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Why do minorities use self-depreciating terms ?

Between/to themselves. For example, black people using the “n-word” amongst each other, to each other-we hear this alllll the time. Weather it’s in a “friendly” way or a nasty way. I was in school today and these two Pakistani boys sat behind me used the word “p*ki” when speaking about something, clearly they were just joking around among each other, but it still annoyed me. I’m White English and turned around to ask them how they would react if a non-Pakistani said that word, (one of the guys girlfriend is white so I used her as an example) and they both said that they wouldn’t give a **** unless it was used in a derogatory way. I hate these words, such as “p*ki” n***er” “chink” they have horrible stories.

If you belong to one of these groups, what do you think of these words? If you don’t, do you feel uncomfortable when they are used around you ? I do, but I don’t know why?? Especially the n-word

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Reply 1

New Foil

Tbh I don’t get offended if some calls me a n**ga. The reason(I think) black people use it among themselves is because they can relate to each other. Same with Pakistanis and Chinese etc.

Reply 2

Bang Outta Order

"depreciating"? They're not vehicles.

You mean self deprecating. You wallet.

Reply 3

Megxn0

Original post by Bang Outta Order

"depreciating"? They're not vehicles.

You mean self deprecating. You wallet.

Oops. Took me a while to find the difference in your post deprecATing, not deprecIATing, got it. Idk how to change it

Reply 4

Megxn0

Original post by Blackpanther93

Tbh I don’t get offended if some calls me a n**ga. The reason(I think) black people use it among themselves is because they can relate to each other. Same with Pakistanis and Chinese etc.

What do you mean by relate to each other? In what ways?

Reply 5

Bang Outta Order

Original post by Megxn0

Oops. Took me a while to find the difference in your post deprecATing, not deprecIATing, got it. Idk how to change it

Original post by Blackpanther93

Tbh I don’t get offended if some calls me a n**ga. The reason(I think) black people use it among themselves is because they can relate to each other. Same with Pakistanis and Chinese etc.

wait what...?

I dont see chinese people calling each other "yo whats up jackie chan? my chinky fellow." then again I dont speak to many Asians. Is there something insulting that they do call each other...?

and what do you mean "etc"? What other races reference and greet each other racially...? I dont call another white person, "hey my fellow vampire" or whatever anti-white terms there are.

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 6

Bang Outta Order

@UWS do chinese people call each other rude racist things casually and call it love??

Reply 7

zohra25

i mean, personally if a white person called me a paki i would know they mean if in a racist way, no matter if they say its a joke or not, it’s the history of the word and how white suprematist right wing groups used it to demean south asians, however if another south asian said it to me i would be able to tell that it’s not in an offensive way because they have to experience the same, it’s called RECLAIMING a word, white pope have no right to say it bc of how they misuse it and the minority can. however a south asian CANNOT call a black person the n word and a black person cannot call me paki because it is offensjveand we don’t have a link to the word. hope this helps.

Reply 8

zohra25

oh god the typos in this! i hope u can still understand lol

Reply 9

zohra25

also u have no right to be offended because white people created these disguting words so ???

Reply 10

Lemonadez

I'm south asian. A lot of us say it to each other and we can instantly tell it's a joke but it does get serious when a non-south asian, especially white, use it against us.

Reply 11

Bang Outta Order

Original post by Lemonadez

I'm south asian. A lot of us say it to each other and we can instantly tell it's a joke but it does get serious when a non-south asian, especially white, use it against us.

say what to each other??

Reply 12

New Foil

Original post by Bang Outta Order

A Chinese guys Snapchat user-name is literally “your fave chink” or something like that. In school I heard this phrase a lot tbh

Edit: couldn’t think of more “offensive” words ‘ ‘minorities’ use, which is why I put etc.

(edited 5 years ago)

Reply 13

Bang Outta Order

Original post by ZOHRAAAAAAA

i mean, personally if a white person called me a paki i would know they mean if in a racist way

i say it in a not racist way. sometimes i just dont feel like finishing the word :nothing:

Reply 14

Andrew97

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Because they can.

Does seem strange to me that one minute people are crying racism and the next are calling their mates by a racist term. The best way to stamp it out is to not use it yourself.