• then_three_more@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Or the P word. Or is that racial slur not such a thing in the states as it is in the UK for someone of south Asian descent?

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          What, like a shortened version of “Pakistani?” I guess maybe that could be a thing in the States, but I’ve literally never heard it.

          I could see how it could piss off an Indian-American, though (just as I could see how being called “Indian” could piss off a Pakistani-American).

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              Afaik it’s definitely a slur here in the US, but most people have never met a Pakistani person and thus don’t know to be racist against them.

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                They may have met Pakistani people but aren’t going to pay enough attention to know that. They’ll just go with some generic Muslim slur (it does not matter if they aren’t Muslim).

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                  They’ll just go with some generic Muslim slur (it does not matter if they aren’t Muslim).

                  “Towel head” is probably the most common slur for Muslims here in the US - and they don’t even know that they’re referring to Sikhs, not Muslims.

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                    Hoo, I’m glad you don’t live around racists. They’ve moved on from “towel head” and now refer to them as “sand n-”

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              Its a bit of a linguistic curiosity, because while it’s highly offensive in the UK, here in Boston, it’s a local/colloquial name for “liquor store” (literally, “packie” = “package store” as in “package of booze”). The more noticeable the townie accent, the more likely you’ll hear that term.

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                I have actually had British friends look at me like I had 2 heads when I asked what kind of beer they wanted at the packie

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      I don’t even know that one and as an American I thought we were caught up on all of the horrible things to say about other people.