I don’t know whether it ever was, but it definitely got co-opted by racists as a slur in the UK. A pretty bad one too, I gather. Whether it’s been reclaimed, I couldn’t say. Personally, I’d steer very well clear of it.
I did not know that. Fixed it. So “Pakis” is offensive but “Pakistanis” is not right? Or should I call them “people from Pakistan” or “Pakistani-American” lol I don’t get these SJW things 🤦♂️
Wild, in parts of the US that means booze store or corner store that sells booze. Shortened from Package Store. Think its spelled differently though? Could be wrong.
Even Pakistan expelling them while Turkey welcoming both Pakistanis and Afghans and also Syrians.
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Isn’t it the abbrevation of Pakistani?
I don’t know whether it ever was, but it definitely got co-opted by racists as a slur in the UK. A pretty bad one too, I gather. Whether it’s been reclaimed, I couldn’t say. Personally, I’d steer very well clear of it.
I did not know that. Fixed it. So “Pakis” is offensive but “Pakistanis” is not right? Or should I call them “people from Pakistan” or “Pakistani-American” lol I don’t get these SJW things 🤦♂️
Not referring to a group of people as a slur isn’t really an “SJW” (are you stuck in 2016?) thing.
Wild, in parts of the US that means booze store or corner store that sells booze. Shortened from Package Store. Think its spelled differently though? Could be wrong.