beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoX accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word postswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareNora (She/Her)@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoHuh til. Never heard this before. Gotta be honest tho I’m kinda surprised its a slur, don’t get me wrong I won’t be using it, but it does feel like a “good” shorthand for Pakistani.
minus-squareREDACTED@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoSeriously, I’ve heard people say “Pakis” as a short for Pakistani in a non-insulting way, similar to Spaniards or Aussies.
Huh til. Never heard this before. Gotta be honest tho I’m kinda surprised its a slur, don’t get me wrong I won’t be using it, but it does feel like a “good” shorthand for Pakistani.
Seriously, I’ve heard people say “Pakis” as a short for Pakistani in a non-insulting way, similar to Spaniards or Aussies.