i mean, isn't it just a short form of pakistani? pakistani is hard to say... the british dont mind if we call them brits nor do australians who we call aussies!
2006-12-30 14:10:00 · 9 answers · asked by innit_x 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is not offensive.I call British people Brits.
2006-12-30 14:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by Being myself© 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Trini-Haitia... You ignorant woman, cracker isn't an abbreviation for anything, not even in ebonics. Paki is atleast a shortened version of the name of the country.
2006-12-30 16:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bella 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its merely yet another subject for them to get labored up approximately and scream racist yet in common theory in step with threat they might desire to think of of the names they confer with different nationalities too. surely its a manner of distinguishing human beings from distinctive international places yet them its considered as disrespect and that they might desire to think of roughly incomes admire i in my opinion dont care what im referred to as or refferred to because of the fact names are merely that names a minimum of its no longer stones of bullets human beings are referred to as Yanks or Rednecks its an insult to three of them British are brits Scottish are Scots Irish are Paddy do they see the development it is flowing here nicely as quickly as extra then its a nickname to tell apart you and the rustic you got here from no longer a private insult yet sure than could be utilized as insults with the aid of some
2016-11-25 01:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason you wouldn't call a Chinese- "chink," or Japanese-"nip", a woman' "broad," "chick," those terms weren't meant disparagingly, and the intent is to hurt, offend and denigrate.
They prefer the term Pakistansi. It's who they are and respectful.
2006-12-30 15:18:52 · answer #4 · answered by Ebony Goddess 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't know, but maybe just as none would like to be called yankee with that jeering....
2006-12-30 14:16:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if people called you whitey all the time just for the heck of it?
2006-12-30 14:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by 412 KiD 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because it's a racist term, with racist intent behind the word, the other you mention are not.
2006-12-30 14:13:13 · answer #7 · answered by jesus 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
How would you feel if someone called you a cracker...not to good I gather!
2006-12-30 14:14:44 · answer #8 · answered by Trini-HaitianGrl81 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
JUST CALL THEM DOT HEADS-----THEY LIKE THAT
2006-12-30 14:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