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Title: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: Steve30 on 04 September 2011, 12:22

There is a baseball team called the Yankees , is this a term for a white american ? Just curious has there have been some issue's with this word being used in mk6 section  :undecided:

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: Uruk Hai on 04 September 2011, 12:37

Fill your boots !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: JulesS3 on 04 September 2011, 13:43

Who cares, its the mk6 section. There are nazi forums which are less totalitarianistic

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: bobotheclown on 04 September 2011, 13:47

is putting on a scottish accent racist? A scottish bloke kept telling me it was. Personally  I consider it a regional accent similar to those who live in London (cockney), Birmingham, Newcastle and Dorset.

I told him to stop being so sensitive.

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: ian007miles on 04 September 2011, 14:04

Yank can't be racist because it's said about 10 times on an advert for the channel e4

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: Dan_GTi8v on 04 September 2011, 14:13

I've been told before by an american that it can be seen as racist to some people as it is specific to a certain part of america, but then another american told him to stop being a dumbass

stupid yanks

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 04 September 2011, 15:03

Racist? No.   :grin:

Certain parts of the US, i.e The Southern States hate being called Yankees, for obvious reasons.

But then again, the Southern States kept blacks as slaves and voted George W Bush into office, twice.


You could try pointing this out in the Mk6 Section, but Americans don't understand irony.

 :rolleyes:

 :grin:

Title: Re: Is the word Yankee racist ?
Post by: Lewy on 04 September 2011, 15:29

Unless you are American, you'll never know.