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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (408338)8/20/2008 9:00:22 AM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (2) of 1574096
 
It isn't always racist. But I've never heard it not imply permanence -- it has nothing to with inexperience. It usually has to do with class, race, or social status. The term "station" equates roughly with the Indian concept of "caste."

And I have heard it historically be used in both a racist and a sexist manner, to be sure. I've also heard it in situations where, say, the antisocial math nerd has a crush on the head cheerleader. But it's always thought of as a permanent thing.

-Z
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