Damn Syc... you're a wealth of information and fast too. It took me a couple of hours to make my posts, each,
even w/out the fancy quotes.
This time I'm forgetting the quotes all together. I think you'll know what I'm refering to since we're the only ones in this convo.
I don't know about the Down Syndrome thing either. It originally was probably just a description of their facial features (looking kinda orientalish), but later on (I can only speak about my generation and that's cuz I'm part of it), being called a mongoloid is a derogatory thing. The first thing I think of is a Down Syndrome kid or a retarded kid. I know that's mean, but that's what comes to mind.
I guess I can "safely" broaden my use of the word Spic now:p . I know some "Spanish" peeps who get irate if you call them "Mexican" and I think they get pissed of you call them "Latinos" too. What's w/ that? Or are they just racist spics?
I'm getting the European descent (caucasoid), African descent (negroid) thing, but I'm still confused about the Native American descent (mongoloid) part. When I think of "mongoloid" I picture people from Asia, not Native America. Well, actually, what is Native America? For some reason I think of the U.S. as Native America.
BTY, I think a Native American Indian would bitch slap you if you called them a mongoloid. Those racist Indians.
I'll check "Trading Places" out when I get a chance.