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Originally posted by Claeren+May 23 2005, 06:42 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Claeren @ May 23 2005, 06:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MarchHare@May 23 2005, 10:19 AM
The fact is that Jap is a racist term, and an MP ought to have known better than to have used it. What I find interesting, though, is that some on this forum are continuing to defend its usage even after the MP in question apologized and admitted he was wrong to use that word.
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And thus the CPC supporters manage to maintain their hard won 'racist but not' image.....
Claeren. [/b][/quote]
And, to be fair, he doesn't actually retract his belief in the word, just his use of it at the time.
"I allowed those emotions to colour my remarks," he said. "I should have chosen more appropriate language, and will do so in the future. I apologize for any offence I may have caused, and retract my choice of words without reservation."
So, he shouldn't have used that word in that case, is what he seems to be saying. He's not apologizing for saying it, he's apologizing 'for any offence I may have caused'. This reads to me that he didn't mean to offend... but doesn't apologize for being inherently offensive.