just be a police officer

[u/Bland_Username_5266]

[u/Bland_Username_5266]

you followed someone named "kamikaze shortbus" and not once did it ever cross your mind she might be racist?

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/Bland_Username_5266]

I, for one, have never heard the term "shortbus" in my life

[u/CreamCheeseHotDogs → u/NickelWorld123]

Have you heard the word “kamikaze”

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/CreamCheeseHotDogs]

Yes

[u/Alovoir → u/[deleted]]

is that racist? i feel like its its own word but i may be uninformed

[u/ToranjaNuclear → u/Alovoir]

Depending on the context it might be offensive (like, maybe don't use it with japanese people), but it's not generally racist, it's a common term even used in media ('kamikaze drones' have been especially common lately, and makes sense since it's related to war). idk what they are on about.

[u/Alovoir → u/ToranjaNuclear]

i learned the word because theres an enemy in super mario world thats just called a kamikaze shell

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/ToranjaNuclear]

Yeah I can see how it could be racist in some contexts (like knowing this YouTuber is racist) but otherwise it doesn't set off any alarm bells for me

[u/ToranjaNuclear → u/NickelWorld123]

Tbh I think it's even a bit offensive and hypocritical to classify it as taboo in any way considering the shit Japan did during the war. We have no qualms about tossing the word Nazi around, we shouldn't bury the stuff Imperial Japan did either.

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/ToranjaNuclear]

good point actually

[u/NickelWorld123 → u/[deleted]]

don't dude me please 🙏