• PoopBuffet@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      I assume it is the racial slur originally directed at Pakistanis but is now used against all brown people because racists can’t tell the difference. Not that it would make a difference if they could. Racists gonna racist.

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Paki is short for “Pakistani” and is a slur people use to describe middle easterners. Note that if you look at a map Pakistan is not located in the Middle East. People who use the term also assume that all brown people practice Islam.