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[Tropicana]

Xavier we went through this before when blu first started using the terms. They are not derrogatory.







****** and oyinbo are not derogatory. Even white people use it to refer to themselves.

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******
In Swahili (the lingua franca of East Africa): someone who wanders without purpose / someone constantly on the move.
It came to be applied to all white people in East Africa, as most were encountered as traders, visiting colonial officials or tourists.
Today, white tourists are often greeted (especially by children) with the cry: "Bye bye ******!"
For some reason, they rarely say "Hello ******!" when they see one coming...
Child: "Bye bye ******!"
Indignant white person: "Listen, it's 'hello ******!' - and anyway, I've lived here for 25 years, you cheeky devil."
Child: (pause) "Bye bye ******!"
or
Ugandan Stall-holder: "A bowl of passion fruit? Um... that'll be 3,000 shillings please."


Indignant white person: "Come again? I'm not paying ****** prices, I've lived here 25 years!" etc. etc.

****** (pronounced [m̩ˈzuŋɡu]) is a Bantu language term used in the African Great Lakes region to refer to people of European descent. It is a commonly used expression among Bantu peoples in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Zambia

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oyinbo

Nigerian (Yoruba) word for a white man.

You can see oyinbo tee shirts here. White people buy them and wear them.

http://www.comradeapparel.co.uk/oyinbo-t-shirt.html

[blugiant]

I have no idea how the word ended up censored. Will see if mi can find xman and get an answer for you

tanks yuh kia

[blugiant]

When certain words are brought to our attention by other users as being used derogatorily we temporarily put them in the ban list. They are reviewed them evaluated if they should be added or removed from the list. The word is under review. Thanks

yuh kno ****** mean stranger ar traveler woo travel inn circle. dat y mii natt surprised itt being revisted cah ****** awlso mean stranger woo nuh ovatand imm location.


tink pon diss

“Mzungu!” This is what westerners are called in Tanzania. Its origins in Swahili seem to refer to foreigners always being busy, doing this and that, running back and forth, refusing to just sit still. I think “mzungu” would originally have been best translated as “one who runs around in circles.” But it’s come to mean “foreigner from the west” and in some places is the equivalent of “whitey.” Kids are especially good about yelling and screaming “mzungu” hundreds of times when I pass their homes during my morning run. You would think they had been given the task of standing watch while their families cooked stews made from white people parts. What is truly ironic about these deafening ****** alarms is that the kids do this while physically and literally running in circles. Yeah, who’s the ****** now?

[blugiant]

Xavier we went through this before when blu first started using the terms. They are not derrogatory.







****** and oyinbo are not derogatory. Even white people use it to refer to themselves.

tropi dem kno ****** ann oyinbo ar natt derogatory dat y mii show peeps da meaninn aff da wurds fore mii tarted usinn dem. diss iss bout oyinbo ann sum blakks feelinn uncomfartable att being defined in afrikkan terms

[Tropicana]

Blu as far as I know there are currently no white people actively on the board. I would agree that some of the Black women in denial are uncomfortable being denied in African terms.

[blugiant]

Blu as far as I know there are currently no white people actively on the board. I would agree that some of the Black women in denial are uncomfortable being defined in African terms.

a few still around butt dat natt de real issue cah mii respekk da ****** woo ave da strang canviction fe still poas


yuh see x-man ann da peeps pon yah kno dat de ****** ann oyinbo ar natt deragatoree so dat y dem arguinn dat wii usinn nan deragatoree wurds deragatoreelee. dem know dat iss a veree weak argument cah da same ting can be sed bout jesus

tropi yuh nuh see da ting mii cut ann paste respondinn to x-man wear wan oyinbo tried fe argue dat cawlinn a person ****** iss da same as cawlinn a person a whitey. peeps pon yah woo took da thyme fe research ****** kno dat a lie. wat diss iss bout iss lookinn att afrikkan wurds troo oyinbo lens. yuh see nan deragatoree afrikkan wurds becum a issue to sum "blakk" peeps cah dem lookinn dat de wurds troo oyinbo lens

[Xavier]

After review the term has been removed from the list.

