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Re: Naming cars and names

To: nojim001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Subject: Re: Naming cars and names
From: Garry Archer <archer@hsi.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 09:50:25 -0400
Dana Nojima <nojim001@maroon.tc.umn.edu> writes:
> Garry Archer <archer@hsi.com> wrote:
> >Subject: Re:  Naming cars
> >
> >.......My latest Jap car,
>
> Not the be the PC police, but a reminder that JAP is an offensive and
> racist term.  I was at the local parts counter asking for a part for my
> Toyota truck.  The parts counter person said that "jap" parts are over
> there.  I mentioned to him that the term was offensive and his counter was
> no harm ment, that is just what we call them.  So I figured that Nigger,
> Kike and Spic are OK because that is what folks call them.


My most sincere and profuse apologies.  It is not normally a word I use
it just came out that way in my effort to keep short the non-British Car
content of my article.  I didn't realise it was offensive.

You can be sure I won't do that again.


Garry Archer Esq.       archer@hsi.com
3M Health Information Systems,  Wallingford, Connecticut, U.S.A.

"An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose." - A.P.Herbert


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