Poll: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A "NINJA SWORD"!

[Iwantcandy]

I've seen people using the words "ninja sword", or "throwing star", and it annoys the hell out of me.
Therefore, I wanted to check how other escapists feel about this. So please answer the poll, and comment with your other opinions below.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

what's the big deal? let people call it what they want.

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

wooooops double post, sorry.

 

[AugustFall]

What? A ninja sword is like a shortened form a Katana.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

what's the big deal? let people call it what they want.

What's the big deal? Let people call it what they want.

Double double post post.

OT: Katana/Shuriken

 

[Iwantcandy]

What's the big deal? Let people call it what they want.

Well, good sir. You see; that's my problem. It actually has a name, therefore I don't like that people refer to it as something that sounds shitty.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Katana is the proper term and is a sword that was used by the Samurai of Imperial Japan. The "ninja sword" is the Ninjato and is completely inferior to the power and cutting ability of the Katana.

The Shuriken is a throwing weapon and is sometimes also referred to as the "throwing star" which i can accept.

 

[Iwantcandy]

What? A ninja sword is like a shortened form a Katana.

I don't see where that makes sense, hope you'll explain.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

Well, historically...Oh, what's the point? I could describe the whole of Japan's history in detail, and people would still use terms like "ninja sword". I've ceased to be angry about it.

 

[smithy_2045]

Ninja sword/throwing star pisses off japanophiles, so I go with that.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

It annoys me that you don't know the proper name for that "ninja sword".

Ninjas did NOT use Katanas. They used Ninjato.

And why should people pronounce things so specifically? Throwing star/ninja sword carries the message across just fine.

 

[Iwantcandy]

Well, historically...Oh, what's the point? I could describe the whole of Japan's history in detail, and people would still use terms like "ninja sword". I've ceased to be angry about it.

This is my point.

 

[AugustFall]

What? A ninja sword is like a shortened form a Katana.

I don't see where that makes sense, hope you'll explain.

I hate to use wiki but really: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjat%C5%8D Odds are they didn't use them often but if they did then they would have used a short sword as it is easier to conceal.
Also yes it's called a shuriken but we speak english so why is throwing star not acceptable?

 

[YouCallMeNighthawk]

What's the big deal? Let people call it what they want.

Well, good sir. You see; that's my problem. It actually has a name, therefore I don't like that people refer to it as something that sounds shitty.

Well americans call football soccer, people call lager beer, but i don't exactly get pissed off with it.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

Well, historically...Oh, what's the point? I could describe the whole of Japan's history in detail, and people would still use terms like "ninja sword". I've ceased to be angry about it.

This is my point.

That's what I thought.

 

[Estocavio]

It annoys me that you don't know the proper name for that "ninja sword".

Ninjas did NOT use Katanas. They used Ninjato.

And why should people pronounce things so specifically? Throwing star/ninja sword carries the message across just fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninjat%C5%8D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja#Weaponry
Note that im offering constructive conversation here, not some argument over nothing.


OT: It doesn't bother me - As long as i know what theyre talking about, i can live with it.

 

[Dark Knifer]

No reason to hate someone because of that. If they don't happen to know the name of something, a description of said thing seems perfectly reasonable to replace it. In short, I don't really care. I pronounce it correctly if I remember, but this is not always the case.

 

[Frotality]

who the hell says ninja sword instead of katana? are there people so disconnected from basic world culture that they cant even recognize the iconic weapon of the iconic samurai?! is there honestly people who cant even get their eastern stereotypes right?

give me names OP. home adresses. blood will be spilt this day.

seriously though; this is like calling socks footgloves; its a wholly unnecessary word and just makes you sound ignorant.

 

[Sir Thomas Sean Connery]

Depends on the situation. If I want to feel smart, I say Katana/Shuriken, if I am in a casual situation, I say Samurai Sword/Throwing Star and if I want to annoy the fuck out of people around me, I say Ninja Sword and Spiky Star Thing.