Selasa, 31 Januari 2012

Derogatory....?????



As far as I understand about derogatory terms, It's a term that is offensive to a person or particular group of people. A derogatory term is a term with an ill meaning, insulting, or not nice.
I will give some examples here :
  • Beaner: derogatory term for Hispanics, refers to the use of beans in Hispanic cooking
  • Charlie: derogatory term for Vietnamese, originates from radio code for Viet Cong, which was Victor Charlie, in World War II
  • Chigger: derogatory term for Asian person who “acts black,” play on the term nigger
  • Coon: derogatory term for African Americans, came from barracoos, Portuguese for the buildings used to keep slaves
  • Faggot: derogatory term for homosexuals, a faggot is actually a bundle of sticks used for firewood. In WWII, homosexuals were tied up and burned, just like faggot sticks
  • Hoe: derogatory term for women, actually a garden tool
  • Mohawk: derogatory term for Native Americans, means “cannibal” in Algonquiam
  • Raghead: derogatory term for someone from Middle Eastern decent, play off turbans
  • Sand Nigger: derogatory term for someone from Middle Eastern decent, play off deserts of the Middle East, and the term nigger.
  • Taco Nigger: derogatory term for Hispanic, play off Hispanic food, and the term nigger.
  • Bitch: derogatory term for women, actually a female dog
to make you more clear, try to look at the picture guys :


To the people doing them (like the guys above), it probably doesn't feel offensive, and they probably are just having fun and participating in their own school's or town's tribal (ha) rituals. They may even feel like they're honoring a tradition.

But for many of the Native Americans who aren't gone, it can feel like your heritage is being caricatured and pantomimed.

 *Using derogatory terms might hurt to some people because it’s personal for them. If it’s just a joke, then it’s ok, but using it in a hateful way is wrong. I think people just need to be careful about who they say things around.*

 So guys, What do you think about the use of derogatory terms? Does it hurt ? tell me your ideas....^_^

Minggu, 22 Januari 2012

Javanese stereotypes ^_^



- If a Sundanese girl is extravagant, because they love shooping and dress up...
- People from Madura usually sells scrap metal  ...
- People from Batak used to be a driver Metromini
, because they are speak really loud ...
- People from Padang is smart selling and always take advantage of intersection ...
- People from Surabaya is desperate
- The Central Java's people is calm ...

Ever hear the phrase listed above?

That's the examples of the stereotypes of people Indonesia.

Stereotypes means an exaggerated description applied to every person"
We can also call it as cultural assumtion. assumption isalways different from one to another, it can be right or wrong, because it is really subjective 

In this time I want to share you about javanese stereotypes.

The Javanese is famous for its stereotypical nature to be gentle, polite, and refined. However, the Java community does not like frank, are not open. They prefer to hide their feelings towards something. This is because the Javanese people prioritize harmony and tepa selira (tolerance).

But not everyone likes to hide his feelings Javanese. Communities in coastal areas are more open than nonpesisir. Some areas in East Java also has a more expressive nature, frankly, and egalitarian.


I found some typical Javanese (actually everyone does it) is very thick. Why I call this characteristic of the Javanese, because when I do the things below, my friend directly said  , "Dasar Orang Jawa", ..

What the hell?

  •  Javanese people that know the tires deflated, usually straight jab tires. Yet without push the tire, it was already visible when the tire deflated.   

  • Javanese people  know that his hand touched chicken manure is usually smell it, but without having to smell it, everyone already knows that the smell of chicken manure is bad. 

  • Javanese people that know if when it started to rain, usually go out from the home or place shelter to raise your hand out, but actually without raise our hand it will definitely wet with rain ...
  •  Anyway..... it was a joke, never mind  ^_^  
the important thing  is "don't judge the book by it's cover "