[Tropicana]

usinn nan deragatoree wurds deragatoreelee.

Thanks Xavier. It's still censored in the titles and in some posts.

[Tropicana]

Still would love to know what ebola and Chick V posts are sitting in Pon de Verandah when a post about the long deceased Blacksmith's Cottage at Halfway tree is in Link up?

[RichD]

Still would love to know what ebola and Chick V posts are sitting in Pon de Verandah when a post about the long deceased Blacksmith's Cottage at Halfway tree is in Link up?

yes it should be in Discover Jamaica?

[Peasie]

After review the term has been removed from the list.

I agree that this is a good move.

the truth is dem nuh have no reason to ansah to you. dem can do what dem want. the internet is a big place and you free to manage your slice how you feel fit. if you nuh like how dem a manage fi dem slice den jus move on.

unno like go on like sey unno have right to post what you want where ever you want.

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Xavier allow unno too much latitude an mek unno a mash up the place.

At the same time RichD makes a good point. IMO it is not so much about 'banned' words as much as it is about the way in which these and other attention-grabbing words are used in posts. Many times I feel they are used to bait boardites into some reaction that ends up being unpalatable for others whether they are lurkers or regulars.

By now the seasoned Internet user is aware of internet trolls and I doubt they can be prevented on discussion boards such as this. But too many of their posts result in lowering the unique quality and function (discussion, humor, information, etc. among online Jamaicans) of jamaicans.com/forums.

[Tropicana]

yes it should be in Discover Jamaica?

That would be an appropriate place for it.

[Tropicana]

I agree that this is a good move.

At the same time RichD makes a good point. IMO it is not so much about 'banned' words as much as it is about the way in which these and other attention-grabbing words are used in posts. Many times I feel they are used to bait boardites into some reaction that ends up being unpalatable for others whether they are lurkers or regulars.

By now the seasoned Internet user is aware of internet trolls and I doubt they can be prevented on discussion boards such as this. But too many of their posts result in lowering the unique quality and function (discussion, humor, information, etc. among online Jamaicans) of jamaicans.com/forums.

Seeit deh...I knew you were behind this all along. I love how you throw the word troll around when you are the biggest troll of all time on here....posting links go photos of vibrators and insulting people by telling them to look for BOB every chance you get. Last time you tried that stunt I called you out right on the board and you promptly deleted your comment and mine. With some of the smut you post you are the LAST one who should be talking about lowering standards.

You don't seem to know the difference between an attention grabbing headline (a technique all effective journalists use), trolling and smut.

You were one of the very ones laughing about ugly babies yet you had a problem with me calling out Kim K. for the inappropriate manner in which she dresses her baby and blu for posting about ugly mzungu women.

[kia027]

Seeit deh...I knew you were behind this all along. I love how you throw the word troll around when you are the biggest troll of all time on here....posting links go photos of vibrators and insulting people by telling them to look for BOB every chance you get. Last time you tried that stunt I called you out right on the board and you promptly deleted your comment and mine. With some of the smut you post you are the LAST one who should be talking about lowering standards.

You don't seem to know the difference between an attention grabbing headline (a technique all effective journalists use), trolling and smut.

You were one of the very ones laughing about ugly babies yet you had a problem with me calling out Kim K. for the inappropriate manner in which she dresses her baby and blu for posting about ugly mzungu women.

wth!!! I read the board enough to know this is not true. Tropicana you need to go out and enjoy the fall foliage or something for a few weeks. We will help with a two week ban.

[Tropicana]

Fall foliage? I haven't had a chance. I have been on the move since the Friday before Thanksgiving (Canadian). This is the first week I have spent more than 3 days in a row in Toronto and I am on the move again today. It's been come home, do my laundry, pack and travel.

Been getting in lots of beach, restaurant and nightclub time though. It's been one flight after another.... Montreal....Vegas....Mexico...and now off to Montreal again. I will have the chance to catch some fall foliage from the train though.