20-10-2009, 12:01 PM
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First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by mark
"Bigal" wrote in message
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Granity;867389 Wrote:
Surely "Paki" is an abbreviation of Pakistani If it is considered racist
to abbreviate it to Paki, then it's, by definition, racist to shorten
British to Brits, Scottish to Scots, etc. ..................
Pete
It can get worse that that. Just think - Taffy for Welsh, Jock for
Scots, Paddy for Irish, Pom (whinging) and Tommy for the English,
Yank for Americans, Aussie for Australians. The list is endless.
Would someone like to tell me just who the hell is the racist one here.
Paki is only an abbreviation of Pakistani, and if I really wanted to
be nasty to a Pakistani it would be the inflection in my voice as I
said "Pakistani".
Bigal
What would you have for Nigerians?
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Hauser,Ibo, or Yoruba. I never found a way to shorten them when I lived there. It was probably where the "N" word originated including Niger. (the country)
Bigal
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