i recently askad the question (would you hate to be a paki).this was not a racist slur as im sure its short for pakistani i wanted to find the general feeling toward other groups and from other groups and am wondering if ive offended by terming people as groups is it not a free country if your white?and why should i not be able to ask what the hell i like?and just for the record i dont dislike pakistanis or any other race or nationality but hey got some cracking answers
2007-01-26 01:14:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
i dont know why people are offended by the word pakis, its just short for pakistani
2007-01-26 01:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by ♥gigi♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please break down your run-on sentences with periods. A term is a racist slur depending the context used. If you know it offends people, why do you use that term? Show some respect use "pakistani" if really aren't racist.
Being White doesn't automatically entitle you to freedom, I don't see the logic of that argument. Even free countries have their limits to protect the welfare of others. If a country were perfectly free, there will be no laws for protection and no benefits from the government that many people, especially Americans, take for granted.
This website belongs to Yahoo! You may enjoy the services they offer, but it also means that the user must be subject to Yahoo's rules. It's bad enough that people abuse Yahoo answers to express their backwards-thinking bigotry.
2007-01-26 01:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by Pesto 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because of the use of the word 'Paki' in the past many see it as a derogatory and racist term.
It takes but a second to avoid using terms that might upset others. Simply using the full word would have avoided that and thus would have ensured your question survived to be answered.
2007-01-26 01:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, I wouldn't say that would be the "best question to ask" for people to answer. Some people are just against those questions, "Why?" That's who they are. Just like how you say what you feel, they say what they feel too. There is supposedly freedom of speech, but in this "United States of America" you still have to keep a close watch on what you say. If it is "united".
2007-01-26 01:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter hun, it only offends those that let it offend them. My ancestors are from India, but i get called a Paki (due to a grt suntan, lol). The Australians call us english "Pommes", we call the americans "Yanks", etc and it goes on and on.........so what!. I wouldn't let it bother you, because to me the word "paki" is just a short term for Pakistan.
2007-01-26 01:24:23 · answer #5 · answered by Solista 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a free country, whether you are white or not.
You should not be able to ask "what the hell you like" because this site is run and paid for by Yahoo. They have every right to tell you what you can and cannot say on thier site.
2007-01-26 01:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by tabithap 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
You didn't offend me. I think it's perfectly acceptable. Nobody flinches when you call someone from Austalia an Auzzie, so what's the difference?
2007-01-26 01:20:53 · answer #7 · answered by Wafflebox 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You would get the same kind of reaction if had asked , would u hate to be english? or any other nationality for that matter , its just the way of the world .....
*edit* try it and see what happens ;)
2007-01-26 01:24:15 · answer #8 · answered by jizzumonkey 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i totally agree with you.........the same thing happened to me, i spoke my mind, not being offencive on purpose and i got in a lot of trouble for it........everyone should have a right to ask a question about anything, aspecially religion.
2007-01-26 01:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by Venus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you were asking the question to get a reaction. If you didn't like the reaction, you shouldn't have asked the question.
2007-01-26 01:29:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