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X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I’ve heard people say “Pakis” as a short for Pakistani in a non-insulting way

Non-insulting according to whom? Some people are so ingrained to racism that they don't even sound racist. It's like old people who say "negro" but don't mean to offend. They're just unconsciously recycling the racism in which they were indoctrinated.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago

    As discussed in this thread, America doesnt really have the same historical racist context. I would not be shocked if Pakistani people here were okay with it because the context is different or i would not be shocked if American Pakistanis also didn't know. This is not a defense of the word, I will not (and really have never used it) just idly noting that context is very important.

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