Is being called a "Paddy" offensive??

squishywishy

Recently overheard a very heated argument on the bus by two teenagers talking about how one of them had been called a n***er by some girl.
While trying to blank out their shouting i heard the girl say "sure what would she know she's only a paddy?"

thought it was a big hypocritical to call someone a paddy after roaring the bus down cos she was called an offensive name.

I know its not the same thing but....Did i have a right to feel a little offended??

challengemaster

wasnt this posted like last month? ...

here we go again..

imo, i couldn't give a shíte what most others think of me, or call me..

squishywishy

No

challengemaster wrote: »

wasnt this posted like last month? ...

here we go again.

In short.........No...not by me!!

projectmayhem

i've never found it offensive personally. usually find it funny more then anything else, though i'd imagine the context is important. if you're alone in london and facing a bunch of louts calling you a "paddy" it might be offensive then. though in that situation they could call you anything...

Binomate

No

The very fact that race has to enter your mind when you hear a word just proves that deep down inside, you yourself are a little racist. Shame on you OP, shame on you.

squishywishy

No

Binomate wrote: »

You should have hit her.

:D:D


was quite tempted.............nearly had to get off the bus just to stop myself screaming ramdom words like.....cheek.....1916.....fought....freedom....me....you....bitchslap!!! lol!!!

Binomate

No

squishywishy wrote: »

bitchslap!!! lol!!!

That's just sexist. :mad:

squishywishy

No

Binomate wrote: »

The very fact that race has to enter your mind when you hear a word just proves that deep down inside, you yourself are a little racist. Shame on you OP, shame on you.

Thats the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard.....EVER!!

Race is a fact of life...we all have a race.....recognising race and being rascist are too very different things!!!!!

squishywishy

No

Binomate wrote: »

That's just sexist. :mad:

How??

Fast_Mover

Binomate wrote: »

The very fact that race has to enter your mind when you hear a word just proves that deep down inside, you yourself are a little racist. Shame on you OP, shame on you.

Everyone's a racist with you these days it seems!!

On topic..no I don't find it offensive at all, just funny.

Giblet

Binomate is trolling.

Binomate

No

squishywishy wrote: »

How??

How was it not sexist? Bitch when used in the context you used it in, is a common derogatory term for a female, which is derived from African American culture.

Giblet wrote: »

Binomate is trolling.

If I was defending white people, would I still be trolling?

2 stroke

Depends on the context

I'm a paddy and proud of it.

squishywishy

No

Binomate wrote: »

How was it not sexist? Bitch when used in the context you used it in, is a common derogatory term for a female, which is derived from African American culture.

Bitch is a female dog!!!

Used like you'd say a man was like a bull when he's angry!!!!

am i not allowed use that either??

In fairness your comment us OT anyway so take it to a thread about sexism.

randylonghorn

Binomate wrote: »

Bitch when used in the context you used it in, is a common derogatory term for a female, which is derived from African American culture.

Whereas when used in the context you usually hear it in, it has a slightly different meaning ...


Seriously, I think "paddy" is like a lot of other words ... depends on context, who's using it & to whom, how it's meant ...

squishywishy

No

Giblet wrote: »

Binomate is trolling.

trolling??

what does that mean?

projectmayhem

squishywishy wrote: »

trolling??

what does that mean?

living under a bridge, being a social outcast and eating children.

Binomate

No

projectmayhem wrote: »

eating children.

That's for the pedos.

squishywishy

No

thanks projectmayhem

randylonghorn

squishywishy wrote: »

trolling??

what does that mean?

Troll.

This guy is an apprentice ...

Giblet

Binomate wrote: »

How was it not sexist? Bitch when used in the context you used it in, is a common derogatory term for a female, which is derived from African American culture.

If I was defending white people, would I still be trolling?

How about you stop posting instead?
Always at this ****...

squishywishy

No

Think we should all just report Binomate for abuse and get back OT..............................Paddy Offensive or not???

orestes

Depends on the context

Nah, not offensive in the least to me

Jigsaw

As with one of the poll options it depends on the context. I lived in Manchester for 3.5 years and made some great friends there and they would often refer to me as Paddy and I would take no offence as it was meant as a term of endearment. They were just referring to my manner and the certain slang terms I used etc - they were and still are dear friends and have done a lot for me.

However, if I am called a "f**king Paddy" in an aggressive manner it changes totally. Purely down to context.

WhiteWashMan

Depends on the context

something is only offensive if you want it to be.

people are far too quick to be offended by lots of things these days, and doubly so if it involves someone english. i mean, weve already have 1916 trotted out. what that has to do with being a paddy, i have no idea.

DonkeyStyle \o/

Jigsaw wrote: »

However, if I am called a "f**king Paddy" in an aggressive manner it changes totally. Purely down to context.

Yeah totally... "YOU FACKING PADDY"
I think they call Scottish people 'scotch' in much the same way.
IMO it can be playful or not, depending on who uses it and how.

Poxyshamrock

Depends on the context

Funny how boards'll asterisk out n****r but not paddy! just shows that paddy isn't offensive.

Fighting Irish

Depends on the context

lol @ people who care about any type of name calling

Black Swan

In So Cal have not been referred to in slang terms. Occasionally someone will ask, "You're Irish?"

Laslo

Call me Paddy, call me Mick. Just don't call me before 9am in the morning.

