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Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" in a Forum post where the person's name is not Fredo An Ethic Slur?
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Offline Gerry Down

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2020, 01:51:46 PM »
Not racist. But if you want to call someone dumb, then point out the weakness in their argument rather than call them names.

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2020, 03:27:04 PM »
Funny.  When I worked at the Alumni office at a university, a former graduate called and expressed his anger because
we had, Fred, listed as his first name when in reality, it was, Frederick.  I apologized and told him I would correct it right away.
Believe me, it took everything I had not to put in, Fredo ... but I didn't. 

If a person doesn't like that or any other name other than the one he wants one should comply.  Fredo, in and of itself just doesn't
refer to Italians - and some people don't like that - but also to an idiot as in, The Godfather.

Btw ... If I was Michael I would have done the same thing.   

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2020, 03:56:50 PM »
Ted was the Fredo of the family.

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2020, 04:54:45 PM »
It's no more offensive than calling a bossy white woman "Karen," which happens all the time.

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2020, 07:14:29 PM »
It's no more offensive than calling a bossy white woman "Karen," which happens all the time.

Why would you call a bossy white woman Karen?

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2020, 08:53:34 PM »
Why would you call a bossy white woman Karen?

It's a popular meme. 

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
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Offline Bill Chapman

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Re: Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" In a Forum Post An Ethic Slur?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2020, 09:09:46 PM »
Vote: Is Calling Someone "Fredo" in a Forum post where the person's name is not Fredo An Ethic Slur?
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I've always related the name 'Fredo' to the dumbest son in The Godfather
(Sonny wasn't far behind)