# Do you find the term 'JAP' to be offensive? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2003, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-jap-to-be-offensive/172377 "2003-05-01T13:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-jap-to-be-offensive/172377/41 "2003-05-02T21:57:13Z")
What is PWT? ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey-Hotel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e68b1a/32.png) [@Whiskey-Hotel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiskey-Hotel)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-jap-to-be-offensive/172377/42 "2003-05-02T22:17:15Z")
Poor White Trash ? ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-jap-to-be-offensive/172377/43 "2003-05-02T23:23:28Z")
I have a Jewish friend who happens to be female and she and I joke alot about the JAP business. She’s not offended in the least, however, were i talking with other Jewish foulks I wouldn;t presume they’d accept it. Also, in working for a group that has to do localized versions of manuals for programs and tools, i made the mistkae once ONCE of abbreviating Japanese as JAP. I mean I was in a hurry and when you’re saving files for 9 languages you want to make them easy as possible… Spanish SPN, Brazilian Portuguese BRP… Simplified Chinese SCH… Japanese JAP just popped out… I caught it quickly though… now i use JPN. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-term-jap-to-be-offensive/172377.md?page=2)