How considerate should we be when we choose a screen name... and in general?

[Wailua Boy]

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[Chub_by]

Oh, so you are the redneck. lol

He's a Boer

 

[Hendre]

He's a Boer

+1

 

[Wailua Boy]

I did have to research meaning of Boer

He's a Boer

But interesting history.

 

[Hendre]

My family is very Afrikaans but I'm very English. It's interesting. Funnily enough I'm the only one on my more English side that's into farming which is big in the family

 

[Chub_by]

I wasn't aiming at the historical meaning of Boer (Which could easily be interpreted as offensive), but rather just the dutch word for farmer

 

[Hendre]

I wasn't aiming at the historical meaning of Boer (Which could easily be interpreted as offensive), but rather just the dutch word for farmer

That's what I was getting at

 

[xraycer]

I wasn't aiming at the historical meaning of Boer (Which could easily be interpreted as offensive), but rather just the dutch word for farmer

Boer is acceptable to Hendre , but do not call him asparagus

 

[Wailua Boy]

I wasn't aiming at the historical meaning of Boer (Which could easily be interpreted as offensive), but rather just the dutch word for farmer

I didnt interpret it as derogatory, just thought it was interesting to be able to trace back lineage so specifically

 

[Hendre]

Boertjie would be better since I'm young, it's the diminutive form of boer. Since you kno I'm 15 and skinny as an asparagus