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Title: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 09, 2007, 10:17:33 AM
This story making the news on the hour every hour.

I got a news paper clipping on a woman's comment. I'll upload it jus' now.



Mother had to explain to daughter, 7 origin of 'totally unacceptable' word on wrapping of furniture built overseas

Apr 06, 2007 04:30 AM
Jim Wilkes
Staff Reporter

(http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t76/TCana/210259_3.jpg)

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "Nigger-brown."

She and husband Douglas purchased a sofa, loveseat and chair in dark brown leather last week from Vanaik Furniture and Mattress store on Dundas St. E.

Moore, 30, who describes herself as an African-American born and raised in New York, said it was her 7-year-old daughter who pointed out the label just after delivery men from the Mississauga furniture store left.

"She's very curious and she started reading the labels," Moore explained. "She said, `Mommy, what is nig ... ger brown?' I went over and just couldn't believe my eyes."

She said yesterday each piece had a similar label affixed to the woven protective covering wrapped around the furniture.

"In this day and age, that's totally unacceptable," Moore said.

Douglas explained the origins of the word to daughter Olivia, telling how it was a bad name that blacks were called during the days of slavery in the United States.

"It was tough, because she really didn't understand," Moore said. "She'd never heard that word before and didn't really understand the concept of it."

Moore, who has a younger son and daughter, said she's heard the word used many times, although it has never been directed in anger at her.

"But it's a very, very bad word that makes you feel degraded, like you're a nobody," she said.

Moore said she called the furniture store the following day and three other times since, and feels discouraged that no one has returned her calls.

When interviewed yesterday by the Star, Romesh Kumar, Vanaik's assistant manager, passed the buck to his supplier, Cosmos Furniture in Scarborough.

"Why should I take the blame?" he said. "I'm a trader, I don't manufacture. I sell from 20 companies, maybe 50 companies. How can I take care of all of them?"

He said that he would check similar stock and make sure other labels were removed.

"That's terrible, that's a racial ... something?" Kumar said. "This is entirely wrong, but it's not my fault. It's my job to sell good product to people."

He said the best he could do is to give Moore the telephone number of his supplier, so she could take it up with him.

The owner of Cosmos Furniture, Paul Kumar, no relation to Romesh, said he was upset to learn packing labels on products he sold carried a racial epithet.

"I import my products from overseas," he said. "I've never noticed anything like that. This is something new to me."

He passed the blame to a Chinese company, but apologized for the labels. He said he would contact the furniture maker in Guangzhou and demand they remove all similar labels.

Moore said she's not sure she wants the sofa set in her home.

"Every time I sit on it, I'll think of that," she said.

Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Dutty on April 09, 2007, 10:23:47 AM
I saw that on city tv.....beetween that and Imus comments

ah tink ah real madness washin over de place oui  :-\
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 09, 2007, 12:37:43 PM
Another hornet's nest. 
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: AB.Trini on April 09, 2007, 12:43:45 PM
Just when yuh think it was safe to call Canada home!!!!! yuh eh see there are many facets to this society that still remains to 'grow up?' I mean in this darn age, with political correctness and  standards, you will tell me that a sign like this passed the factory's  'standards' prior to shipment?

Somebody need a slap!!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 09, 2007, 12:50:56 PM
Just when yuh think it was safe to call Canada home!!!!! yuh eh see there are many facets to this society that still remains to 'grow up?' I mean in this darn age, with political correctness and  standards, you will tell me that a sign like this passed the factory's  'standards' prior to shipment?

Somebody need a slap!!


AT ....on de face of it, I would say so too but if you go back to where it make and label, is not people who speaking English.  Like somebody write in today's paper, in many countries outside of North America, Niger is used to mean the colour black and it was probably misspelt and not meant to be used in the way in which it is used in NA.  Think about it.  Do you think only black people would be purchasing that chair?  What if it were Chinese people who bought the chair, or Indians or any other race.  I think if the chair was made and labeled in North America, I would be more inclined to be upset about it.  Some times an error is simply an error.

When I travelled to Asia, I saw numerous signs where English words were used but were wrongly spelt and often used in the wrong context to the point that it was very funny.  Of course, this situation with the sofa did not result in a funny outcome but I will reserve my judgement until I hear exactly the origin of the label.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: grskywalker on April 09, 2007, 12:53:36 PM
This is the scary thing about racism in North America and beyond. White's have an apparent negligence and ignorance of the implications of the use of the word. Bad news and pr spreads like wild fire and if I would not only return the furniture but put it on every news and internet site I could find. You would see how fast that manufacturer goes out of business
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: AB.Trini on April 09, 2007, 01:11:18 PM
Very true that in  non- english speaking countries, diction and syntax may be used out of context but you know what, in this darn age, people have dictionaries; people know derivations, and connotations plus the importers to this country must have seen this label or else them either bilnd dunce or just plain ignorant to the fact that what coming in with that label is offensive.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 09, 2007, 01:33:44 PM
Very true that in  non- english speaking countries, diction and syntax may be used out of context but you know what, in this darn age, people have dictionaries; people know derivations, and connotations plus the importers to this country must have seen this label or else them either bilnd dunce or just plain ignorant to the fact that what coming in with that label is offensive.


I don't agree with that.  You are making the bold assumption that because YOU speak English and that, that everyone else should know and understand it.  Should the people in China whose language by the way will be the most widly spoken language in about 10 years or so be saying the same thing?  Should we all have Chinese dictionaries?  and how do we use it when we don't even know the words.

