Why Is Pakistan Expelling 1.7 Million Afghans? (foreignpolicy.com)
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zuhayr@lemmy.world on 02 Nov 2023 09:09 next collapse

Because they had enough of taking care of the problems created by the US of A

DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world on 02 Nov 2023 11:38 collapse

Whoa now, Rudyard Kipling wrote Afghanistan poems. Don’t you put all that evil on us. Of course, like Martin regarding the LA riots, I ain’t gonna lie, I got some shit.

iso@lemy.lol on 02 Nov 2023 09:15 collapse

Even Pakistan expelling them while Turkey welcoming both Pakistanis and Afghans and also Syrians.

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iso@lemy.lol on 02 Nov 2023 09:49 collapse

Isn’t it the abbrevation of Pakistani?

qdJzXuisAndVQb2@lemm.ee on 02 Nov 2023 09:53 collapse

I don’t know whether it ever was, but it definitely got co-opted by racists as a slur in the UK. A pretty bad one too, I gather. Whether it’s been reclaimed, I couldn’t say. Personally, I’d steer very well clear of it.

iso@lemy.lol on 02 Nov 2023 10:19 next collapse

I did not know that. Fixed it. So “Pakis” is offensive but “Pakistanis” is not right? Or should I call them “people from Pakistan” or “Pakistani-American” lol I don’t get these SJW things 🤦‍♂️

Deceptichum@kbin.social on 02 Nov 2023 11:39 next collapse

Not referring to a group of people as a slur isn’t really an “SJW” (are you stuck in 2016?) thing.

Iballl@lemmy.world on 02 Nov 2023 11:41 collapse

? Pakistani/is is correct. ‘Paki’ as a slur has been around for decades, unfortunately, so qdJzXuisAndVQb2 was correct to mention it, as it would be a major uninentional faux pas on your part!

While I’m here, why is it an ‘SJW thing’ to help someone not accidentally deeply offend someone else? Would explaining to someone not from the USA that you shouldn’t say the n-word to an African Ameirican be just an ‘SJW thing’?

iso@lemy.lol on 02 Nov 2023 13:12 collapse

I definitely don’t want to hurt anyone with my words. However, it’s a bit funny to find a different word to avoid offending a group, then find that word offensive and find another word. At the end of the day, all words changes but people still find a “word” that slurs “that” group.

agitatedpotato@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 Nov 2023 16:08 collapse

Wild, in parts of the US that means booze store or corner store that sells booze. Shortened from Package Store. Think its spelled differently though? Could be wrong.