all to do with your upbringing, education
and the social circles in which you move.
if it's an acceptable term with you and your family and friends, and you weren't to know, then fair enough. you do now!
Just something I happened to know I guess.
Posted By: duke of york on June 8th 2005 at 14:03:04
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- for the information of the board racists (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:52:21
- I dont recall the term half-caste being used below. nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:54:48
- Ah, he used it . nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:59:45
- here (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:57:37
- lol, that's a very deep way to look at it. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 13:54:37
- No but it is the right interpretation of the term. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 13:59:09
- I don't think that's sound etymology (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:08:15
- Not sure of the etymology myself.... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:14:17
- THE "UNIVERSITY" OF WOLVERHAMPTON??? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:19:00
- Hmph..... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:22:22
- I'll echo that Hmph. (General Chat) - roywallerslovechild, Jun 8, 14:26:58
- Hmph..... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:22:22
- THE "UNIVERSITY" OF WOLVERHAMPTON??? (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:19:00
- May I just say that I didn't even use the term... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:12:22
- I never knew it was an offensive term either... (General Chat) - Delveg, Jun 8, 14:16:48
- Not sure of the etymology myself.... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:14:17
- I don't think that's sound etymology (General Chat) - Old Git, Jun 8, 14:08:15
- it's a racist comment whichever way you look at it (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 13:56:33
- Well I for one had never heard that definition before... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:00:31
- Never heard of the caste system in Hinduism? (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:03:22
- Nope, sorry. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:07:07
- Fair enough...... (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:10:08
- Nope, sorry. (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:07:07
- all to do with your upbringing, education (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:03:04
- Neither had DoY till he Googled it (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:03:03
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:04:41
- Not being funny, DoY but I would suggest that knowing... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:08:43
- Yeah but don't you find it odd (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jun 8, 14:07:35
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:10:51
- i knew it was based on the caste system (General Chat) - duke of york, Jun 8, 14:04:41
- Never heard of the caste system in Hinduism? (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 14:03:22
- Well I for one had never heard that definition before... (General Chat) - d0mj4y, Jun 8, 14:00:31
- No but it is the right interpretation of the term. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jun 8, 13:59:09
- I dont recall the term half-caste being used below. nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jimbo, Jun 8, 13:54:48
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