We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that
mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net has exploded. Flight director confirms that:

>chuckers <chuckersjp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On May 31, 8:16?am, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
>> wrote:
>> > We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that John W. has
>> > exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >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.
>> >
>> > Technically speaking, as a product of two parents, everybody is half something.
>> >
>
>> I have been using the word "hybrid" instead.  Just as accurate and a
>> bit more "nowie"
>
>> Haven't been able to get it to catch on just yet, though.
>
>Has "mutt" been taken?

Yes, by President Obama. (It's how he describes himself.)


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