I didn't know that 'Moke' was a race

[dmbwest]

w-dad and anyone else contemplating ... Best bet is to just shut up and wait 'till you actually live here for a sec.

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[hikatz]

Wuzzerdad, thought you might enjoy these websites[]


http://www.eyeofhawaii.com/Pidgin/pidgin.htm

http://www.howtoliveinhawaii.com/4471/ha...gin-slang/

[Wuzzerdad]

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Originally posted by Ken

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Originally posted by rainyjim

Like Obie says Rick, mokes are not actually a race just like rednecks are not actually a race. Hope this clears things up for you, but if you were just trolling ken - damned good job of it.

Cheers

rainyjim

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I see your logic.


A person calls for the "sterilization" of select group of a certain race. Because they play their music too loud.

I called them on that.

Coming from you, I can see how you would turn that into me being the troll!

Now, to clarify, are you the one who desires to be the one who issues the “sterilization” decree, or will you be one of the ones who gets “sterilized?”

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[:I]Life has already sterilized me, I am no longer be a threat to the gene pool beyond the damage I already did. My children on the other hand...

And I really was interested in what race a "Moke" and "Mokette" are, guess I could have figured it out eventually.

And, for the record....I am "happa", or mixed race and have endured a lifetime of biggoted interaction from a certain group of mainland folks I would say are rednecks, so if rednecks and mokes are basically the same I will not have much time for them..


I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick

[Wuzzerdad]

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Originally posted by pog

w-dad and anyone else contemplating ... Best bet is to just shut up and wait 'till you actually live here for a sec.

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[:p]Great response, I am getting a very clear picture of what race a Moke may be part of....

I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick

[pahoated]

There is no such thing as race, only genetic variation and how we choose to perceive it. However, there are enough collective traits that can be cataloged into groups that we can call race.

Hawaiians are not a race. Polynesians are a race and Hawaiians are just Polynesians. So the slang moke doesn't refer to race or racist. It can be used to have negative connotation. This is the definition of moke from the Urban Dictionary:

moke - Anyone (Usually of Hawaiian ancestry) who actively participates in one or more of the following moke activities-
Surfing
Bodyboarding
Bodysurfing with McDonalds Tray
Hawaiian Canoe Paddling
Driving a Lifted Pickup
Listening to Reggae/Jawaiian Music
Playing an ukulele
Stealing shoes/slippahs
Smoking Weed

There is one mandatory qualification though... For one to be a full fledged "moke", one must be well versed if not fluent in pidgin english.
Ho, Brah... U such a moke, cuz...

[aikahimomma]

spell check

Titta is Tita

Happa is Hapa

[dmbwest]

Mahalo Aikahimomma,
Spelling errors sometimes speak volumes.
aloha,
pog

[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by pahoated

Hawaiians are not a race. Polynesians are a race and Hawaiians are just Polynesians. So the slang moke doesn't refer to race or racist. It can be used to have negative connotation. This is the definition of moke from the Urban Dictionary:

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That's an odd set of characteristics. Stealing slippahs? A more general one is that a moke is a big guy with a lot of muscles, and usually attitude, and not much brains. It comes from the Hawaiian word moko, which means boxer. And while it may not be racist per se, since it's certainly derogatory and invariably refers to someone who's Hawaiian or at least "local", a haole person calling someone a moke to their face will likely be taken even worse.

[punafish]

Since we're on the topic of pidgin, here's a clip to study before you get here , "Ken Tanaka Learns to Speak Mo Bettah." Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDrJ-ey7Dx8