I am not saying what happened is right.  What I'm saying is that there is not enough information about the situation to label it racist.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: DeSoWa on April 09, 2007, 01:37:31 PM
Just when yuh think it was safe to call Canada home!!!!! yuh eh see there are many facets to this society that still remains to 'grow up?' I mean in this darn age, with political correctness and  standards, you will tell me that a sign like this passed the factory's  'standards' prior to shipment?

Somebody need a slap!!


AT ....on de face of it, I would say so too but if you go back to where it make and label, is not people who speaking English.  Like somebody write in today's paper, in many countries outside of North America, Niger is used to mean the colour black and it was probably misspelt and not meant to be used in the way in which it is used in NA.  Think about it.  Do you think only black people would be purchasing that chair?  What if it were Chinese people who bought the chair, or Indians or any other race.  I think if the chair was made and labeled in North America, I would be more inclined to be upset about it.  Some times an error is simply an error.

When I travelled to Asia, I saw numerous signs where English words were used but were wrongly spelt and often used in the wrong context to the point that it was very funny.  Of course, this situation with the sofa did not result in a funny outcome but I will reserve my judgement until I hear exactly the origin of the label.

Ih ear yuh on dis...but ah cya take dat excuse...if it said niger-black-cafe-brown ah woulda say ok..is ah language thinkg..but why use that word and everything else is english....it looks deliberate to me  >:(

Big Up!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 09, 2007, 01:41:47 PM
Just when yuh think it was safe to call Canada home!!!!! yuh eh see there are many facets to this society that still remains to 'grow up?' I mean in this darn age, with political correctness and  standards, you will tell me that a sign like this passed the factory's  'standards' prior to shipment?

Somebody need a slap!!


AT ....on de face of it, I would say so too but if you go back to where it make and label, is not people who speaking English.  Like somebody write in today's paper, in many countries outside of North America, Niger is used to mean the colour black and it was probably misspelt and not meant to be used in the way in which it is used in NA.  Think about it.  Do you think only black people would be purchasing that chair?  What if it were Chinese people who bought the chair, or Indians or any other race.  I think if the chair was made and labeled in North America, I would be more inclined to be upset about it.  Some times an error is simply an error.

When I travelled to Asia, I saw numerous signs where English words were used but were wrongly spelt and often used in the wrong context to the point that it was very funny.  Of course, this situation with the sofa did not result in a funny outcome but I will reserve my judgement until I hear exactly the origin of the label.

Ih ear yuh on dis...but ah cya take dat excuse...if it said niger-black-cafe-brown ah woulda say ok..is ah language thinkg..but why use that word and everything else is english....it looks deliberate to me  >:(

Big Up!


Ah not trying tuh make ah excuse eh.  Ah jes trying to look at it from ah differnt angle and tuh find out more before ah come tuh meh conclusion. Meh jury still out.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 09, 2007, 02:56:01 PM
This is the scary thing about racism in North America and beyond. White's have an apparent negligence and ignorance of the implications of the use of the word. Bad news and pr spreads like wild fire and if I would not only return the furniture but put it on every news and internet site I could find. You would see how fast that manufacturer goes out of business

skywalker, i scratching meh head looking for what "White"s have to do with this article. looks like the manufacturer in china and the store selling it run by asians.

is only now people understanding where all this consumer sh*t does come from. look we past easter weekend, filling we chirren face with chocolate - 40% of which coming from slave labour in africa. people so out of touch with how the stuff they buy get made. is no surprise to me that whoever make that sofa doh speak good engrish and probably never seen a black person in they life. that is the world we live in.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 09, 2007, 03:00:49 PM
This is the scary thing about racism in North America and beyond. White's have an apparent negligence and ignorance of the implications of the use of the word. Bad news and pr spreads like wild fire and if I would not only return the furniture but put it on every news and internet site I could find. You would see how fast that manufacturer goes out of business

skywalker, i scratching meh head looking for what "White"s have to do with this article. looks like the manufacturer in china and the store selling it run by asians.

is only now people understanding where all this consumer sh*t does come from. look we past easter weekend, filling we chirren face with chocolate - 40% of which coming from slave labour in africa. people so out of touch with how the stuff they buy get made. is no surprise to me that whoever make that sofa doh speak good engrish and probably never seen a black person in they life. that is the world we live in.


Very true!!!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Blue on April 09, 2007, 03:16:49 PM
I shouldn't laugh, cuz I wudda real cuss if it was me....but dis is some funny $h!t  :rotfl: :rotfl:

it would have been funnier if it was a major store...imagine walking into Home Depot and finding n*** brown paint :rotfl: :rotfl:

And talk about stating the obvious: "Moore, who has a younger son and daughter, said she's heard the word used many times"



True story...An Asian ex-girlfriend of mine told me that in her primary school, it was common for the children to buy pencils with little slogans written on them like, "A is for apple"...then there would be a picture of an apple. Well, guess what they had for "N" ?  :-\
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 09, 2007, 06:39:57 PM
I feel sorry for Mr Kumar and agree that it is probably not intentional.
there are websites that show many instances of english being used incorrectly by Asian sign makers.
Having said that there should have been better controls concerning what is allowed on labels.
check this article
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2091871.ece
Pee Soup :rotfl:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: zuluwarrior on April 09, 2007, 07:23:37 PM
N iz for the naughty boy with ah black shadow alyuh remember that ,their was a naughty boy and ah naughty boy was he
he ranaway to scotland and the people there to see , and he found that the ground was as hard az the yard and he stood in his shoes and he wonder wat the f :cursing:ah doin here .
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 09, 2007, 07:28:51 PM
Just when yuh think it was safe to call Canada home!!!!! yuh eh see there are many facets to this society that still remains to 'grow up?' I mean in this darn age, with political correctness and  standards, you will tell me that a sign like this passed the factory's  'standards' prior to shipment?

