The G-Word

Gringo? Big fucking deal. Much ado about nothing.

 

Gringo is now the G-word?
Have we become that juvenile as a society?

 

Geezus H. Christ, this is dumb.

Truly, I think it's more racist for someone to be upset about being called that (presumably by someone hispanic) than it is to call some white person a gringo.

 

My black friends prefer 'cracker'.

 

I couldn't use the color blue in a headline. Also, I figured I'd get more readers if they misread it as G-spot. (That should be blue, too, but I don't feel like doing anything other than the quick reply.)

 

I was reading the thread title, thinking ... what, "Gews"?

 

I thought someone offended Italians...

 

1. I had a feeling before even scrolling that clicking that link was going to take me to the dumbest thing I've read all year.* I was not disappointed.

2. There is no "equivalent" word for white people to the N-word. Period.

3. If there were, it would not be gringo. It would be "cracker-ass cracker."

4. The idea of black conservatives on an AM radio in DC being experts on what is the most offensive word used by Hispanics toward whites is just funny to me.

5. Currently airing on that station is Midnight Trucking Radio. Just sayin'.

6. Here's Webster's definition. It's from the Greek word meaning "stranger" and is defined as a foreigner in Spain or Latin America or a non-hispanic person.

grin·go noun \ˈgriŋ-(ˌ)gō\
plural gringos
Definition of GRINGO

often disparaging
: a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly : a non-Hispanic person
See gringo defined for English-language learners »
Origin of GRINGO

Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus Greek
First Known Use: 1849



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