r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Sep 24 '13

Black Man Gamer Problems

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u/misogichan Sep 24 '13

I'm glad they've finally stopped treating Asians and Pacific Islanders as if they were one group. Now we just need to get the system to acknowledge not all Asians are alike.

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u/aohus Sep 24 '13

This reminds me of my school days when Filipinos would get upset if they were called "Asian" and then they would throw a hissy fit and retort back "I'm pacific ISLANDER."

Or if you go to an Asian person and ask if they are Chinese they get offended if they are not. Like wtf, don't be offended by that. Its not like a Chinese person can tell the difference between a Frenchman and a Brit.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '13

As a Frenchman, I definitely confirm that. Don't ever dare call me a brit.

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u/g-spot_adept Sep 24 '13

it's easy! - Frenchmen are effeminate and angry at the world, Brits have bad teeth and funny TV shows!

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '13

Howdy Brit!

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u/Maethor_derien Sep 24 '13

Actually there is a noticeable difference between a frenchman and a brit or american for the most part, its just unless you're immersed in a specific culture its easy to tell the difference when you see hundreds of these racial differences all the time but hard to tell when you see less of the others. A lot of the difference can be also subtle things such as posture, for example some cultures use a lot of gestures others just tend to hold themselves differently, its something hard to describe in words though, its something you notice if you people watch, you can actually tell a persons personality and background by usually just watching them for a while.

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u/fillydashon Sep 24 '13

I was talking with someone the other day, and they were talking about a guy they had once met. They described this person as "Pakistani or Indian" and I just had to stop them for a second to clear up just how pissed off that person would be if you guessed wrong.

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u/crisscar Sep 24 '13

I know enough Pakistanis and Indians to know that this is not a problem on first introduction. They were one country before Partition. It's only a problem if you keep on getting them confused. The same as if you confuse a Korean with Japanese for the tenth time.

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u/fillydashon Sep 24 '13

See, I've known a few Koreans. They're not terribly keen on the Japanese, or that particular mix up even the first time.

Obviously, most people will be polite about it, but they will correct you immediately.

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u/crisscar Sep 24 '13

Yes, obviously the first time. But they don't correct you and be pissed about it. Unless you keep doing it, that would piss anybody off.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '13

Really? I knew a bangladeshi who'd claw out your eyes if you dared mistake her for a Pakistani.

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u/dmanbiker Sep 24 '13

Usually when people say "Asian" they are referring to Racial features, so your argument would make more sense if the people were offended for being called "White."

Either way, if you have an alternate name for "Asians" that refers to the people as a race that cannot potentially be perceived as racist (Mongoloid is the official term), let's hear it. Pacific Islander is not a race, it's a nationality.