Ever call it the paki shop in front of the owners?

( Newington, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 14:57, archived)

I can't imagine a situation where I would
Most of the time it was just things like.. "We're out of milk, is the paki shop still open?".

I don't say that anymore, and just because I used it as a kid doesn't mean I was racist.
( shitshitshitshit x_x, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:02, archived)

no, it means you didn't know better.
now you do. If you were to use it now, it would be racist.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:04, archived)

Oh fair enough
Can I still say i'm going for a chinkies without everyone wobbling?
( shitshitshitshit x_x, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:06, archived)

I'm not wobbling
Just find such a level of ignorance and prejudice astonishing in the 21st century.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:07, archived)

Predjudice?
Isn't it prejudiced to assume that someone who has used the word 'paki' is an ignorant, narrow-minded racist?
( shitshitshitshit x_x, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:10, archived)

No, it's entirely reasonable.

(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:12, archived)

In that case
I had better introduce you to my Indian, Bangladeshi, Japanese, Nigerian, South African and Greek friends. And you can ask them if I have ever pre-judged them based on their ethnicity.
( shitshitshitshit x_x, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:15, archived)

What about
All the Pakistani cricket fans who go to matches with big banners reading "Paki Power?"
( Lord Gnome, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:15, archived)

That's a racist term in my eyes

( Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Thu 26 Jun 2008, 15:08, archived)