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I don't understand why white people not being able to use a racist slur means the world is going mad? I don't see why anyone would really take issue with a minority being able to reclaim a word for themselves, it doesn't really affect anyone negatively unless someone is desperate to use this slur.
Sorry but how can you "reclaim" a word? Whatever next, different versions of the dictionary to accomodate minoritys?
Its either a word we can all use without causing offence, or it shouldnt be used by anyone.
And whilst we are on the subject why is "****'s" deemed to be so offensive? No different to calling us Welshies or Taffies? Plus its quicker to say than Pakistanis.
Well, yes I kind of see where you're going with that one. I mean it's ok to call Australians "Aussies", Polish people "Poles", Turkish people as "Turks", so why not shorten Pakistanis? Probably because it used to be followed by the word "Bastard" and was used to cause offence to anyone who seemed to be from that part of the world.
End of the day, it's all about context and the implied meaning behind it.
People find it offensive because while it might have started out as being a shortened version of Pakistani, it quickly became a catch-all name for anyone who looks like they might originate from the Indian subcontinent and needed to be given a bashing for the crime of moving to the UK.
Well it isn't fine you're still making a complete twat of yourself if you say it. Just the fact it wasn't a wide spread racial slur used by loads of people means it doesn't have the history behind it and it isn't as offensive.
Calling a German a kraut is just as bad though and they're white.
Kraut is nowhere near as bad. Show me a comedian that got slammed in the papers for saying "kraut" on stage.
Also, I don't see the difference between calling one person a French Bastard and calling someone else a "complete twat" but I suppose that the complexities of political correctness for you.
It's nothing to do with political correctness though is it? I would think anyone throwing about needless insults was a bit of a prick but I always think someone who brings nationality into it is often at best very closed minded.
Do you really not think it's just a bit more ignorant. I've lived all over the uk and currently live abroad and I've always felt anyone calling me a "welsh twat" to be a bigger nob than someone who would just call me a twat. Why use my nationality in a negative way? It was just where I was born it doesn't have any implications on whether I'm a twat or not.
I wasn't calling you a complete twat btw I was saying anyone who says stuff like that generally is though.
Perhaps we should ban the word "English" then as by that logic "English Bastards" is a very commonly used racist slur in Wales.
Surely "Bastard" is the offensive word and not the nationality of the word preceding it?
I dont see whats racist about saying youre popping down the pakis for cans.
But isn't "English Bastard" a bit like "work colleague"?
I'd always think less of someone saying English bastard, it comes across as ignorant at best. Adding the qualifier of bastard makes it the insult, just like saying someone is black is fine but saying someone is a "black bastard" is racist.
**** is a slur that's what's wrong with saying it. It doesn't mean you're a racist just because you say it though.