It’s also used by Americans generally in the NorthEast of the USA. Hell, your most popular baseball team (based out of New York City) is named them.
I don’t know a single Newfie who would be upset calling them a Newfie. I’m Canadian. Do you think I’d take offence to being called a Canuck? That’s generally used for Western Canadians. I life in Nova Scotia. I couldn’t care less because I’m not 10-ply soft.
Where’s the slur?
yank is short for Yankee, which was a slur used for Americans during the revolutionary war.
It’s also used by Americans generally in the NorthEast of the USA. Hell, your most popular baseball team (based out of New York City) is named them.
I don’t know a single Newfie who would be upset calling them a Newfie. I’m Canadian. Do you think I’d take offence to being called a Canuck? That’s generally used for Western Canadians. I life in Nova Scotia. I couldn’t care less because I’m not 10-ply soft.
by that logic it’s “ok” to call black people “removeds” because some of them call each other that sometimes, as a term of endearment.
is that what you’re saying?
a slur is a slur because of the derogatory context. the original comment implied that “yanks” are bigoted, which in itself is bigoted.
edit: it’s crazy that word is blocked but not any of the others…
Now you’re getting the point. Because Yank isn’t a slur.
then that means wop, chink, cracker, abbo, beaner, bimbo, bongo, blackie, bluegum, brownie, heeb, kike, honky, limey, lundy, paddy, pajeet, and sambo aren’t slurs?
Yes, the majority of those are all slurs.
Yank isn’t a slur. You’re just a racist.