Ouch. That's going to leave a mark...
As I recall, Britain’s “bitter racial history” involved ending the slave trade, whereas Arabs “bitter racial history” includes slavery up to this day.
But of course, this immigrant fifth columnist has been taught that only whites can have a “bitter racial history.”
Maybe he was talking about Dumbo !
I hope that before I die when some third worlder is insulted the one they are complaininng about says, “that is what you are!”
If you don't like it, go the hell home.
The words that a society bans are largely accients of history.
“Nigger”, for example, is similar to a dozen other words in French, Italian, Spanish and Portugese all descended from the latin adjective “niger” - which meant the color black.
But because it was used for a race that was enslaved and lynched and denied basic rights, it has horrible associations.
I wonder if Paki is really in that category though. Surely the Brits had bad names for various Indian groups but Paki sounds pretty generic.
I thought Paki was only offensive if you called an Indian person a Paki. My bad.
Paki...Brit. There. I just said both. They’ll probably be the same thing before long, anyway. ;-)
Seems all sort of silly to this poster.
I’m ok with whatever.
But don’t even think about calling me an “Amero”.
Just saying.
So, Is calling someone from the USA = Yank racist?
Is calling someone from Australia = Aussie racist?
Is calling someone from Canada = Canuck racist?
Is calling someone from Sweden = Swede racist?
etc.
Uh oh! The Horowhenua District (New Zealand) has a Paki Road. So does Honolulu, Hawaii. Lawsuit time!
The UK has gone from running the world to being a collection of overly sensitive, college girls.
crazy canuck...
I am so offended by my own words...
Can’t believe half-witted Islamic Propagandists are winning over so many minds...insane.
Paki is a good word.I use it all the time. It was taught to me by a Prince
Remember, Your Highness; never, ever use the term “Paki”; the proper term is “Wogs”.
When these stooopid so-called “human rights” campaigners ban everyone from calling me a “Yank” or even worse a “Gringo” then I might care......
Make the “human rights” campaigners go everywhere in Latin America stamping out the word “Gringo” which really offends me!!!
.....on 2nd thought, no, it’s all rather stupid to get worked up about a simple abbreviation of a country or people’s name. It is NOT like the “N-word” — “Paki” is simply a shortened version of “Pakistani” — is anyone suggesting that no one should be referred to as “Pakistani”??
As noted, it must be time to ban the abbreviated word “Brit” and many others.......
As an American, this has the same relevance.
Kirk and Spock are confused as to why they fight and this exchange takes place with Commissioner Bele:
BELE:"It is obvious to the most simpleminded that Lokai is of an inferior breed."
SPOCK: "The obvious visual evidence, Commissioner, is that he is of the same breed as yourself."
BELE:"Are you blind, Commander Spock? Well, look at me. Look at me!"
SPOCK: "You're black on one side and white on the other."
BELE: "I am black on the right side."
SPOCK: "I fail to see the significant difference."
BELE: "Lokai is white on the right side. All of his people are white on the right side."