Somebody need a slap!!


AT ....on de face of it, I would say so too but if you go back to where it make and label, is not people who speaking English.  Like somebody write in today's paper, in many countries outside of North America, Niger is used to mean the colour black and it was probably misspelt and not meant to be used in the way in which it is used in NA.  Think about it.  Do you think only black people would be purchasing that chair?  What if it were Chinese people who bought the chair, or Indians or any other race.  I think if the chair was made and labeled in North America, I would be more inclined to be upset about it.  Some times an error is simply an error.

When I travelled to Asia, I saw numerous signs where English words were used but were wrongly spelt and often used in the wrong context to the point that it was very funny.  Of course, this situation with the sofa did not result in a funny outcome but I will reserve my judgement until I hear exactly the origin of the label.

Ih ear yuh on dis...but ah cya take dat excuse...if it said niger-black-cafe-brown ah woulda say ok..is ah language thinkg..but why use that word and everything else is english....it looks deliberate to me  >:(

Big Up!


Ah not trying tuh make ah excuse eh.  Ah jes trying to look at it from ah differnt angle and tuh find out more before ah come tuh meh conclusion. Meh jury still out.

I was at Chinese grocery las year and dis sign caught my eye ..  I took a pic of it with my camera phone waiting for de day when I could publish it ....  well to day is de day

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/12-03-05_1420.jpg)





remember .. dis is a grocery in Toronto .. where ppl is speak English (well mos a de time)

jus becasue yuh exporting a product to a English speaking country doh mean yuh know the language.

btw:  dis was a sign for some soup ... I decided to pass on de purchase jus  in case de sign was right  ;D

Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 09, 2007, 07:38:52 PM
btw:  dis was a sign for some soup ... I decided to pass on de purchase jus  in case de sign was right  ;D
I could say sumting, but I not able :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 09, 2007, 07:40:39 PM
btw:  dis was a sign for some soup ... I decided to pass on de purchase jus  in case de sign was right  ;D
I could say sumting, but I not able :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:

why .. yuh too busy eating soup?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 09, 2007, 07:45:49 PM
why .. yuh too busy eating soup?
ya not making it easy :angel: :devil: :angel: :devil:

ok check dis website den
http://www.engrish.com/
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 09, 2007, 08:11:10 PM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Feliziano on April 10, 2007, 04:40:11 AM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.
ah feel so too  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 10, 2007, 05:03:55 AM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.
ah feel so too  :rotfl:
Well!!!
I did a search for "ni@@a" in just one artist lyrics (G - Unit) and got 145  :o :o :o :o results.
http://lyrics.gunitworld.com/index.php
seems like you are right
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 10, 2007, 05:41:16 AM
why .. yuh too busy eating soup?
ya not making it easy :angel: :devil: :angel: :devil:

ok check dis website den
http://www.engrish.com/

eggzackery ...
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 10, 2007, 05:58:54 AM
I goin an get a closet full of these ;D ;D
(http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/famous-crap.jpg)

from this Store
(http://www.engrish.com/image/engrish/cowpoo.jpg)
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: fishs on April 10, 2007, 07:05:13 AM
The first time ah went shop in London ah buy some nice L/Sleeve T-shirts.
When ah reach home an check out the label it say " Eisenniger"  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 10, 2007, 07:34:09 AM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.


So right.  I was just speaking to my daughter who is in Thailand and asked her to take some pictures of English words on signs that are misused and misspelt.  I was telling her about this situation with the sofa and she agreed that people there and in other non-English speaking countries (she's been to a few) often do that.  She has a German friend (who lives in Germany) and he recently told her in conversation "I love Nigger black music".  She said that he said it quite naturally and did not know it was offesive.  She told him it was an offesive word particularly in conversation with a black person.  His response?  But they say it all the time in the music?  She said he was very confused because he had only ever heard the word in rap songs.

In Thailand too she told me that many things that we find offensive here are not there particularly as most people don't speak English and there is often no Thai word to translate many English words, so in trying to translate an offensive English expression, the offense is totally lost.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: AB.Trini on April 10, 2007, 08:10:06 AM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.


So right.  I was just speaking to my daughter who is in Thailand and asked her to take some pictures of English words on signs that are misused and misspelt.  I was telling her about this situation with the sofa and she agreed that people there and in other non-English speaking countries (she's been to a few) often do that.  She has a German friend (who lives in Germany) and he recently told her in conversation "I love Nigger black music".  She said that he said it quite naturally and did not know it was offesive.  She told him it was an offesive word particularly in conversation with a black person.  His response?  But they say it all the time in the music?  She said he was very confused because he had only ever heard the word in rap songs.

In Thailand too she told me that many things that we find offensive here are not there particularly as most people don't speak English and there is often no Thai word to translate many English words, so in trying to translate an offensive English expression, the offense is totally lost.

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I believe that there is high degree of probability that this is what generally happens. Nevertheless this form of malapropism reveals a certain linguistic insensitivity. I believe that the lack of concern or the use of words without  an investigation of its denotation allows for multiple inappropriate connations.

