@ 'rilla...
It's nice to see someone put some thought into this.
Just to clear one thing up, I don't use the term Paki, but I haven't got a problem with its use if it explicitly describes Pakistani people, and not people who look a bit like them. The term "Paki shop" was extremely common here in the UK in the 70's, the PC brigade have succeeded into turning a nickname for the corner shop into something offensive. The people who used the term didn't make it offensive, other people did. The term gollywog wasn't offensive when referring to the doll, until someone decided it was. Times are changing, soon it will be against the law to say "fat", we'll have to say "larger than average" or "horizontally challenged" or some shit.
I realise that some people are offended by certain words. If I know this when I meet someone, I try not to use those words. There are some words I obviously do not use in certain company, Paki is certainly one of those words. But then, I don't have a problem with these words so long as the context is not aggressive.
So a question... is it acceptable for Americans to mock the English for having bad teeth? It doesn't offend me, but then what if I say it does? Does that make anyone who's offending me with such claims a racist? Of course not. I should lighten up.
But, I'm gonna be an arse for a minute (just a minute though). I don't like being called a Brit, it's either Briton or English. I also don't like white caucasian, I prefer Anglo-Saxon. I'm skinny, but I prefer the term lean. Finally, please don't ever refer to me as a dopehead, junkie or waster, I prefer stoner.
We can all be offended by whatever we want. I'm not saying people can't be. I don't care what offends people. All I care about is my intentions, that's all I can control. What offends others is their business.
My concience is clear, there's no hatred in me.
Yes, my last post might be rough, but it's not racist. I don't think there should be a Black Police Association, that's what I think is racism. It is a group that excludes people based on their skin colour. A White Police Association would cause outrage, and rightly so. Why doesn't the black equivelent do the same? Because people are scared of being branded racist. People are too stupid to recognise institutionalised racism, they think that words make people racist. You said "Paki shop"? RACIST!!! This is why I think people are idiots.
Originally Posted by wufwugy
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