Comments on: Kusaya photos: Possibly the smelliest photo job ever

By: woody

woody — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:28:59 +0000

“Jap” is a rude, racist, derogatory, and provocative term however used, be it short for Japanese or as an acronym for Jewish-American Princess. “Ryan”, on the other hand, may not have had to face up to racial prejudice and is not empathatic to those who have.

By: tony

tony — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:36:10 +0000

Hi Ryan,

Hmmm. I thought Jap was pretty innocuous at first, but lots of Japanese people seem to feel quite differently. I has certainly been used in racist ways.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:18:51 +0000

Obviously Shinya is a racist towards Americans. Which is both sad and annoying. Worlds getting too crowded for that kinda crap.

However “Jap” is hard to call a racist word, its simply a shortened version of Japanese. I think if your offended by Jap then your being a little oversensitive. Jap/black/oriental/handicapped/gay …none are racist..they just describe the race/orientation if used correctly.

By: tony

tony — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:28:45 +0000

Hi Shinya,

I had to think hard if to publish your comment because Jap is a racist term in my book.

I didn’t write that kusaya is named after crap, I wrote that the name was related to the word for crap. I assumed kuso and kusai were related.

No, I’m not American. And I have no idea why it would matter (except perhaps to you) if I was.

Tony

By: Shinya

Shinya — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:19:57 +0000

Kusaya is actually from the word “kusai” or “it smells”, not kuso lol. This article explains nothing about kusaya. I mean logically speaking, do you know of any dishes where people name their food after crap? (besides the Japs right?)

Ignorance is bliss. I take it you’re American?