In our  'pop' culture of music where words are bandied about and used with irreverant regularity, some peple believe that given the fact that it is in a public domain without any formal censoring, that it must be acceptale to use. The mitigating factor that the user needs to consider is CONTEXT. In what context is the word acceptable and with whom.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 10, 2007, 08:21:27 AM
ah feel dem chinese learning english from 50 cent and all them big hip hop artists - pirate CDs. and people wondering why they getting label with n******-brown on dey sofa.


So right.  I was just speaking to my daughter who is in Thailand and asked her to take some pictures of English words on signs that are misused and misspelt.  I was telling her about this situation with the sofa and she agreed that people there and in other non-English speaking countries (she's been to a few) often do that.  She has a German friend (who lives in Germany) and he recently told her in conversation "I love Nigger black music".  She said that he said it quite naturally and did not know it was offesive.  She told him it was an offesive word particularly in conversation with a black person.  His response?  But they say it all the time in the music?  She said he was very confused because he had only ever heard the word in rap songs.

In Thailand too she told me that many things that we find offensive here are not there particularly as most people don't speak English and there is often no Thai word to translate many English words, so in trying to translate an offensive English expression, the offense is totally lost.

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I believe that there is high degree of probability that this is what generally happens. Nevertheless this form of malapropism reveals a certain linguistic insensitivity. I believe that the lack of concern or the use of words without  an investigation of it's denotation allows for multiple inappropriate connations.

Like I said before, I am not saying what happened was right.  Insensitive most likely yes but racist?  Probably not.  That's all I'm saying.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: AB.Trini on April 10, 2007, 08:30:51 AM
Exactly; it is aleap to move from the insenitivity to the racial. In  many instances there are those who are :

Subconsciously Incompetent: that is they say things which are insensitive and may not even realize it.

Next you have those who are:

Consciously Incompetent: they say things and are very much aware of what they are saying.

In develeoping culturally sensitivity, the idea is to move people to a level where thay are:

Consciously competent of what they are saying to the highest level of subconsciously competent: this is the point where they are conversing without reprisals of inappropriate statements.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 10, 2007, 09:15:05 AM
Exactly; it is aleap to move from the insenitivity to the racial. In  many instances there are those who are :

Subconsciously Incompetent: that is they say things which are insensitive and may not even realize it.

Next you have those who are:

Consciously Incompetent: they say things and are very much aware of what they are saying.

In develeoping culturally sensitivity, the idea is to move people to a level where thay are:

Consciously competent of what they are saying to the highest level of subconsciously competent: this is the point where they are conversing without reprisals of inappropriate statements.

does the onus lie solely on the speaker? what about the agent that taught the speaker?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: AB.Trini on April 10, 2007, 10:08:41 AM
Ribbit,
If the speaker is transmitting or articulating thoughts/ ideas or beliefs, the responsibility lies within his/her realm of accountability  to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.
My humble opinion
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 10, 2007, 10:18:50 AM
Ribbit,
If the speaker is transmitting or articulating thoughts/ ideas or beliefs, the responsibility lies within his/her realm of accountability  to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.
My humble opinion

just curious. how many languages do you speak?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 10, 2007, 11:37:51 AM
Ribbit,
If the speaker is transmitting or articulating thoughts/ ideas or beliefs, the responsibility lies within his/her realm of accountability to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.
My humble opinion

AB .. meh daughter in Japan living and learning de culture.  After 7 month of being immersed in de culture, she still making cultural faux pax's.  Does that mean because she does not fully understand the language and culture, she should cease to communicate wid dem because she is unable to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 10, 2007, 12:05:23 PM
Ribbit,
If the speaker is transmitting or articulating thoughts/ ideas or beliefs, the responsibility lies within his/her realm of accountability to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.
My humble opinion

AB .. meh daughter in Japan living and learning de culture.  After 7 month of being immersed in de culture, she still making cultural faux pax's.  Does that mean because she does not fully understand the language and culture, she should cease to communicate wid dem because she is unable to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.?


Pecan...daise wha ah trying tuh say but yuh say more eloquently dan I can.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 10, 2007, 01:12:17 PM
Ribbit,
If the speaker is transmitting or articulating thoughts/ ideas or beliefs, the responsibility lies within his/her realm of accountability to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.
My humble opinion

AB .. meh daughter in Japan living and learning de culture.  After 7 month of being immersed in de culture, she still making cultural faux pax's.  Does that mean because she does not fully understand the language and culture, she should cease to communicate wid dem because she is unable to be cognizant of  appropriate use and choice of diction.?


Pecan...daise wha ah trying tuh say but yuh say more eloquently dan I can.

