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[jesus]

its like saying you cant call british people 'brits'

[GommeInc]

its like saying you cant call british people 'brits'

But when you say 'you're a Brit', it is obviously going to mean you're British. But most of the time when the 4 letter word is said, it is directed as an insult and is directed at someone who isn't from Pakistan, which is probably why loads of Pakistani's hate the word.

Also, if you want to know what words are bad and what words are not, just look at news readers and political party members. I've not heard them say the 4 letter word yet :S

EDIT: Apparently the word is actually offensive to the Pakistan nation, so in fairness it should be filtered :S It is racist to them, even though it never used to be. It's because racists took the word from them and since then they've found it racist.

[Nixt]

This was discussed before -

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...ight=pakistani

As I said then: "I really do not see why this word has been unfiltered. The term "****" is not an official abbreviation for the word "Pakistani" at all, it's simply a disparaging term that anyone of Pakistani decent generally finds offensive."

[GommeInc]

This was discussed before -

http://www.habboxforum.com/showthrea...ight=pakistani

As I said then: "I really do not see why this word has been unfiltered. The term "****" is not an official abbreviation for the word "Pakistani" at all, it's simply a disparaging term that anyone of Pakistani decent generally finds offensive."

Actually, according to research by The Guardian, it was once a term used by Pakistani people towards Pakistani people. It was until racist people used it towards them and since then they've found it offensive when someone who isn't from Pakistan used the term towards someone from Pakistan or to describe that area of Asia.

Here is a quote which best sums this up:

"The linguistic reclamation of ****** and queer has its origins in an increased confidence and pride in black and gay culture. But even now this "flipping", as it is called, has not been totally successful. The black comedian Chris Rock can do a routine with the line "I love black people but I hate *******" but Quentin Tarantino faced widespread criticism for using the word in his films."

[Nixt]

The key part in your sentence there is "it was once". Okay, it used to be but now, in the countries that the majority of the people on this Forum come from, it is used as a racist and disparaging term.

[GommeInc]

Reading the article, it's hard to tell if they still call each other that or not. In some parts one Pakistani who talks to another Pakistani would call that Pakistani the 4 letter word.

I suppose they do still call each other that, otherwise the argument the Pakistani Businessman has put forward would be pointless. He wants to take back the word so that only Pakistani people are the only ones to use it, which is similar to the argument that some black people put forward where they only want the "N" word used by people of 'their' kind.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0...155258,00.html - Link if you want to read up on it.

Anyway, I take back what I said that they once used it because judging by that article, they still use it around their own people.

[jrh2002]

I think the word is used in most parts of the world as an abbreviation but in the uk the only time I hear it used is as a racist insult The word gets directed at anybody from Asia who look a little like a Pakistani even if they are Indian or any other nationality over that way.
Why dont the people just say pakistani? then there would be no argument as long as the thread/post was not put accross in an offensive context.

I'm pretty sure newspapers filter the word or at least a couple of letters but thats not possible to do on here.

[-:Undertaker:-]

No it's offensive anyway you say it. It is defined as being offensive, in no way is that word acceptable to use.

http://www.answers.com/****&r=67

I don't need politically correct links to educate myself, I can think for myself thanks Even as you say the word Pakistan you say Páki so really let's block out the countrys name because that could offend someone.

Some people do not mean it in a racist form however it IS often used as a racist term so it should be filtered as you cannot tell if the user is using it in that manor and it may offend users who of which live in Pakistan. Racism is a sensitive topic in the world especially now days so the best thing to do is tred carefully around the whole subject.

I don't let Political Correctness get in the way of my opinions.

The word is blocked for a good reason. Having to go around and block every single word that is used as slang for another country would just be stupid, time consuming and not needed.

If you feel that a word is not on the filter and it offends you directly, send a PM to either J1MI or ---MAD--- and they'll see about it.

I don't need to PM J1MI or ---MAD--- about this, this is the Habbox Feedback forum and they should surely read from this section. I am tired of people recommending others to PM Management.

If Habbox choose to block this word, then let's block the word Brit, Aussie, Yank, German, Pom oh and while we're at that let's block out Chav, Emo, Punk, Goth and so on because calling someone who wears track suits a chav could offend them :rolleyes:

Also to the spineless moron who decided to -rep me for no reason, you are pathetic.

[Favourtism]

I don't need politically correct links to educate myself, I can think for myself thanks Even as you say the word Pakistan you say Páki so really let's block out the country's name because that could offend someone.



I don't let Political Correctness get in the way of my opinions.



I don't need to PM J1MI or ---MAD--- about this, this is the Habbox Feedback forum and they should surely read from this section. I am tired of people recommending others to PM Management.

If Habbox choose to block this word, then let's block the word Brit, Aussie, Yank, German, Pom oh and while we're at that let's block out Chav, Emo, Punk, Goth and so on because calling someone who wears track suits a chav could offend them :rolleyes:

Also to the spineless moron who decided to -rep me for no reason, you are pathetic.

I am sure no Brits would be offended by being called Brit. Myself being British I wouldn't. The word which is in question which is short for Pakistani IS used as a racist term no matter WHAT you say. You just cannot deny that this is a fact.
E.G.

**** Show phonetics
noun [C] OFFENSIVE
a person from Pakistan

In dictionary's it is classed as a racism term against people of the Pakistani Nation. Calling an Australian Aussie is like calling someone from Pakistan a Pakistani but the shortened version IS classed as racism and it will be until stupid racist parents stop pointing at people from Pakistani and saying the term to their kids which I have seen an unbelievable amount of times and it shouldn't be tolerated. It IS a form of bullying. It WILL be filtered as long as it is used in the world as an offensive term. GET OVER OT. Should you possess the need to label someone from whom comes from a specific nation rather than just treating them like anyone else just call them from Pakistani or something considered NOT Racist!

Regarding the PM Forum Management section I heard that nvr gets hundreds of PMs a week so for example when he comes online he has to read PMs, important threads and update permissions so perhaps this thread will come to his attention quicker so we can see one of his famous essay replies 8) sooner.

[Nemo]

I don't need politically correct links to educate myself, I can think for myself thanks Even as you say the word Pakistan you say Páki so really let's block out the countrys name because that could offend someone.

How can the name of a country offend someone? That makes no sense whatsoever.