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Perm

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Whether it's just the fact I haven't experienced the World as some people have on here, nor had any relationships with Pakistani people I don't know, but I really don't find P-A-K-I offensive unless used in an offensive context. Simply calling somebody the aforementioned word would just give me the impression they are lazy, and can't be bothered saying Pakistani. Same with Abo and Aborigine. Excuse me if I'm being ignorant or insulting, I just genuinely don't see what the big deal is.
 

Richard

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Whether it's just the fact I haven't experienced the World as some people have on here, nor had any relationships with Pakistani people I don't know, but I really don't find P-A-K-I offensive unless used in an offensive context. Simply calling somebody the aforementioned word would just give me the impression they are lazy, and can't be bothered saying Pakistani. Same with Abo and Aborigine. Excuse me if I'm being ignorant or insulting, I just genuinely don't see what the big deal is.
Always extremely careful never to use either term myself. Can't think that I've ever referred to anything as a "Jap" either, but will be extra careful not to from now on either.
 

pasag

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Whether it's just the fact I haven't experienced the World as some people have on here, nor had any relationships with Pakistani people I don't know, but I really don't find P-A-K-I offensive unless used in an offensive context. Simply calling somebody the aforementioned word would just give me the impression they are lazy, and can't be bothered saying Pakistani. Same with Abo and Aborigine. Excuse me if I'm being ignorant or insulting, I just genuinely don't see what the big deal is.
**** is not considered a racial slur in our part of the world though. 'Abo' is.
 
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Richard

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Indeed - due to the fact that the Australian Aboriginal population of the UK is miniscule, and the Asian population of Australia, UIMM, is tiny compared to that of the UK.

BTW, this isn't terribly important, but it's interesting how you can always tell what a CWer considers as generally a racial slur, because it'll always be typed in speechmarks. Thus emphasising that you're merely quoting and not condoning or using.
 

PhoenixFire

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Whether it's just the fact I haven't experienced the World as some people have on here, nor had any relationships with Pakistani people I don't know, but I really don't find P-A-K-I offensive unless used in an offensive context. Simply calling somebody the aforementioned word would just give me the impression they are lazy, and can't be bothered saying Pakistani. Same with Abo and Aborigine. Excuse me if I'm being ignorant or insulting, I just genuinely don't see what the big deal is.
Well obviously it's all about what context the word is being used in. I myself would happily joke about with some good friends I have that are of Pakistani origin, as I know that they can take a joke and we both know where the line is.

That said, I would only ever use it to these friends and I wouldn't dream of using the word when talking to another person of Pakistani orgin that I didn't know as well.
 

GIMH

Norwood's on Fire
Racism is often subjective and I guess on an international forum we all have to respect that :)
 

Richard

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No, apparently we should just use whatever words are acceptable where we come from and bugger anyone from somewhere else who might find them offensive. 8-)
 

HeathDavisSpeed

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No, apparently we should just use whatever words are acceptable where we come from and bugger anyone from somewhere else who might find them offensive. 8-)
I find the word 'bugger' offensive. I have a phobia of people who spend their whole life searching for insects, and I would be very happy if you could refrain from using this word in the future.

Please refer to the act of searching for insects as 'incest' rather than 'buggery'

EDIT: Many thanks to my (recently deceased) grandmother for the inspiration behind this post. The year was 1997 and we were playing scrabble. She was amazed to come up with the seven letter word 'buggery' and was somewhat taken aback by the fact that we all cracked up. She then, somewhat quaintly went on to explain that a "Buggery" is a home for bugs, much like an ant farm.
 
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Sanz

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Well obviously it's all about what context the word is being used in. I myself would happily joke about with some good friends I have that are of Pakistani origin, as I know that they can take a joke and we both know where the line is.

That said, I would only ever use it to these friends and I wouldn't dream of using the word when talking to another person of Pakistani orgin that I didn't know as well.
TBF, only place I have ever used the word '****' is on Internet forums. Even if we ignored its usage in UK, In real life it sounds very dis-respectful and I dont think I will be able to use it to Pakistani friends, just like I would never use any short ethnicity/country short form in real life to address friends or any other group.

That said, I do not believe that the word is offensive without the context.
 

Smudge

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No, apparently we should just use whatever words are acceptable where we come from and bugger anyone from somewhere else who might find them offensive. 8-)
Ooo, the rolleyes. So withering.

You're not Pakistani. Stop acting so outraged over something that doesn't affect you.
 

Burgey

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Must say until I began posting on here, I never knew **** was considered a derogatory term. Certainly isn't in Australia as far as I know.
Learn something knew every day, as they say.
 

Richard

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Ooo, the rolleyes. So withering.

You're not Pakistani. Stop acting so outraged over something that doesn't affect you.
Haha, yeah, so because racist terminology isn't directed at me I can't find it reprehensible.

Cripes, you're a piss-poor excuse for a human-being of times. That withering enough?
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
The word, or the cheese?
:lol: Not sure if you jokingly asked it or not, but I loled.
Whether it's just the fact I haven't experienced the World as some people have on here, nor had any relationships with Pakistani people I don't know, but I really don't find P-A-K-I offensive unless used in an offensive context. Simply calling somebody the aforementioned word would just give me the impression they are lazy, and can't be bothered saying Pakistani. Same with Abo and Aborigine. Excuse me if I'm being ignorant or insulting, I just genuinely don't see what the big deal is.
**** is not considered a racial slur in our part of the world though. 'Abo' is.
I find the word 'bugger' offensive. I have a phobia of people who spend their whole life searching for insects, and I would be very happy if you could refrain from using this word in the future.

Please refer to the act of searching for insects as 'incest' rather than 'buggery'

EDIT: Many thanks to my (recently deceased) grandmother for the inspiration behind this post. The year was 1997 and we were playing scrabble. She was amazed to come up with the seven letter word 'buggery' and was somewhat taken aback by the fact that we all cracked up. She then, somewhat quaintly went on to explain that a "Buggery" is a home for bugs, much like an ant farm.
Must say until I began posting on here, I never knew **** was considered a derogatory term. Certainly isn't in Australia as far as I know.
Learn something knew every day, as they say.
Its interesting. During day 3 of the Boxing Day Test 2003 I, and a few of my mates, were called a **** by a drunken guy (obviously English judging by his accent) who was hanging around some bogans.

This was a few months befor I joined CW, however I knew that in England its used in a derogatory context from watching some English films, and conversing with people from England on other message boards.

Its funny that had I not known that, I would have legitimately thought he was mistakng me for a Pakistani, and probably just laughed it off, rather than actually realising he was shouting racial abuse.

Yet even if I was unaware that the term was racist, the fashion/tone he said it was clearly abusive, and technically I think with or without the racial connotation I should have been offended anyway, but I believe I wouldn't have been had I not already known the term was a racist insult.

Anyway, for the record, I think the term should be barred from use on this board. Its conotations are worldy enough nowadays to be insulting, and for Pakistanis that call themselves that and don't like that it has been turned into an insult in England, I understand why they'd be confused by it being censored. But it needs to be done anyway. Blame the English :ph34r:

I'd never heard the term "jap's eyes" to describe the hole of a penis before. I won't add much to the discussion other than saying that my penis hurts after reading Goughy's posts.
 
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