We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
has exploded. Flight director confirms that:

>On May 31, 2:27?pm, The 2-Belo <the2b...@msd.bigREMOVETHISlobe.ne.jp>
>wrote:
>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that
>> mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>>
>>
>>
>> >chuckers <chucker...@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.)
>
>Apart from being able to deliver a pretty good speech, he also seems
>to be one of the funniest/wittiest national leaders I've seen.

If only that counted positively toward his approval ratings...


-- 
The 2-Belo                           [the2beloATmsdDOTbiglobeDOTneDOTjp]
alt.flame  alt.fan.karl-malden.nose  alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk
meow                   a brimful of asha on a 45                    meow
meowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeowmeow

"If you can't be good, be colorful." -- Pete Conrad