Would you be offended?

you will surely make the person realize that you are no pet of his/hers, marquitafox. i believe though that there are no more persons around who do this type of no respect name callings. years ago, yes. but everyone has been made to understand that it is not pleasing at all to be called whitey. if the guy doesn't know your name yet, then at least he can address you with respect in so many other ways...and to call someone whitey is not within that list.

Thanks for responding. May I assume your frustration over this is because there seems to be a double standard that it is apparently okay for some people to use racial slurs without negative repercussions by society, while others can use them and not get any negative attention? Perhaps you have another reasoning altogether, but there seems to be a hyper-sensitive segment of people who will scream foul if people use racially negative words toward them, and then there are a lot of people who simple shrug off such comments and don't really care.

yes i do think there is a double standard when it come to this.i been called worse though,and by way better probly.

And what about that animal that lives in the States, and looks like a bank robber? Am I supposed to write "animal with a black mask over his eyes, has a stripe tail, and is always taking things?" or maybe I should look up its Latin name? So why is it all right to insult us white people, unless you happen to be those EAst Enders living near the Bow Bells of London (the coc*kneys) had to put in the asterisk, because if you write the first four words without getting the myLot warning. All right you guys get out your pencils and start going through all the English dictionaries in the world. Have fun!

I agree it is rude to call someone a name based on their race, and their shouldn't be a double standard in regards to which race is being referred to with the name-calling. MyLot should re-examine its list of offensive words and update them.

You're right it is a racist term probably referring to the days when many white folks in the USA lorded their racist advantage over others. To use it nowadays as a racial slur would be stereotypical perhaps indicating the person classes all whites as racist and abusive.

Thanks for your comments. I agree racial stereotyping is offensive. It brings division by rejecting someone solely based on what they look like rather than who they are.

That's what our names are for. People not close enough to us to know if we have racial attitudes or have a sweet disposition are showing undue familiarity when using such judgements. There is something to be said for getting to know a person before labeling them.

You're right there are many other words that would be more offensive and if someone called me whitey, it would depend on the attitude with which they'd said it on whether I would think they were using a racial slur. However, if that happened and they were attempting a slur, I'd just shrug it off as they are having a bad day or that the problem is theirs and not mine.

Thanks for responding. I think the attitude when the comment is spoken surely has more to do with whether offense is intended than the words themselves.

I agree, if people are going to treat one another that way there is no room for a double standard. However, it is extremely rude to relate to others in that way. A good coping strategy with such a situation is to remember that it is the other person who has the problem, not you. Best to just let it go.

I agree people should refrain from calling people names that are likely to offend them. It is rude and insensitive toward others and my guess is that most people are not racist and would resent being unjustly classed with those who are.