OFF: dr. who

[Doug Pearson]

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:22:57 -0400, Ted Jackson <Tjackson at SYR.EDU> wrote:

>>>> jasret at MINDSPRING.COM 4/7/2005 3:04:03 PM >>>
>The prejudice/rascism thing would probably be the most difficult thing
>to get on tv these days, I think (although I wonder if anyone in the US
>even knows that "wog" is a rascist term ... or what it originally stood
>for).
>
>Uh, is it "Westernized 'Oriental' Gentleman?"

In my understanding, the W is for "worthy" (spoken obsequiesly).  An
example of that classic British deadpan sarcasm.

>I think there's an even more racist meaning for "wog," isn't there?

I think in general it's not a nice word to use in polite company ...

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com