Wigertoods

Laslo wrote: »

Call me Paddy, call me Mick. Just don't call me before 9am in the morning.

lol
you must be typing in your sleep so

ibh

Depends on the context

Used to live in Australia. Worked in a very multicultural environment where i was the only Irish person. I used to have lunch with someone from Scotland and 2 Aussies(1old and 1 young). We were referred to as; Paddy, Jock, Skippy and Joey. It's not an offensive term in my opinion.

the_syco

It's only offensive if said by an english person who thinks I'm lesser than him.

coolhandc

the_syco wrote: »

It's only offensive if said by an english person who thinks I'm lesser than him.

i agree

star-pants

I personally have no problem being called white/short/paddy/etc... so long as it's not meant offensively. And even if it was - I probably wouldn't care.
But I can see if used in the wrong context people might take offence.

I think it's a nice term actually - kind of a pet name for Irish people.

missmatty

I wasn't aware that the term 'scotch' was in anyway negative. My mother's family are mostly scottish/irish while we're from the west of Ireland. My mum and nan would always say 'scotch' instead of 'scottish' as it's just a
verbal short cut really...and affectionate in my opinion

oneeyedsnake

Depends on the context

squishywishy wrote: »

Recently overheard a very heated argument on the bus by two teenagers talking about how one of them had been called a n***er by some girl.
While trying to blank out their shouting i heard the girl say "sure what would she know she's only a paddy?"

thought it was a big hypocritical to call someone a paddy after roaring the bus down cos she was called an offensive name.

I know its not the same thing but....Did i have a right to feel a little offended??

I'd rather be a paddy than a n***er any day...

kyp_durron

Nice trolling Binomate o/\o mother****er.

kyp_durron

oneeyedsnake wrote: »

I'd rather be a paddy than a n***er any day...

Paul McGrath is both, and a alco too. What a guy.

Hrududu

No

It's only offensive if said by an english person who thinks I'm lesser than him.

For some reason when I see the word Paddy I always seem to hear it in my head in an English accent. I don't like it, even if it was used in an endearing way.

Terry

When I was 12 I was on holiday in the Isle of Man.

I was walking around and a bunch of drunk Scots asked me for directions.
When they heard my accent, they called me a "****ing Paddy" and proceeded to give me all sorts of grief about being Irish.

Was I offended?
Not really.

Did I run?
Damn right I did. Scared the life out of me.

Oh yeah, oneeyedsnake banned for that N****r remark.

squishywishy

No

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Funny how boards'll asterisk out n****r but not paddy! just shows that paddy isn't offensive.

I blanked out n****r not boards cos i thought people would find it offensive. if i blanked out paddy people wouldnt know what the tread was about!!!!!

Fratton Fred

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote: »

Yeah totally... "YOU FACKING PADDY"
I think they call Scottish people 'scotch' in much the same way.
IMO it can be playful or not, depending on who uses it and how.

Scotch is whiskey, Scots are people from Scotland. People who call the Scots Scotch are just a bit simple.

Fratton Fred

the_syco wrote: »

It's only offensive if said by an english person who thinks I'm lesser than him.

what if I don't call you Paddy but still think I am superior;)

What if it is said by an American, or an Aussie or is it only the English that insult the Irish?

Even Brit is insulting if it is preceded with the word ****ing. As in "Oh, you're a Brit" becomes "oh, you're a ****ing Brit".

What about the terms Culchie or Bog trotter, or Jackean if you want to insult Dubs? or are they ok because it is one Irishman to another?

Nicknames for "Other People" are common and such should be taken in the context in which they are meant.

missmatty

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Scotch is whiskey, Scots are people from Scotland. People who call the Scots Scotch are just a bit simple.

I know a lot of Scots-Irish who call themselves 'Scotch' and they are not developmentally disabled......

Why do you think Scotch Whiskey is called 'Scotch' :cool:

WindSock

Depends on the context

squishywishy wrote: »

I know its not the same thing but....Did i have a right to feel a little offended??

Of course you have a right to feel offended. But thats only if it TRUELY offended you. I think you are more offended about the hypocrasy though than anything.

Who me?

Depends on the context

I would not be offended if I were called a "paddy", some people are too easily offended .

WindSock

Depends on the context

Binomate wrote: »

Bitch when used in the context you used it in, is a common derogatory term for a female, which is derived from African American culture.

The word Bitch as an offensive term for Females streches way back beyond African Americans.

WindSock

Depends on the context

Jigsaw wrote: »

However, if I am called a "f**king Paddy" in an aggressive manner it changes totally. Purely down to context.

Being Called a Fu*king anything in an agressive manner is offensive.

briantwin

Yeah i've been called lots of things.....
Incestuous potato picking paedo lord and so on.......

But nothin grinds my gears like hearing the word Paddy shrieked in an english twang!!


I think we should make paddy an abbreviation for somewthing positive...lets change the direction of the thread.

Less nonsense ....more nonce-sense!!

I never got the whole thing with African-American. What about the ones that didn't come from Africa orginally? I mean weren't there slaves taken from Jamaica as well. And you don't hear them being called Jamaican-American.

And besides, didn't National Geographic (I think) have this show years ago about how we all came from the same person originally .. some woman in Africa. So, I'm African-Irish

Source: National Geographic

I don't get offended by Paddy, I just call them a Limey.