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Originally posted by SKinLaB
Do you find it racist to call someone from Britain a Brit, or an Australian a Aussie, or someone from Afghanistan a Afghani, or someone from the U.S a barbarian?
Originally posted by Grumble
Besides, it is not a race (even if you accept the concept of race), it is a nationality.
The abbreviation Paki acquired offensive connotations in the 1960s when used by British tabloids to refer to subjects of former colony states in a derogatory and racist manner. In modern British usage "Paki" is typically used in a derogatory way as a label for all South Asians, including Indians, Afghans and Bangladeshis. To a lesser extent, the term has been applied as a racial slur towards Arabs and other Middle Eastern-looking groups who may resemble South Asians. During the 60's many emigrants were also dubbed as "black" to further segregrate them from the white community. Some would say such a division still exists in parts of England
Originally posted by Freeborn
reply to post by quackers
I know some young people of Pakistani origin call themselves 'Paki' and there are some quite odious and outright racists on some of those UK based Pakistani forums.
But that doesn't alter the fact that the majority of time when the term is used in the UK it is intended in a derogatory manner.
Originally posted by woogleuk
Heres one, Fanny, in America meaning ones bum, but here in the UK it's a highly offensive slang term (to some) for a womans gentalia, if we are gonna ban Paki we have to ban fanny.
?"edit on 25/2/11 by woogleuk because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SKinLaB
If they are from Pakistan, why is that racist calling them a Paki? Do you find it racist to call someone from Britain a Brit, or an Australian a Aussie, or someone from Afghanistan a Afghani, or someone from the U.S a barbarian?
I can understand if you are calling an Asian a Paki though. Unless they are an Asian from Pakistan.
Originally posted by Crakeur
reply to post by MR BOB
I do believe that, if you filter the word, it would wind up screwing up anything with that word, such as Pakistan, Pakisani etc.
Originally posted by Kailassa
If a term is used too frequently in a hateful manner it becomes an insult.
Paki is not really racist, because Pakistani is not a race, but, in most situations, it is now an insult.
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