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Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-01-06 07:05 PM
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15. K&R
It's possible to oppose the port issue w/o resorting to stereotypes. Yeah, there might actually be "camel jockeys" in the Mideast, but unless the term is referring specifically to an actual jockey, it's just a racial epithet.
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  -Distressed at the irreverent slang used to describe Muslims on DU Dunvegan  Mar-01-06 06:25 PM   #0 
  - We have some camel jockeys here in northern Nevada...  DRoseDARs   Mar-01-06 06:32 PM   #1 
  - In the UAE they strap little boys as young as 2-3 onto the backs of  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 06:40 PM   #4 
  - And the lies continue to spread...  JCMach1   Mar-02-06 04:25 AM   #31 
  - Read post #35 and #37.....n/t  converted_democrat   Mar-02-06 10:28 AM   #36 
  - Thank you for an interjection of fact.  PsychoDad   Mar-03-06 11:18 PM   #42 
  - Red herring ...  Kickin_Donkey   Mar-04-06 03:35 AM   #43 
  - Bloody Virginia City  NobleCynic   Mar-02-06 03:41 AM   #30 
  - That's not a slur it's the truth.. They strap little boys the age of 2-3  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 06:36 PM   #2 
  - Ok fine...  Big Kahuna   Mar-01-06 06:47 PM   #5 
  - Did you even go to the link and see the posters reply? It wasn't meant in  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 06:52 PM   #8 
  - or how about "torturers"  salin   Mar-01-06 06:52 PM   #9 
  - ergo - beyond the few involved this is a fine slur for all?  salin   Mar-01-06 06:50 PM   #6 
  - That isn't what I said.. The person the OP is referring to didn't mean it  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 06:54 PM   #10 
     - I read it differently  salin   Mar-01-06 06:59 PM   #13 
        - You read it wrong.. The person that made the statement explained it  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 07:07 PM   #16 
  - Absolutely not the truth... would you care to back that up!!!?  JCMach1   Mar-02-06 04:26 AM   #32 
     - Yep, I'll back it up....  converted_democrat   Mar-02-06 10:26 AM   #35 
     - Here's another one..  converted_democrat   Mar-02-06 10:34 AM   #37 
  - Here are some links.  igil   Mar-01-06 06:37 PM   #3 
  - the slur has been around since the first iraq war  salin   Mar-01-06 06:56 PM   #11 
  - Okay...here's my point. I'm long aquained with children in camel racing.  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 06:52 PM   #7 
  - The children that are being mistreated are camel jockeys.. What do  converted_democrat   Mar-01-06 06:56 PM   #12 
  - Waileykum Assalaam  ayeshahaqqiqa   Mar-01-06 07:04 PM   #14 
  - Yes...I am thankful for this community. And communication in a community..  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 07:21 PM   #18 
     - Sister,  ayeshahaqqiqa   Mar-01-06 07:28 PM   #19 
  - K&R  Marie26   Mar-01-06 07:05 PM   #15 
  - You have stated this so clearly and so kindly  omega minimo   Mar-01-06 07:16 PM   #17 
  - By the way...the original post was not about the issue of child jockeys..  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 07:29 PM   #20 
  - Context is so important.  Skinner   Mar-01-06 07:31 PM   #21 
  - Skinner...do you think a camel jockey modeled for the cartoon character?  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 07:35 PM   #22 
     - The member was making a joke.  Skinner   Mar-01-06 07:40 PM   #23 
        - My last word on the issue, because all I have to say has been said...  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 07:55 PM   #25 
        - In other words  omega minimo   Mar-01-06 07:58 PM   #27 
  - i hope you mean epithets and not epitaphs. nt  antfarm   Mar-01-06 07:48 PM   #24 
  - Yes. Spell check and fast typing...some things don't get the correct...  Dunvegan   Mar-01-06 07:57 PM   #26 
     - And that was the point  jberryhill   Mar-01-06 10:40 PM   #29 
        - Very illuminating post. I myself have never heard of arabs  Hoping4Change   Mar-02-06 02:26 PM   #39 
           - You'll also find a UAE propaganda page  jberryhill   Mar-02-06 06:44 PM   #40 
              - This is why I have real issues with political correctness.  Hoping4Change   Mar-03-06 09:55 PM   #41 
  - It's amazing what people can get away with  bloom   Mar-01-06 10:08 PM   #28 
  - Good of you to bring it out in the open for discussion, Dunvegan  Hekate   Mar-02-06 04:38 AM   #33 
  - One day.....  obxhead   Mar-02-06 04:46 AM   #34 
  - I grew up in a racist family  formercia   Mar-02-06 10:41 AM   #38 
  - Tell me about ...  Kickin_Donkey   Mar-04-06 03:46 AM   #44 
     - Hmmmmmm  Random_Australian   Mar-04-06 04:24 AM   #45 
 

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