It's a difficult one to call. They ALL are. A lot of it is in the beholder. I use terms like "Paki shop" innocently enough (A shop owned and staffed by persons of Pakistani origin), but wouldn't actually call a Paki a Paki, unless we were friends....PFFT YEAH LIKE I'D EVER BE FRIENDS WITH ONE OF "THEM"!
Point is, certain sections of people seem to take more offense at things than others. A Paki would more than likely be offended if you called him a Paki, no matter how innocent it was, but if a Scots person got called a Jock, chances are they wouldn't mind, unless they were a knuckle dragger that had those kinds of "problems", they unfortunately do exist here...
it's on a similar level to racism. Most people I know aren't racist, and it's really not that big of a deal now.
mue 26 wrote:I think it's very obvious who Qwerty looks like:
Seriously, look at his picture then look at this. You'll wont know which ones which!
mue 26 wrote: "paki" to "scot", the words obviously have totally different contexts
mue 26 wrote:and it's not just that one is used to describe Scottish and the other Pakistani.
mue 26 wrote:Patronising diatrible
mue 26 wrote:And the word is not restricted to use on Pakistani people, as anyone with a brown and Asian complexion are often called paki's. Do you even known if the people who own your local "paki shop" are even Pakistani? When you consider this, I think it's pretty easy to understand why it's brings up negative emotions in people.
mue 26 wrote:I've never heard of any Scottish person over here be violently assaulted for being a "jock".
Yes they do, in the way that I'm/my peers are using it.
All that stuff about the Utopian world, yeah, it'd be great if everyone got along and nobody said rude words, but all that stuff about the origins of the word etc.? Totally not needed.
can use such a word guilt free
mue 26 wrote:Also, what the hell is going on with Kiba?
mue 26 wrote: Need I post a picture of you Qwerty?
Same guy.
Rakim wrote: Did anyone ever tell you you kinda look like Val Kilmer for reals? And not the new fat Kilmer, the batman Kilmer.
Doing that adorable pouty face. Get over here!
Rakim wrote: Did anyone ever tell you you kinda look like Val Kilmer for reals? And not the new fat Kilmer, the batman Kilmer.
Doing that adorable pouty face. Get over here!
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