tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post5673434597799449344..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: 'Paki' is now racist?Robert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-84192372413720312282010-01-06T15:11:43.939-05:002010-01-06T15:11:43.939-05:00more amusing than persons misusing abreviations- p...more amusing than persons misusing abreviations- persons of the commonwealth of the British crown descriving their friends as mates. I wonder if the prince was getting busy with his friend from paquistan..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-86733226629887723772009-01-26T15:32:00.000-05:002009-01-26T15:32:00.000-05:00i'm considered calling the pakistani produced vers...i'm considered calling the pakistani produced version of an american product - much less expensive, marginal quality - as "pakeze" for the style name. Offensive or just making a name for what to expect from this product price point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-89384053950147901172009-01-26T14:07:00.000-05:002009-01-26T14:07:00.000-05:00"Evidently, I'll have to make sure to tell my budd..."Evidently, I'll have to make sure to tell my buddies that they shouldn't refer to THEMSELVES as Pakis !"<BR/><BR/>Yeah, and I'll have to tell all my black friends . . .<BR/>well you see where this is going. It's not just the intent of the words used, it's who uses them as well.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02555175192332318707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-55243770704981978722009-01-15T14:56:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:56:00.000-05:00Evidently, I'll have to make sure to tell my buddi...Evidently, I'll have to make sure to tell my buddies that they shouldn't refer to THEMSELVES as Pakis !<BR/><BR/>When will everyone understand that it's the intent of the words.. not the actual words, that counts.<BR/><BR/>Even nonsense words can be used with or without bad intentions.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm now let me see....<BR/>Some of you forum posters are real Goonafratz ! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-42571652084046458032009-01-13T06:49:00.000-05:002009-01-13T06:49:00.000-05:00I implore you to watch this clip, which should giv...I implore you to watch this clip, which should give you a pretty good idea why 'Paki' is considered racist in Britain. It's from a film, but what happens here was once pretty commonplace:<BR/><BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmiFONLW9cDavid Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783105761324016844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-64023104995300583152009-01-12T17:28:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:28:00.000-05:00political correctness gone mad which will only ang...political correctness gone mad which will only anger more brits-no wonder they are leaving in droves to get away from those who are more protected than themmandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001963786181163674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-78458413641236927062009-01-12T17:25:00.000-05:002009-01-12T17:25:00.000-05:00comment moderation has been enabled so now we hav...comment moderation has been enabled so now we have no freedom of speechmandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001963786181163674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-57224468057923030802009-01-12T15:52:00.000-05:002009-01-12T15:52:00.000-05:00While I agree that its near absence from US usage ...While I agree that its near absence from US usage means that the term "Paki" can't be a slur here (and also that Stacy's reaction, I say to those berating him, is just ignorance of the details of British usage -- something unremarkable in an American).<BR/><BR/>But take it from me bud ... at least in Britain, where the term has currency, "Paki" has been universally considered a derogatory term, of varying strengths, for at least as long as I've been alive, and probably longer. This isn't to say Fleet Street or Muslim-sensitivity groups might not be overreacting or glad to alight upon a cause. Or that there might not be "among mates" contexts where it might be coded differently. But its basic meaning is always derogatory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-23545105028249959272009-01-12T15:48:00.000-05:002009-01-12T15:48:00.000-05:00Where it startedThe abbreviation Paki acquired off...Where it started<BR/><BR/>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.<BR/><BR/>--------<BR/><BR/>After hearing about such a ridiculous claim about Harry being racist and forcing him to apologise, I would like to make the same claim to being called a BRIT a LIMEY and a POM<BR/>Why should I be subject to an abbreviation of what I am?<BR/>I have never had any racists feelings whatsoever and I have PAKI friends who do not worry about having their race abbreviated. What about calleng Americans Yankies or Australians Ozzies, you don't hear complaints from them!!