jeremy clarkson v the mail and mirror

[tbyeah]

No. As I have already stated, the correct description is Pakistani.

Why is this so hard for you to grasp?

So why is Scot allowed as well as Scotsman?

 

[scorza]

So why is Scot allowed as well as Scotsman?

Because "Scot" isn't a racial slur. Try calling a Scotsman "a Scotchman" and you'll get a different reaction.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

So why is Scot allowed as well as Scotsman?

Scot is not a pejorative. (Well, at least to the Scottish it isn't. ) Where as **** et al very much are, and always have been.

 

[NVP]

Words change their meaning all the time and all that comes about from the media (and forums) picking up on words like P*k* and repeating the mantra that they're inheritantly racist even when being used as simply a handy shortening of a longer word is what will continue to reinforce them as being offensive. .

What continues to reinforce their offensive nature is that fact they are still used today in an offensive manner. I agree words change over time, but if there is still a stigma associated with it then it's hard for change to progress.

I may describe someone as a scot, brit, yank, aussie etc non of which (I think) anyone finds racist so maybe its a skin colour thing as those are all shortenings of countries inhabitants where the majority are white but words shouldn't be and don't have to be racist if over time they were allowed to become accepted abbreviations.

Those have never really been used in a malicious way which is why they are not really deamed offensive.

I'm also not happy with the dual standard on the n word as while its a word I'd never use myself, I dislike the idea that it can be used by some people (rappers etc) and then deemed to be ok but then again you can't banish a word as easily as over time the masses can change its meaning.

I don't agree with this either however they feel they can get away with it as long as it's the 'a' version as opposed to the 'er' version.

 

[hurfdurf]

What continues to reinforce their offensive nature is that fact they are still used today in an offensive manner. I agree words change over time, but if there is still a stigma associated with it then it's hard for change to progress.


Those have never really been used in a malicious way which is why they are not really deamed offensive.

Only someone with a robot brain topped by a logical fedora won't get this.

 

[balky12]

People should just stop being so offended by words

If all black people stopped being offended by the N word then people would stop using it in a derogatory way.
Same with people from Pakistani and the word ****.
Asians and slopes.

What a perfect world I live in.

Words only hold the power people are willing to give it.