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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (41437)	12/21/2001 4:59:46 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

I do not recall any such post. I certainly would not think of "demolib pinheads" as a racist slur. Most blacks are fairly conservative in their opinions (being good Christians), but vote Democratic by reflex. Your example is very lame. I do not consider calling the French "frogs" racist, certainly not in American slang, where it equivalent to calling Australians "Aussies" or people from the UK "Brits". In fact, I have no idea of the origin of the term. I thought it was because they ate frogs' legs. By the way, my sister- in- law is black, and my nieces and nephew are of mixed race. It is part of my family. So, I have seen your examples. Now I can affirm that you are an ass.....

To: Solon who wrote (41437)	12/22/2001 11:37:03 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

And I suppose you also know that calling french people "frogs" is racist. Uhhhhh........ I'm Caucasian. Frogs are Caucasian. So how the H can my calling frogs frogs be racists? A slur, maybe, but not racist. BTW, I usually do call them frogs. It's thanks for their gratitude to us for saving their butts in two world wars and protecting them from the Soviet bear during the Cold War. Any time they decide they prefer Nazis or Communists to us, they should let us know. We'll see if we can find some and put them in power in France.