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It's not about Ells being White...or this being a racist thing. I just think it doesn't reflect respect to call your man a boy. I mean you decided to marry him...so he has to be a man. I think this word is easy to use when the man is younger...but I know that A gets highly offended when someone calls him a boy. He will quickly correct them and say that he doesn't see a boy standing there. Like I said this is not about Ells...I just want to understand why it is so easy to call a man a boy Black...White...Jamaican or Chinese. This is the reason I have never called A my boyfriend...he has always been my man.

I understand how the term 'boy' can be misconstrued, but I really can't see Ellseven being conscious of the way she used it as having negative connotations.....to me she used it in a playful joking manner. I think sometimes we have to be careful about being over sensitive. By all means, point it out, just in case she used it thst way in conversation and someone became offended. I think to be honest, it is a thing with black Americans more than Jamaicans. "Boy' can be used as a diss, but more in terms of referring to age or respect than in a racial context which Jamaicans don't associate with the word.

I am sensitive to how the word is used. The sentence "he is a good boy" made me think she was patting him on the head for finally doing something right that she approved of. I really thought more of her praising a puppy with this statement.

I took it the same way you did (the patting on the head like a puppy), but in a joking way with no negative intent.

As far as people being offended by what someone else calls them, it varies by individual. For example, I call my mother by her first name. She has no problem with it and does not see it as disrespectful. My father, on the other hand, did NOT appreciate that one time I accidentally called him by his first name. Similarly, one person (A) may be offended by "boy," but the next person may not care at all. Same with the n word. I do not want ANYONE calling me that, and I have and will never call anyone else that. But some people don't care.

I agree with what JaE said: it's good to let people know what may or may not be offensive to others, so that they know to be careful when talking to unfamiliar people. So it's good that you informed/reminded all of us that "boy" may be offensive to some, so that we don't go around calling people "boy" when we don't know how they feel about the term.

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Thanks August 7th. I will be 3-0! :dance::dance:

Any plans to celebrate that major day?

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Morning sus and 1luv...

1luv if you give me your number I'll sing to you...I might scare you though.

Sus -- link me and let me know how things are and GUESS WHAT.....I'm sick

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There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore... and who always will.

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good morning everyone . hope everyone has a blessed day

Thanks August 7th. I will be 3-0! :dance::dance:

Any plans to celebrate that major day?

Not until the 15th. Having my 30th bday party! :dance::dance:

hope you have a great time i just turned 30 also

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morning yardies

haapy b/day and belated b/day to the respective ppl

sus where have you been!!!!!??

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good morning everyone . hope everyone has a blessed day

Thanks August 7th. I will be 3-0! :dance::dance:

Any plans to celebrate that major day?

Not until the 15th. Having my 30th bday party! :dance::dance:

hope you have a great time i just turned 30 also

Thanks My2! happy belated if I didnt tell u already!

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Morning all - Am back at work but don't want to be here :cry:

Morning sus and 1luv...

1luv if you give me your number I'll sing to you...I might scare you though.

Sus -- link me and let me know how things are and GUESS WHAT.....I'm sick

Sorry to hear you are sick, Lawny - Things are not good, so stressed -

sus where have you been!!!!!??

Bunz, I was in Maryland at the beach for a long weekend - No computer!

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Morning, All,

Bunz, I was in Maryland at the beach for a long weekend - No computer!

You've only been gone a weekend? Seems like a lot longer.

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Morning, All,

Bunz, I was in Maryland at the beach for a long weekend - No computer!

You've only been gone a weekend? Seems like a lot longer.

hey nat any word on them receiving the paper you emailed to the embassy

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Date Filed : 2010-04-16

Your item was delivered at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2010 in CHICAGO, IL 60603. The item was signed for by L BOX.

noas via email and text 04/26/2010

checked cashed 4/27/2010

Hard copy NOA 4/30/2010 Dated 4/26/2010

RFE 4/30/2010 need a co sponsor

5/26/2010 sent out evidence request.

5/28/2010 Evidence was received

5/28/2010 Biometrics complete

6/1/2010 touches on I485 and EAD

6/10/10 EAD Card production ordered

6/19/10AP arrived

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My4rmylife   0

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hey lawny i hope you feel better soon

WITH GOD AND LOVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

LIVE EACH DAY LIKE ITS YOUR LAST

Adjustment of Status

Event Date

CIS Office : Norfolk VA

Date Filed : 2010-04-16

Your item was delivered at 9:31 AM on April 19, 2010 in CHICAGO, IL 60603. The item was signed for by L BOX.

noas via email and text 04/26/2010

checked cashed 4/27/2010

Hard copy NOA 4/30/2010 Dated 4/26/2010

RFE 4/30/2010 need a co sponsor

5/26/2010 sent out evidence request.

5/28/2010 Evidence was received

5/28/2010 Biometrics complete

6/1/2010 touches on I485 and EAD

6/10/10 EAD Card production ordered

6/19/10AP arrived

6/21/10 EAD ARRIVED

11/16/2010 Touched

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