On May 29, 9:30 am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> Scott Reynolds <scottr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello, Nishikura-san,
> > As you may have gathered from the response you received so far,
> > "haafu" is not considered by many English speakers to be an acceptable
> > word to use when referring to children who have one Japanese and one
> > non-Japanese parent. In fact, along with "mixed-race," which you also
> > use in your post, many people find the word "haafu" pretty insulting.
> > (This may be more the case for the parents than for the kids
> > themselves, but there it is.)
>
> Basically, the last sentence is correct; I hate the word, but it doesn't
> bother my kids at all.
>
I never thought of it as being in any way negative, but then I'm
raising my kid in the US, so maybe that's the difference. I figure
that since he is half Japanese it's relatively appropriate; I just
don't see why it's insulting. My only complaint is that haafu reminds
me of 'new haafu' and I'd prefer that association not exist.

John W.