I was paying attention to meh dickshun
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Dutty on April 10, 2007, 01:33:47 PM


I was paying attention to meh dickshun
Quote

Whap'm ? it sneak out yuh pants and tryin to press de Enter button on yuh keyboard or wha?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 10, 2007, 02:09:19 PM


I was paying attention to meh dickshun
Quote

Whap'm ? it sneak out yuh pants and tryin to press de Enter button on yuh keyboard or wha?

steupss .. Dutty, ah go have to turn off dat webcam dat yuh hacking into. 
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 10, 2007, 02:50:06 PM
it shy?
wha it shun from?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: E-man on April 10, 2007, 03:30:39 PM

I was at Chinese grocery las year and dis sign caught my eye ..  I took a pic of it with my camera phone waiting for de day when I could publish it ....  well to day is de day

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/12-03-05_1420.jpg)

remember .. dis is a grocery in Toronto .. where ppl is speak English (well mos a de time)

jus becasue yuh exporting a product to a English speaking country doh mean yuh know the language.

btw:  dis was a sign for some soup ... I decided to pass on de purchase jus  in case de sign was right  ;D


I see the $1.39 is crossed out. They sold out of big asses? only small scrawny asses left I guess  :rotfl:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: DeSoWa on April 10, 2007, 03:34:49 PM
eman, sometimes ah does think is yuh wife posting and not you oui...cuz you sounding like ah trini more and more every day... :rotfl: scrawny asses  ;D  :rotfl:

Big Up!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 10, 2007, 08:30:31 PM

I was at Chinese grocery las year and dis sign caught my eye ..  I took a pic of it with my camera phone waiting for de day when I could publish it ....  well to day is de day

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/12-03-05_1420.jpg)

remember .. dis is a grocery in Toronto .. where ppl is speak English (well mos a de time)

jus becasue yuh exporting a product to a English speaking country doh mean yuh know the language.

btw:  dis was a sign for some soup ... I decided to pass on de purchase jus  in case de sign was right  ;D


I see the $1.39 is crossed out. They sold out of big asses? only small scrawny asses left I guess  :rotfl:

nah man .. it was on sale.  I doh tink it have chiney wid big bottom
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: just cool on April 11, 2007, 12:28:51 AM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: lickslikefire on April 11, 2007, 06:03:04 AM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378

breds, did you get drop when yuh was a baby, multiple times.....





I trying to understand how yuh turn out so........
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 06:51:00 AM
Just cool, I cyar speak fuh anybody but mehself eh, so ah go tell yuh dis. I not so naive as tuh believe dat it doh have serious madness happenin out dere in de world but I doh plan tuh live my life lookin behine my shoulder and assuming or believing dat everybody doh like meh or tryin tuh kill meh because ah my colour.  It have black people who racist against dey own.  I glad you have a Fed breddren tuh enlighten yuh but de average person walkin de road doh have dat.  We have tuh judge every situation when it come our way.

all ah we born and all ah we have tuh dead.  tuh me, is how we live dat important.  Whether somebody blow me up, or ah dead in meh sleep, de outcome is still de same.  Ah dead.  So I go give people de benefit ah de doubt till dey prove meh wrong.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 11, 2007, 07:18:25 AM
 :thinking: :thinking:

if all chinamen are racists

and I is 1/2 Chinese

Does dat make me 1/2 racist?

I tink Jus Cool post is one of de most racist posts I see on de board to date  imho

Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 11, 2007, 07:31:08 AM
I think Just Cool have to read this article (http://auto_sol.tao.ca/node/view/870) by Eric Williams
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 11, 2007, 09:09:28 AM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.



378

you know i always read your post. always...
and i sense a scared insecure man/boy....i have no problem with that.

but you want to go back to africa - and be what ?
Not in the minority anymore ?

I'm not pampered spooned fed, so you can reply to me like i'm sittin next to you
Not above you or not below you.

No pressure :beermug:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: just cool on April 11, 2007, 01:45:03 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378

breds, did you get drop when yuh was a baby, multiple times.....





I trying to understand how yuh turn out so........
Eh batty byoi, doe le meh tell yuh how yuh muddah make yuh.joke is joke , but you dont want to go there with me. watch your trap.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Dutty on April 11, 2007, 02:07:16 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free



378

y
I'm not pampered spooned fed, so you can reply to me like i'm sittin next to you
Not above you or not below you.

No pressure :beermug:


No yuh not spoon fed..but yuh livin canada so yuh mind is not open......so ride out


and yeah
F##k Uzbekistan too!!!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 02:09:54 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free



378

y
I'm not pampered spooned fed, so you can reply to me like i'm sittin next to you
Not above you or not below you.

No pressure :beermug:


No yuh not spoon fed....but yuh livin canada so yuh mind is not open......so ride out


and yeah
F##k Uzbekistan too!!!


oh gorm....me too Dutty?   :'(
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Dutty on April 11, 2007, 02:15:26 PM
Aye I  jus readin de board....apparently if yuh canada or Trini based yuh mind is closed

Only de states have enlightenment



F##k Nepal
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Organic on April 11, 2007, 02:17:06 PM
Aye I  jus readin de board....apparently if yuh canada or Trini based yuh mind is closed

Only de states have enlightenment



F##k Nepal
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: firsttimers in here go think we effin crazy...lol
dem fresh/or stagnant water yankee who say they have tirni ancestry adbot the holier than thou american attitude
or maybe they brign that from blue range
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 02:18:15 PM
Aye I  jus readin de board....apparently if yuh canada or Trini based yuh mind is closed

Only de states have enlightenment



F##k Nepal

Well some people have more luck dan udders yuh know?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 11, 2007, 02:21:57 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free



378

y
I'm not pampered spooned fed, so you can reply to me like i'm sittin next to you
Not above you or not below you.

No pressure :beermug:


No yuh not spoon fed..but yuh livin canada so yuh mind is not open......so ride out


and yeah
F##k Uzbekistan too!!!

but ah wasn't spoon fed Dutty, ah was forked fed
ah cyah control dey tears dat fall.... :'( :'(

anyway allyuh lef' meh alone please
ah wanna hear just cool response...

Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 02:26:51 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free



378

y
I'm not pampered spooned fed, so you can reply to me like i'm sittin next to you
Not above you or not below you.

No pressure :beermug:


No yuh not spoon fed..but yuh livin canada so yuh mind is not open......so ride out


and yeah
F##k Uzbekistan too!!!

but ah wasn't spoon fed Dutty, ah was forked fed
ah cyah control dey tears dat fall.... :'( :'(

anyway allyuh lef' meh alone please
ah wanna hear just cool response...



Ah hope yuh pak ah nice piknik basket an yuh put een yuh favourite drink an dem
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: Dutty on April 11, 2007, 02:27:04 PM
Me eh know why allyuh setta closed minded dotish canadian replyin for yuh know...is time allyuh hush and learn someting

People from america  :notworthy: trying to give allyuh knowledge bout de storm wuh commin and allyuh eh wanta hear

I for one, waitin to see the knowledge Mr Angostura about to bring forth




F##k Tahiti
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 02:28:26 PM
Me eh know why allyuh setta closed minded dotish canadian replyin for yuh know...is time allyuh hush and learn someting

People from america  :notworthy: trying to give allyuh knowledge bout de storm wuh commin and allyuh eh wanta hear

I for one, waitin to see the knowledge Mr Angostura about to bring forth

Yuh mean de 10 centimeters dat coming later? >:(   Ah haulin out meh mukluks as we speak.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 11, 2007, 02:41:47 PM
Me eh know why allyuh setta closed minded dotish canadian replyin for yuh know...is time allyuh hush and learn someting

People from america  :notworthy: trying to give allyuh knowledge bout de storm wuh commin and allyuh eh wanta hear

I for one, waitin to see the knowledge Mr Angostura about to bring forth




F##k Tahiti

I see yuh cussing other countries .. first is Nepal and second is Tahiti

yuh eh tink i have relatives living dere?

well f**k Pitcairn Island ..
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 11, 2007, 02:47:07 PM
call meh open/closed/small minded nah....ah still waiting to hear what he hadda say.

 

"I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste"

ah wonder if he go keep to he word tho :-\


f**k Graceland
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 11, 2007, 02:50:14 PM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D

Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 11, 2007, 04:05:23 PM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D

Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.

you alrigh yes

all of ah sudden after ah left dis thread meh feel little preg
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 11, 2007, 05:18:21 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378

just cool, you is a vietnam vet?
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 11, 2007, 07:30:19 PM


just cool, you is a vietnam vet?
Ask yuh mudda since she used to turn trick in nam.

Just cool, may I quote you?  here is a post you made back on March 20, 2007 to Sam

http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=26103.msg290577#msg290577

MR SAM. I don't want no war with you or for that matter no body on this forum boss!! i was simply impling about how some people could hate a people they don't know based on the actions of a few. I apologize for using your name as a referance boss, i didn't think it wouldve involke so much disrespect and venom. I was under the impression you were a classy man, but i guess i was wrong. how my mother got into this conversation? i dont know. I don't use those words to discribe any one on this forum so please refrain from using those words towards me. I admit i was wrong for calling your name, but It's not that serious for you to have cause to dis the program like that brother!!         positive.

So why you bring de man mudda into it when? especially since you say you doh do not ... oh wait .. yuh was joking .. right?

Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 11, 2007, 07:35:38 PM
Capital P, how you could quote de man before he could have a CHANGE of heart and delete that post
 :devil:
allya fellas learning from de Knights Templar and de Illuminatti oui
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: just cool on April 11, 2007, 07:36:25 PM
Pecan you're totally right and i was way wrong. rabbit my humblest appologies. i lost it briefly.  sorry.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 11, 2007, 07:42:31 PM
just cool, you is a vietnam vet?
you know Ribbit, a lot ah fellas came back from there with no support system, no friends( as they were marginalised by society) and probably suffering from medical/psychological issues.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: lickslikefire on April 11, 2007, 07:43:58 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378

I'm just curious and I actually serious.  Where all dis hate come from dred?  NY dat bad or is it something else.

I think that's where ribbit question about Nam come from.  
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: ribbit on April 11, 2007, 08:25:24 PM
Pecan you're totally right and i was way wrong. rabbit my humblest appologies. i lost it briefly.  sorry.

no harm no foul boss. people use this forum for all kind of thing. to vent, to pass some picong, to pontificate, to troll, to badtalk, to educate, to enlighten, to amuse.


just cool, you is a vietnam vet?
you know Ribbit, a lot ah fellas came back from there with no support system, no friends( as they were marginalised by society) and probably suffering from medical/psychological issues.

military eh easy atall. i read a bit of that dallaire book about how when he came back from rwanda they found him curled up underneath a park bench.  :-\
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: just cool on April 11, 2007, 08:36:52 PM
I promised my self to leave you ppl alone with yuh old talk BC alot of you just to pampered spoon fed and in denial for my taste, and it's very constapating to even try and reason with you ppl, especially with the canadian and trini based, but here goes. all ah yuss who want to be open minded free thinkers,and the look the other wayers let me tell you something, yuh would'nt know what the f#&*k hit yuh when the time come, then you would see who these mutha f#&kers really are, chinesse or other wise. my key breddrin is a fed and he told me the type of buged out shit that's out there you would not believe. ppl plotting all type of f##kry and what's really scary is that they cant keep track of all these groups. so eat drink and be merrily in denial for tomorrow you'll be f##ked. and dont think you safe BC yuh is ah indian or yuh dont look black. all color crab go be in the same barrel heading for the crock. yuh think that nut in oklahoma was acting alone. think again. dont get f##king tie up. for the record these stinking racist china men dogs knew what they was doing they just did'nt give ah flying f#&k. dont you see how they kill their own. do you think if they treat family like that, they'll ever consider the feelings of a bunch of ppl they consider to be monkeys anyway, hell no!!!!               F##k china.










