Pigeon English and Race Fail 2009
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In 2009, Jennem was a participant in Race Fail 2009. She participated by replying to comments on other people's posts. She sided with the camp that labeled themselves as supporters of People of Color and anti-racists. During this discussion, she was called out on her LiveJournal for her use of pigeon English in using words like "clickee" and "linkee". A commenter believed that these phrases could be construed as racist, and raised the issue to Jennem's attention. [1] Jennem apologized for the use of these words, indicating that she never intended for her words to be construed in such a manner, and she thanked the commenter for bringing the issue to her attention. [2] She promptly edited her post by striking through the potentially offensive phrase and apologizing for any offense or hurt that might have been caused. [3]