<BR/>If we British took the same attitude as the Muslims/Pakistani's we could not have a BRIT award for one thing,<BR/>The whole world has gone madAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-39597027426737118762009-01-12T07:26:00.000-05:002009-01-12T07:26:00.000-05:00God forbid that someone writing a blog might do so...God forbid that someone writing a blog might do some incredibly basic research before spouting off on a subject they clearly know nothing about. Christ almighty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-47478018670035122652009-01-12T02:15:00.000-05:002009-01-12T02:15:00.000-05:00Problem is that "paki" is not used just to refer t...Problem is that "paki" is not used just to refer to someone from Pakistan, but effectively anyone from South Asia and the Middle East, anyone in fact not black and not white. My brother-in-law who is from Gibraltar was called Paki by his neighbours when living in the UK. People of Indian extraction are called Paki. That's like calling someone from Korea a Jap. Of course they're racist terms, because they are used in a racist manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-36905572219134098162009-01-11T22:23:00.000-05:002009-01-11T22:23:00.000-05:00There appears to be a case of hypersensitivity spr...There appears to be a case of hypersensitivity spreading across the world. How is Paki different from Aussie - I certainly would not be offended as an Australian.<BR/><BR/>More relevantly, why not ask Harry's mate to whom the comment was directed as to whether he was offended.RW5254https://www.blogger.com/profile/08532312866592701443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-92154590705143944702009-01-11T14:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T14:16:00.000-05:00Evidently if you use slang long enough it either b...Evidently if you use slang long enough it either becomes an acceptable phrase or a derogatory slur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-19701757451896779702009-01-11T10:30:00.000-05:002009-01-11T10:30:00.000-05:00Hey foolonthehill,there's a magazine called Hebe.A...Hey foolonthehill,<BR/><BR/>there's a magazine called Hebe.Apparently they see no problem with the term either.<BR/>Wouldn't it be great if Joe the Plumber refered to the Israeli forces as Hebes? Why not, right?<BR/>That's the thing about Conservatives( assuming you are a Con)...you try to employ your logic, flawed as it is, to mollify your prejudices.<BR/>Douche....Young 4-Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159195318322896154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-83262777952389868962009-01-11T08:37:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:37:00.000-05:00Actually that was a bad example as the Scots tribe...Actually that was a bad example as the Scots tribe have been around since well before England got that name from the Angles. Scotland is called after the Scots. <BR/>How about Afghan? Should they be call Afghanistanis? And is Afghan a racial slur? I think not. And anyway http://www.paki.com/ which is a Paki site, sees no problem with the term and rejoice in being Pakistanis, or Pakis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-64594164535016733112009-01-11T08:23:00.000-05:002009-01-11T08:23:00.000-05:00News to me too, but it apparently is a much more o...News to me too, but it apparently is a much more offensive term in the UK and Canada than in the States, because of previous derogatory use during Britain's late colonial phase. So it wouldn't cause any uproar here, but certainly causes it there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-78326604756551940542009-01-11T02:26:00.000-05:002009-01-11T02:26:00.000-05:00So, you're an idiot?http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/...So, you're an idiot?<BR/><BR/>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/PakiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-85294361594003740922009-01-11T01:38:00.000-05:002009-01-11T01:38:00.000-05:00All around the world, "Paki" is used a derogatory ...All around the world, "Paki" is used a derogatory term for Pakistanis ... your Asian friend will give you a list ... chalk it up as the one thing you learned today.eConsultanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178231383292325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-44250042274930966932009-01-11T00:39:00.000-05:002009-01-11T00:39:00.000-05:00"Paki" is traditionally derogatory in Britain. It..."Paki" is traditionally derogatory in Britain. It's something like saying "Nigger". Maybe not as bad, but close. So, yes, it is rude. He probably shouldn't call an Irish colleague a Paddy either.Withywindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465319711207992232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-25317327243512098302009-01-10T23:53:00.000-05:002009-01-10T23:53:00.000-05:00Changing the syllables makes it an epithet in the ...Changing the syllables makes it an epithet in the same way that removing an 'a' and adding a 'k' makes "chink" an epithet; ie, the process by which is becomes a slur is irrelevant; "Paki" has long been a British derogatory term for a person of Pakistani descent.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587216740731401718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-50128648849885741632009-01-10T23:35:00.000-05:002009-01-10T23:35:00.000-05:00Oh come on, now you''re just being obtuse. There's...Oh come on, now you''re just being obtuse. There's no way an American would use the word "Jap" to describe a Japanese, or "Chink" for Chinese. That "Paki" has evolved into a racial slur is a function of UK cultural attitudes and biases, and has nothing to do with the logic of language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com