378

I'm just curious and I actually serious.  Where all dis hate come from dred?  NY dat bad or is it something else.

I think that's where ribbit question about Nam come from. 
A regular sherlock holms.    iee gad.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 12, 2007, 07:26:19 AM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D

Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.

you alrigh yes

all of ah sudden after ah left dis thread meh feel little preg


As long as yuh didn't have tuh ask when it done ..."Is dat it?"   :devil:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 12, 2007, 02:26:12 PM
another example of "Chinglish"



(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/chilglish.jpg)

This was in today's  National Post (a leader in right wing propaganda  :devil:)

In case yuh cyar read the caption, here is what it says


Two Chinese men walk past a sign at a pay parking lot in Bejing which mistakenly spelled "pee" instead of "Fee".
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 12, 2007, 04:20:51 PM
another example of "Chinglish"



(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/chilglish.jpg)

This was in today's  National Post (a leader in right wing propaganda  :devil:)

In case yuh cyar read the caption, here is what it says


Two Chinese men walk past a sign at a pay parking lot in Bejing which mistakenly spelled "pee" instead of "Fee".


National Post, american news paper right ???
Anyway that wasn't a 'mistake' i'm sure....
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: pecan on April 12, 2007, 07:21:40 PM
another example of "Chinglish"



(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h104/pecan6/chilglish.jpg)

This was in today's  National Post (a leader in right wing propaganda  :devil:)

In case yuh cyar read the caption, here is what it says


Two Chinese men walk past a sign at a pay parking lot in Bejing which mistakenly spelled "pee" instead of "Fee".


National Post, american news paper right ???
Anyway that wasn't a 'mistake' i'm sure....

Canadian  .. .dais de one Dutty is pong on me head whenever I quote dem

ah doh tink is a mistake .. watch de man in de front .. is pee he peeing oui.
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: WestCoast on April 12, 2007, 08:18:50 PM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D
Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.
you alrigh yes
all of ah sudden after ah left dis thread meh feel little preg
arm........as i was perusing this thread again I stumbled across this comment
maybe ya need to have ah birds and bees talk again ;)
you cyar get ah little preg from reading dese posts in here eh ;D
i goin and hide hehind de sofa oui :D :D
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 12, 2007, 09:58:48 PM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D
Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.
you alrigh yes
all of ah sudden after ah left dis thread meh feel little preg
arm........as i was perusing this thread again I stumbled across this comment
maybe ya need to have ah birds and bees talk again ;)
you cyar get ah little preg from reading dese posts in here eh ;D
i goin and hide hehind de sofa oui :D :D

yeah hide and put ah newspaper over ya head....
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: d1onlysexysugar on April 16, 2007, 02:34:01 PM
Dis place beginnin tuh song like ah whore house.  Is plenty f**kin goin orn!! :D

Leh meh grah ah number dey. Ah comin back.

you alrigh yes

all of ah sudden after ah left dis thread meh feel little preg

 :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: truetrini on April 17, 2007, 06:49:06 AM
Aye I  jus readin de board....apparently if yuh canada or Trini based yuh mind is closed

Only de states have enlightenment



F##k Nepal
:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: firsttimers in here go think we effin crazy...lol
dem fresh/or stagnant water yankee who say they have tirni ancestry adbot the holier than thou american attitude
or maybe they brign that from blue range

but de man right...canadians closed minded and high handed and is dem who fuh de mst part holier dan thou! :devil:

seriously though, that label cannot be anything but a translation error.

http://www.xeni.net/trek/archives/2006_09_03_archive.html

or maybe Yao ming head home for too long?
Title: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: ribbit on April 19, 2007, 08:02:45 PM
Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/19/canada.couch.ap/index.html)

TORONTO, Ontario (AP) -- Doris Moore was shocked when her new couch was delivered to her Toronto home with a label that used a racial slur to describe the dark brown shade of the upholstery.

The situation was even more alarming for Moore because it was her 7-year-old daughter who pointed out "nigger brown" on the tag.

"My daughter saw the label and she knew the color brown, but didn't know what the other word meant. She asked, 'Mommy, what color is that?' I was stunned. I didn't know what to say. I never thought that's how she'd learn of that word," Moore said.

The mother complained to the furniture store, which blamed the supplier, who pointed to a computer problem as the source of the derogatory label

Kingsoft Corp., a Chinese software company, acknowledged its translation program was at fault and said it was a regrettable error.

"I know this is a very bad word," Huang Luoyi, a product manager for the Beijing-based company's translation software, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

He explained that when the Chinese characters for "dark brown" are typed into an older version of its Chinese-English translation software, the offensive description comes up.

"We got the definition from a Chinese-English dictionary. We've been using the dictionary for 10 years. Maybe the dictionary was updated, but we probably didn't follow suit," he said.
Moore, who is black, said Kingsoft's acknowledgment of a mistake does not make her feel better.

"They should know what they are typing, even if it is a software error," she said. "In order for something to come into the country, don't they read it first? Doesn't the manufacturer? The supplier?"

