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Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by tomcooks »

uulu wrote: post #39
tomcooks wrote: post #24

Very nice, these fake works upset me as well. As a foreigner I do not understand how those made up nonsensical words (common in coffee, car model names, appliances, websites), or that stereotypical "mamma mia i speak-a english-a language" intonation aren't considered on par with making fun of the Asian stereotypical pronunciation or making up words like "Ching Chong Pling Plong" to sell something. Any native American…

This is a rabbit hole. You probably didn't mean it this way, but: > Any native American can help me understand the difference between making fun of Asians/Blacks/other groups and italo-americans? You know what "native american" means in (American) English, don't you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United...

That is not a rabbit hole, it's child's play.

To use your own words: I wrote native American and not Native American, didn't I? Do you know what "native" with a lowercase lettee means, don't you?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native

As a side note, an unrequested advice: As you said, you probably didn't mean it this way but you sound detestable.

Cheers and thank you.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by qwerty456127 »

katspaugh wrote: post #12

UX suggestions: - make the "Give me a Coffee name" button 5x larger - place the button and generated name in the middle of the page, not at the bottom - remove the pink border from the secondary title ("Create your own...") because it looks like a button.

Finding the button seems so hard this even seems a feature rather than a bug. Sort of a game.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by mc32 »

Spivak wrote: post #69
_v7gu wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Now that's just racism on another scale: you're saying Mexicans are below Americans?

Yes. Mexicans have not installed institutions that create and perpetuate widespread discrimination, prejudice, and harm to Americans but the opposite is true. Punching up or down isn't about the relative superiority or inferiority of groups, it's about the human made power dynamics that exist between them.

This is weird, you're saying the only racism is institutional racism (tho you must recall the motto Mexico is for Mexicans' as well as a history of slavery in Mexico) that attitude used to keep out legal foreigners (LatAm and NAm) from some types of jobs.

Never the less, it's ridiculous to think that a Mexican cannot be racist against an American or a Honduran or whatever.

Mexico imported slaves from Africa and that wasn't abolished till the 1830s though there was an exception that allowed importation of slaves from Texas.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by sfgweilr4f »

I like this. I'd like similar for pizza as well.

The real joke is the fact that most Italians look at US coffee with a sense of either vague or specific disappointment. Does not matter what fancy name you come up with.

On the other hand you could try asking an Italian barista for a Latte and see what you end up with.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by kevinmgranger »

r-zip wrote: post #40
kevinmgranger wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Italians aren't discriminated against en masse in the US, so poking fun at the language is seen as "punching down".

I think you mean punching up, or "isn't seen as punching down."

Whoops, meant isn't. Too late to edit.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by uulu »

tomcooks wrote: post #71
uulu wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a rabbit hole. You probably didn't mean it this way, but: > Any native American can help me understand the difference between making fun of Asians/Blacks/other groups and italo-americans? You know what "native american" means in (American) English, don't you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United...

That is not a rabbit hole, it's child's play. To use your own words: I wrote native American and not Native American, didn't I? Do you know what "native" with a lowercase lettee means, don't you? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native As a side note, an unrequested advice: As you said, you probably didn't mean it this way but you sound detestable. Cheers and thank you.

Sorry. I did not mean to offend you, but your response clearly show that I did it somehow. Sorry again for any intended or unintended meaning that my comment could have conveyed to you.

Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names

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Post by tedmiston »

CamelCaseName wrote: post #26
katspaugh wrote: post #12

UX suggestions: - make the "Give me a Coffee name" button 5x larger - place the button and generated name in the middle of the page, not at the bottom - remove the pink border from the secondary title ("Create your own...") because it looks like a button.

Yes, if not for your comment I would have never found it. I thought it was the "buy me a coffee" donation type link at first glance.

same -- i thought it was just broken on mobile
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