431 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:15:30 -0800 Comment by Fnarf "Jig" is already taken; short for "Jigaboo", offensive term for black person.

Bogtrotter, anyone? Jock, Taff, Mick? Wog? Bloody Pom? Septic (that one's me)? Wetback? Greaser? Spic? Kike? Wop? Bohunk? Frog? Cheesehead? Blockhead? Nappy-headed ho?

I'm fixing pork chops tonight, as a matter of fact.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862455 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862455 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:31:33 -0800 Comment by Wurm First time I heard of porch-monkey was in Clerks 2, blew my mind that it was a slur, cause damn, there isn't anything funnier than monkeys, and monkeys swinging around a porch?, thats comedy gold dammit

]]> Wurm http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862487 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c862487 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:50:16 -0800 Comment by Greg @21: Beat me to it. There's a whole world of racial slurs out there that I never knew existed. Thanks for nothing, Mom and Dad!

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c863250 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c863250 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:16:54 -0800 Comment by JD My mind was blown when I was informed that the term "flip chart" was offensive to Filipinos. What is it now a "Big pad of paper on an easel?" I'm sure someone will work extra hard to find that offensive, too.

]]> JD http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c864226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c864226 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:35:19 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You insensitive motherfucking jerk, JD. I'll bet you wouldn't call me an "Easel" to my face, now, would you, tough guy? Just because I lean a little. Furrfu.

The next person who calls me "Tripod" (for obvious reasons) is gonna be sorry.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c864999 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c864999 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:11:26 -0800 Comment by Irena Okay... so, of the smattering of slurs aimed at Canadians, one (cheesehead) is used exclusively by the good people of Northern Washington! Oh yeah?

Screw you, moss eaters!

]]> Irena http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c865040 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c865040 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:20:07 -0800 Comment by mla Not since "Taffy" has such a tasty and delicious racial slur been coined.

]]> mla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c865526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_learn_something_new_every_day#c865526 Life Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:11:32 -0800