Polish Rapper Under Fire

[Dave Monroe]

>From The Onion, Vol. 37, No. 44 (December 5, 2001) ...

Polish Rapper Under Fire For Use Of The Word 'Polack'

DETROIT— MC Krakow, a popular Detroit-based rapper of
Polish descent, came under fire Tuesday for his use of
the word 'Polack' on his new album World Warsaw III. 
"When MC Krakow casually uses the P-word, it dredges
up decades of hurtful portrayals and cruel jokes for
our people," said Sandy Serwacki, president of the
Polish Anti-Defamation Society. "In just the song
'Ten-Inch Pierogie' alone, he uses the word 27 times."
In an official statement, MC Krakow defended his use
of the word: "When I say, 'Y'all be my Polacks,' or
'Yo, what up, Polack?,' it's my way of taking the word
back. Our people need to re-claim and embrace 'Polack'
with pride, just like Eminem did with the word
'faggot.'"

http://www.theonion.com/

Absolutely no offense meant to anyone, Polish (I'm
fourth-generation Polish American on my mother's side
of the family ...) or not.  Offered rather as an
interesting take on an issue that, for whatever
reason, came up here a while back ...





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