yesterday i posted a question and was told by one person that my yahoo name is racist, lets get some facts here. i live in Hawaii, my given name is patrick, in Hawaiian it is Pakelekia, all i did was shorten it and use an i instead of an e, so is this racial, please explain that to me.
2006-08-01 22:26:28 · 9 answers · asked by paki 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
In hawaii we have a word that could be considered racial, Haole, it all depends on who its directed to, i have even heard a version of Paki but different spelling for people that are tight budgeted, I really dont care if no one likes my yahoo name, i only asked because i didnt know and they say americans are racial
2006-08-01 22:48:35 · update #1
No my friend, its not. If thats your name , then cool.
You gotta realise, the person who called you Racist was probably a Brit, like me. Over here, calling someone a 'Paki' is..well, i dont know. A 'Paki' is a person from Pakistan, technically, but many people use it as a term of abuse against anyone who is Asian..like calling Black people 'Negroes'..same kinda form of abuse friend..
But no, dont fret over it
2006-08-01 22:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by thomas p 5 · 9⤊ 3⤋
Some racial Brits in UK calls Pakistanis as "Paki" with hatred, hence is not much liked by Pakistanis. Its the same if I keep my Yahoo name as Nazi, some people may not like it & I m under obligation not 2 hurt the feelings of those "some" people.
2006-08-01 22:39:05 · answer #2 · answered by I-Rahi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually people from Pakistan are referred to as Pakis in short. Some may use it as slang .. i guess someone who has been called a Paki in an ill-manner would take it as a racist term.
2006-08-01 22:37:33 · answer #3 · answered by Mirage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and we bigotted Brits lump Pkistan and India to say Paki for no good reason.
2006-08-01 22:35:31 · answer #4 · answered by shakira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people may take it as a derrogative term for a person from Pakistan.
If they have a problem with it...
Tell them up yours.
It's your personal choice.
2006-08-01 22:29:59 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paki is also another term for Pakistani.
It's no different form Jap, Spik, W-e-t-b-a-c-k, N-i-g-g-e-r or Cracker.
Don't mind what they say about your yahoo name. They're ignorant.
Peace.
2006-08-01 22:35:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is.
2006-08-01 22:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by Steffi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you write it twice it will be TwoPaki
2006-08-01 22:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by shazam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-01 22:34:03 · answer #9 · answered by john_0502000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