ooh, another example:
say you wanna describe someone to one of your friends. there's now a list of whats ok and not ok to describe the person.
"he's black" -- insulting
"he's italian" -- fine
"he's tall" -- fine
"he's fat" -- insulting
"he's nice" -- fine
"he's short" -- fine
"he's poor" -- insulting
to me, those, up there, are all the same things. if you wanna say they're ALL insulting, fine. ill accept that as a viable answer (tho ill still disagree). but, at least its a more logical answer.
however, like i said, i dont see how it COULD be the right answer.
if you're black, its justa characteristic. a descriptive word to help convey your appearance. its not a bad thing -- the guy im describing knows he's black, fer cryin out loud, so why should i have to whisper when i describe him. (which, i always find funny. as soon as i say something like "whoa, check out that hot girl, over there, the black ("asian" also fits) one," everyone around me goes, "shh!" why?! am i going to accidentally alert them of their race?!? will they freak out and go, "oh my god! i AM black!!!")
same thing with fat people. if a fat guy is fat, he already knows he's fat! its a descriptive way to differentiate him from someone else, and thus, another descriptive term.
but, for whatever reason, saying "that short guy over there" is fine. how does THAT pass by without complaint? how is being short or tall any less or any more insulting than being fat or skinny?
backwards world.
