14 Mar
2018
14 Mar
'18
4:51 p.m.
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From: Chris Page <chriscpage(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] More substitute terms for the g-word
To: Michael Barraclough <michael(a)michaelbarraclough.com>
And could we please do this under a separate thread so it doesn’t drown out
the original question?
-Chris Page
San Diego
On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 1:44 PM Michael Barraclough via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Could someone please explain to me why the word gyp***
is considered a
racial slur. I note that the body that represents gyp***s in the USA calls
itself the Gypsy Council USA and in the UK it is the Gypsy Council. This is
the term they have chosen to represent their ethnicity and they seem to be
proud of it. Who are we to disagree?
Michael Barraclough
http://michaelbarraclough.com
On 03/14/2018 01:33 PM, Rich Sbardella via Callers wrote:
I think having a word that sounds similar is an asset, not a liability. I
have used look-see quite successfully. In years, few will know that a
"look-see" used to be called as a G... I have also used Walk 'round with
no problem.
My initial attempt was Hipsy, but Linda Leslie quickly, and prudently
discouraged such usage.
Rich
On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Martha Wild via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I don’t see that if you substitute a term that
ends with a long e it
should be nixed just for that reason. OK, maybe kipsy might be considered
just a euphemism. But "Look-see", as described by Susan Michaels, has the
virtue of involving the fact that you are looking at the other person, and
seeing them. Why shouldn’t we choose a term that’s easier to substitute and
remember to use like “Look-see” instead of the bland, cold, bulky,
impossible to shorten, “right shoulder round” (or left shoulder round).
Martha
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On Mar 14, 2018, at 1:11 PM, Kalia Kliban via
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I appreciate the point that several have made that a term that sounds
just like
gypsy isn't a reasonable substitute. Fair enough. The search
continues...
Kalia in Sebastopol
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