People from australia are called aussies, i dont think they get offended by that. People from pakistan , when they get called pakkies they scream racism.. Why??
2006-06-14 00:26:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
well it seems to me that some people are offended easier than others. I'm welsh , people call me Taffy, i don't get offended!
2006-06-16 04:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Taffy Comp Geek 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
There's nothing wrong in it...but depends very much upon the way they are called 'Pakkies'...generally and very frequently, it is referred in a racial context...therefore, it has been stereotyped as being a racial comment..and most people esp. white people can't distinguish between Asians from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc..and if you call others as pakkies probably they would be offended coz they aren't one!!
2006-06-14 07:38:54 · answer #2 · answered by Treza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because pakki has been used as an offensive term rather than just a shortning and aussies has only ever been an abbreviation
2006-06-14 07:35:18 · answer #3 · answered by peggy*moo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's not good morally to call some one with negative point of view, pakkies is not the right world, always call Pakistanies
2006-06-14 07:54:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aussies are a more peacefule people. Obviously somewhere along the line of many yrs of fighting people called pakistanis "pakis" and it became an offensive thing for them.
2006-06-14 07:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by beantowngirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My pakie friend calls him self paki all the time- maybe the people your calling pakkies arent from pakistan
2006-06-14 07:29:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really surprised that you ask. Do you want to use the term yourself? Why? For shock value? To upset people and then blame them for being overly sensitive? Or is there something a bit more sinister going on? Are you worried about your own racist thoughts?
Look deeper..
2006-06-14 07:56:28 · answer #7 · answered by Teardrop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a) people call brown people paki even if they're not from pakistan, but from india...etc... b) when you say aussie you're referring to the country, whereas with paki you're referring to the colour of their skin and c) because you can't be racist to white people in a white society, if you're white yourself.
2006-06-14 07:31:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cos of the negative connotation involved.
2006-06-14 07:30:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Indians are from India and Pakistanis are from Pakistan.
It is not very polite anyway is it.
2006-06-14 07:31:15 · answer #10 · answered by sling it bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