How is Jap racist when its no different to Britt?

Answer 1

Britain has equality laws which make it illegal to discriminate against anyone because if their race, creed, religion etc. Japan has no such laws and although there is a degree of racism in Japan, the Japanese people are so polite that it is unlikely that foreigners would notice it.

The term "Jap" was used in a derogatory manner during WW2 when tensions in regards to those of Japanese descent were very high. Referring to someone as a Jap was roughly the same as referring to a black person as the n word. The term "Brit" on the other hand, is not viewed as derogatory....at least not to the extent some terms are. The United States and Great Britain have been allies for a long time and were so in WW2. So the short answer is that "Brit" tends to be a term of endearment whereas "Jap" is a derogatory term.