• iso@lemy.lol
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    1 year ago

    Even Pakistan expelling them while Turkey welcoming both Pakistanis and Afghans and also Syrians.

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          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.

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            1 year ago

            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 🤦‍♂️

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              1 year ago

              Not referring to a group of people as a slur isn’t really an “SJW” (are you stuck in 2016?) thing.

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            1 year ago

            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.