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quijibo

many nights coming home from work
exiting up out of the subway on bergen and 4th
i see this homeless woman. begging
and i don't give her money because she is going to buy crack with it
we know each other for three years now
tonight i gave her some food from the chinese takeout place

i don't wanna give money, unless it's one of those blue plastic bottles
sitting on a table. 'give to the homeless'
that blue plastic jug gives it gravitas

--while waiting for the food to be put together
by a roving gang of chinamen
this guy. this side of the plexiglass. starts talking.
that he's muslim. that he is hungry. do i have some change....

and i'm like, 'no. i'll get you some food instead'
chicken wings, he says.
chicken wings with fries

and then i break down
and give him five singles
and he disappears

walking home i cursed myself for being weak

armchair_warrior

you drinking?

quijibo

nope
it's a good idea tho'...

raw

Damn, quijibo, you're almost one-year-old. Speaking of age, what year is that totally awesome gyros poster? I remember the first time saw it, I admired the model's Sun-In Super, Aqua Net Extra Super Hold head and wondered what a "jigh-rows" was.

quijibo

i think that poster goes back to the 70's
growing up, every pizza place had that face up on the wall
--so that while waiting for your slice, you'd fall in love with the 'gyro girl'

drabrabbit

I've never understood not giving money "because they'll buy drugs." I mean, that is what I waste my disposable income on... why shouldn't the homeless?

anonymous

i see this homeless woman. begging
and i don't give her money because she is going to buy crack with it

--while waiting for the food to be put together
by a roving gang of chinamen

You up for the Mel Gibson award for 2007?

quijibo

DrabRabbit wrote: I've never understood not giving money "because they'll buy drugs." I mean, that is what I waste my disposable income on... why shouldn't the homeless?

i just don't wanna further contribute to a trainwreck

quijibo

Anonymous wrote:

--while waiting for the food to be put together
by a roving gang of chinamen

You up for the Mel Gibson award for 2007?

have you ever been to the halal chinese takeout on dean and 4th?

every few months, all of the employees shift and go back home
--you don't see the same person again for a year

anonymous

have you ever been to the halal chinese takeout on dean and 4th?

I have been, and I think that the word "chinamen" is insulting, to say the least. When will you throw in the N word?

chinaman

I have been, and I think that the word "chinamen" is insulting, to say the least. When will you throw in the N word?

lighten up, and it's—
Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature

armchair_warrior

the word n#### was use for a long time as a normal word. so is chinaman, but you dont hear people say it unless its was in racist way. both are racist.

grafixguy

lighten up, and it's—
Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature

it's chineseman. you don't hear people say englandman or frenceman :roll:

apollonia666

Okay, here's what Wikipedia says:

A Chinese male (and occasionally female, especially in the plural "chinamen"). The term is considered archaic and offensive, and was at one time a standard English term for Chinese people, similar to Frenchman or Englishman.

Here's what Dictionary.com says:

Chi·na·man [chahy-nuh-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. Usually Offensive. a Chinese or a person of Chinese descent.
2. (lowercase) a person who imports or sells china.
3. (often lowercase) Political Slang. a person regarded as one's benefactor, sponsor, or protector: to see one's chinaman about a favor.
—Idiom
4. a Chinaman's chance, Usually Offensive. the slightest chance: He hasn't a Chinaman's chance of getting that job.
[Origin: 1765–75; China + -man]

Here's what thefreedictionary.com says:

Noun1.Chinaman - offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent

Here's what m-w.com (Merriam-Webster's online dictionary) says:

Chi·na·man
Pronunciation: 'chI-n&-m&n
Function: noun
often offensive : a native of China : CHINESE

And here's what UrbanDictionary.com says:

chinamen
asian people or chinese people. Redneck ass word.
Hey Earl, them chinamen are lookin our way.

I'd say yes, it's an offensive term.

grafixguy

oops, i've misspelled france.