Is the term "Paki" rude ?

[Rayder]

Well this week there was an argument between my classmates and it was about the term "Paki". For those of you that don't know Paki means Pakistani.
Basically some people thought of the term as derogatory and not to be used while others just thought of it as an abbreviation and not offensive in the slightest.

What do you think of it, offensive or abbreviation ?

 

[awesome One]

dont now

 

[TheHokage]

depends on the context...if it was used to be an insult yes I'd think that would be offensive.

 

[-Raviel-]

is the term 'honkey' offensive

 

[Kyuubibomb]

good question prince harry was in english newspapers about calling his mate in the army 'paki' when he was from pakistan but the person didn't find it offensive as it was his nickname. but the papers thought it was wrong to say it.

 

[HashiramaDescendant]

There are no Pakistanis where I live. :|
But I think that it might be offensive to them. Idk, I've never met one.

 

[Douryoku]

Of course it's an insult, and anybody that argues against that is misinformed or a racist.

It's like the n word, sometimes when used in a certain contexts it's okay, like between a bunch of black friends, but if used as an insult it's of course derogatory. And that is because of the history of the word. Research it, it's quite harsh.​

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[Nupp]

In England this is very offensive.... In the 70's and 80's the term was used a lot and asian people were beaten and sometimes killed just for being from pakistan.... It's pretty much the asian version of the N word for black people

 

[gameove]

It all the depends on the tone in witch u say it

 

[Fecal Matter]

The main offensive word are Paki,Nigger and honckey(i've never heard of the last one can someone tell me what it means?)

 

[Two]

Yes in England it's the equivelent of calling a black person a coon or nigga...

 

[Ƒālconer]

hahaha one my friends called his friend a paki yesterday he didn't take any offense to it xd

Also there aren't really any middle easterners where I live and I assume you live in Europe and I assume its more offensive there so I've heard because there is animosity between Native Europeans and Middle Eastern immigrants

 

[Kαmi]

I've never heard that term before but I guess I can see how someone from Pakistan might find it offensive..

 

[Ōkami]

it's a racial slur yes

 

[Ciao]

Any slang term that is used to describe someone based on their skin color or birthplace is usually rude.

 

[Wang]

To me is sounds like an abbreviation, like calling someone a Brit or an Aussie. There's much more offensive things to call someone, on a scale of 1 to 10, it's a 1

 

[~Shadowhunter Princess~]

In the books I've read people used that to cause offence so it is offensive yes.

 

[mas129]

A friend of mine who is Pakistani gets offended by that word but there are others who don't give a sh*t so it is really a matter of individuals.

 

[Insidious Smile]

The temr Paki doesn't exist where I'm from. It must be your country thing or a local thing. To tell you the truth I never heard of the term Pakin in my life !

 

[Shimsy]

Depends on which situation u call.. if its ur frnd he ouldnt take it bad.. but for a stranger frm pakistan it ll b bit offensive