Romesh Vanaik, owner of Vanaik Furniture, where Moore bought the sofa, said it has been a best seller. He said he checked his stock but found no other couch with the offensive label.

"It's amazing. I've been here since 1972 and I never knew the meaning of this word," said Vanaik, a native of India.  ::)

His supplier, Paul Kumar of Cosmos Furniture in Toronto, denied responsibility and refused to give the name of the couch's Chinese manufacturer.

"It's not my fault. It's not the manufacturers' fault," he said, adding that Kingsoft was to blame.

Huang said Kingsoft has worked to correct the translation error. In the 2007 version, typing "dark brown" in Chinese does not produce the racial slur in English. But if the offensive term is typed in English, the Chinese translation is "dark brown," he said.

Moore is consulting with a lawyer and wants compensation. Last week, she filed a report with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Commission spokeswoman Afroze Edwards said the case is in the initial stages and could take six months to two years to resolve.

Moore, 30, has three young children, and said the issue has taken a toll on her family.

"Something more has to be done. We don't just need a personal apology, but someone needs to own up to where these labels were made, and someone needs to apologize to all people of color," Moore said. "I had friends over from St. Lucia yesterday and they wouldn't sit on the couch."
Title: Re: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: pecan on April 20, 2007, 08:46:25 AM
Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/19/canada.couch.ap/index.html)



Moore is consulting with a lawyer and wants compensation. Last week, she filed a report with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Commission spokeswoman Afroze Edwards said the case is in the initial stages and could take six months to two years to resolve.

Moore, 30, has three young children, and said the issue has taken a toll on her family.

"Something more has to be done. We don't just need a personal apology, but someone needs to own up to where these labels were made, and someone needs to apologize to all people of color," Moore said. "I had friends over from St. Lucia yesterday and they wouldn't sit on the couch."

What!!!!

Sound like opportunists to me looking money.

Maybe she should go after all de rap artists too.

Or return de couch if nobody want to sit on it.



Title: Re: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 20, 2007, 08:57:21 AM
Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/19/canada.couch.ap/index.html)



Moore is consulting with a lawyer and wants compensation. Last week, she filed a report with the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Commission spokeswoman Afroze Edwards said the case is in the initial stages and could take six months to two years to resolve.

Moore, 30, has three young children, and said the issue has taken a toll on her family.

"Something more has to be done. We don't just need a personal apology, but someone needs to own up to where these labels were made, and someone needs to apologize to all people of color," Moore said. "I had friends over from St. Lucia yesterday and they wouldn't sit on the couch."

What!!!!

Sound like opportunists to me looking money.

Maybe she should go after all de rap artists too.

Or return de couch if nobody want to sit on it.





Exactly.  Absolutely ridiculous.  Is only black people buy dat sofa?  It only had one in de store?  Ridiculous!!  >:(  >:(
Title: Re: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: WestCoast on April 20, 2007, 09:51:04 AM
What!!!!
Sound like opportunists to me looking money.
Maybe she should go after all de rap artists too.
Or return de couch if nobody want to sit on it.
Exactly.  Absolutely ridiculous.  Is only black people buy dat sofa?  It only had one in de store?  Ridiculous!!  >:(  >:(
allya give de lady a bligh nuh
you ent see she and she chirren real suffer
knowing that EVERYTIME they sit on dat blasted sofa they know what is written on the tag
oh gaum  that is torture oui

personally I dont understand why she does not just cut the offending label off ;)
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: TriniCana on April 20, 2007, 10:20:19 AM
steups
blasted chupidness  >:(
Title: Re: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: pecan on April 20, 2007, 10:35:20 AM
What!!!!
Sound like opportunists to me looking money.
Maybe she should go after all de rap artists too.
Or return de couch if nobody want to sit on it.
Exactly.  Absolutely ridiculous.  Is only black people buy dat sofa?  It only had one in de store?  Ridiculous!!  >:(  >:(
allya give de lady a bligh nuh
you ent see she and she chirren real suffer
knowing that EVERYTIME they sit on dat blasted sofa they know what is written on the tag
oh gaum  that is torture oui

personally I dont understand why she does not just cut the offending label off ;)

cut a couple a poom on de sofa .. dat go teach dem blasted foreign
Title: Re: Chinese translation error blamed for slur on sofa label
Post by: cocoapanyol on April 20, 2007, 12:21:46 PM
What!!!!
Sound like opportunists to me looking money.
Maybe she should go after all de rap artists too.
Or return de couch if nobody want to sit on it.
Exactly.  Absolutely ridiculous.  Is only black people buy dat sofa?  It only had one in de store?  Ridiculous!!  >:(  >:(
allya give de lady a bligh nuh
you ent see she and she chirren real suffer
knowing that EVERYTIME they sit on dat blasted sofa they know what is written on the tag
oh gaum  that is torture oui

personally I dont understand why she does not just cut the offending label off ;)

Let's see how long she will milk her 5 mins of fame.

 >:(   >:(   >:(
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: DeSoWa on April 20, 2007, 12:56:35 PM
steupss..ah tort it was ah nice sofa...now because of ah label it turns bad/ugly  ??? just take the bleedy label orf..or return it if it causing so much distress and get back yuh money... :-\

Big Up!
Title: Re: Racial slur on sofa label stuns family
Post by: sammy on April 23, 2007, 09:19:00 AM
steups
 rappers and comedians using that word along with other derogatory terms to make money everyday. Who complaining bout them?
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