Posted on Jun 18, 2016
Do you consider the term jarhead and other names for the different branches of service offensive?
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I have a couple of friends who are Marines (They are both out but I know 'Once a Marine always a Marine') and I've jokingly called them jarheads and they've made fun of the Army. I'd never call someone I just met a jarhead unless they absolutely knew I was joking. I guess what I'm getting at is, do you think interservice rivalry can sometimes come off as 'offensive'' even if it's meant jokingly?
Posted 9 y ago
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Anything that anyone says at any given time is going to be offensive to someone somewhere.
The offense is in the intent behind the word. If you intend to hurt someone when you say "jarhead" or "flyboy" then you are an offensive person. If you have good intentions behind your words then you have good intentions.
Quit being so thin skinned and see these for what they are: terms of endearment spoken by our brothers and sisters in arms with the meaning to have fun.
The offense is in the intent behind the word. If you intend to hurt someone when you say "jarhead" or "flyboy" then you are an offensive person. If you have good intentions behind your words then you have good intentions.
Quit being so thin skinned and see these for what they are: terms of endearment spoken by our brothers and sisters in arms with the meaning to have fun.
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I agree, if it's a fellow vet or active duty, I'll just tease back. I have a pretty good collection of memes for that purpose. The only thing that even comes close to getting my goat is when someone displays willful ignorance in their comments or tries to make hurtful comments.
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Okay hold on! I may be a bit late to this party, but we can no longer refer to Marines as ‘jar heads’. You see, it is offensive. Studies have been done (scientific ones) and we now realize that you can actually put things in jars!
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It could come off that way but it shouldn't. Certain possibilities should be expected. A person considering joining the Marine Corps would hopefully be aware of the various nick-names. The same goes for the other services. If not before, shortly after joining the service, those nick-names will be made apparent. In my opinion, being offended, in any aspect of life, is a choice. It shows a lack of self-respect and gives power to that thing.
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Depends on how much a moron they want to be. I have been called just about every name in the book. The Col. (My dad) told me not to sweat the small stuff. It is how a person acts when your life is on the line that counts. Been there done that
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“Jarhead” never bothered me. I find it funny that even if someone calling you by that term thinks its offensive, we aren’t offended.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
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Respect from those of us who were shot at with them. Others, not necessarily so, but maybe.
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As long as the person using the term has served it doesn’t bother me at all. In my opinion it’s part of the brotherhood that you become a member of when you have served.
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