Thread: Would You and Why?

Strange first name for a woman.

Baboon-butt you're being a twat. Spin mentioning the lady's ethnicity was part of his story. Just as I mention that Littl'un's father was Thai when necessary. It's not racist, it's to promote understanding for the story you're telling.

Originally Posted by November Rain

Baboon-butt you're being a twat. Spin mentioning the lady's ethnicity was part of his story. Just as I mention that Littl'un's father was Thai when necessary. It's not racist, it's to promote understanding for the story you're telling.

and if your lil one was half thai, would you call him a half caste ?

Isn't luk kreung the same as half caste?

Half-caste (or half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or ethnicity.[1] Caste comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the derivative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race. The term originates from the Indian caste system, where a person of 'lesser' or half-caste would be deemed to be of a 'lower class'.

Half caste is a term used in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking parts of the world. An example is a child of black African and white European parentage. The term mulatto (from Spanish "Mulato") has also been used for this particular mixture. Both terms are considered impolite and potentially offensive in the U.S., as the words have been used pejoratively in the past to ostracize and isolate the offspring of such unions. For example, "children of the plantation" (the children of African-American slaves and their European-American masters in the U.S. Southern states) were not accepted as heirs, and in most cases, the relationship was never acknowledged, and "half-caste" conveyed the deliberate exclusion. The term 'half caste' was once considered acceptable in the U.K., but it is now socially unacceptable.

Blended Families are very common these days. When a man has children from a previous relationship, he is rarely accused of using the kids to tug at the woman's heart strings.

There are peculiar challenges to sequential monogamy, particularly when children are involved, but these challenges are not unique to Thailand.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Both terms are considered impolite and potentially offensive in the U.S., as the words have been used pejoratively in the past to ostracize and isolate the offspring

Originally Posted by kingwilly

The term 'half caste' was once considered acceptable in the U.K., but it is now socially unacceptable. __________________

But you didn't answer my question. Isn't that exactly what luk kreung means & implies?

I dunno, is luk krueng as offensive as half caste?

personally, I didnt think so, but I am happy to be told I am wrong?

since I hear luk kreung so often, as one also hears Farang farang so often around here, but that does not mean it is not inoffensive?

but then again, I'm certain most places in UK/Aus/US would end up with a bloody nose if you called someone half caste to their face....

Originally Posted by November Rain

But you didn't answer my question. Isn't that exactly what luk kreung means & implies?

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and actually I just realised that it's a red herring anyway, since the OP was about accepting someone elses child.

Does it make a difference to you if your son is luk kreung or full thai? would you even feel the need to mention it!?

Originally Posted by kingwilly

The term 'half caste' was once considered acceptable in the U.K., but it is now socially unacceptable now that the PC tossers have taken over.

Thats better, since when is calling someone half caste unacceptable?

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Does it make a difference to you if your son is luk kreung or full thai? would you even feel the need to mention it!?

In my case, yes, because I feel a need to help him understand his culture & identity, which I can't do - not understanding it myself.

Originally Posted by kingwilly

and actually I just realised that it's a red herring anyway, since the OP was about accepting someone elses child.

You were the one that started going on about it (half caste), not me!

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Thats better, since when is calling someone half caste unacceptable?

about the same time that calling an african-american Boy, an indian darkie, Australian aboriginal Abo or a pakistani paki was considered unacceptable.

unfortunately these sort of derogatory words remain in use by certain members of society.