The Off Topic Topic

[Ideologue]

I just assumed these pics were jokes. They is for real?

The rape ones are real, yes.

[The Brain]

I just assumed these pics were jokes. They is for real?

The rape ones are real, yes.

[Caliga]

Was it: rape rape

[The Brain]

I can read ä ö ü and ß.

You forgot the s rune.

[garbon]

Anyway, in fairness to the young lady, I'm assuming there was some overt malice behind it that doesn't come through in the story; and not just someone asking a question that doesn't even necessarily involve stereotyping.

She should also probably point out whether she's not an immigrant, or the child of immigrants, because then it actually sort of becomes a fair question.  Korea could recognize Hangul; a Korean woman I work with can read Korean fluently, precisely because she was born in Korea and her parents are Korean.

Although I grant her bonus outrage points if she's not even ethnically Japanese.   I remove them if she could actually read it, since she could it seems at least recognize it as Japanese.

Seems sort of in-line with the whole "Where are you from? Where are your parents from? No, but really where are you from?" type questioning. Again not an injustice just tiring.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAv5ttax2I

[Admiral Yi]

It's a failure of articulation.  What they mean is what is your ethnicity.

[garbon]

It's a failure of articulation.  What they mean is what is your ethnicity.

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

And I know. Just like when they ask "what is your nationality".

[Admiral Yi]

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

How is anything relevant when you first meet someone?

[garbon]

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

How is anything relevant when you first meet someone?

Knowing that I'm half black and half white isn't likely to facilitate communication or a better understanding of one another.

[The Brain]

It's a failure of articulation.  What they mean is what is your ethnicity.

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

Fags. There are other things in life than cock size.

[garbon]

It's a failure of articulation.  What they mean is what is your ethnicity.

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

Fags. There are other things in life than cock size.

Like being able to accurately gauge one's race/ethnicity?

[The Brain]

It's a failure of articulation.  What they mean is what is your ethnicity.

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

Fags. There are other things in life than cock size.

Like being able to accurately gauge one's race/ethnicity?

It is a bit silly, I agree. I just make a simple albedo measurement.

[Valmy]

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

Spellus needs to know if you are from an obscure ethnic group to gauge how hot you are.

[garbon]

How is that relevant when you first meet someone?

Spellus needs to know if you are from an obscure ethnic group to gauge how hot you are.

Fair.

[Admiral Yi]

Knowing that I'm half black and half white isn't likely to facilitate communication or a better understanding of one another.

How do any of the usual small talk questions like where are you from, what's your job, etc., etc., "facilitate communication or a better understanding of one another" any better than asking about ethnicity?