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Old 16-12-2007, 19:19   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MerryChristmas View Post
Remember Calling someone a Scot is fine because we arent a race

But calling someone from pakistan a paki is bad?

fair enough if you call an indian a paki but not a pakistani

At work the other day i had to do a drug search on an off-white gentleman of asian descent he came out with the line "why are you doing this to me im no terrorist im indian not a paki" then he started crying see this as you will
What people have to understand is that words like "paki" and "chinky" are considered racist terms because of their etymology and intent. Calling someone who is Scottish a "Scot" is not similar because it isn't derogatory and therefore isn't offensive to anyone.
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