A racist Royal?..... No way!!!

ejmaztec · 11-01-2009 12:12AM

I seem to remember that nice man George W using the term in a press conference in Pakistan. :eek: It was rampant face-palms and a lot of coughing!

mike65 · 11-01-2009 12:13AM

Ah God, where would the paddies be if you didn't have something to tut tut about the German royal family.

ShooterSF · 11-01-2009 12:13AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

That's just plain idiotic.

You'd be offended if someone called you a Paki or a Brit? Do you have something against Pakistani's or British people that would cause you to feel offended?

No I'd be offended by being called something I'm not. I'd be offended at people making an assumption. How someone can get offended when called paki and be from Pakistan yet an Irish man been called a brit or heck scot yank anything is idiotic to take offence is fantastically loopy logic.

sunnyjim · 11-01-2009 12:16AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

That's just plain idiotic.

You'd be offended if someone called you a Paki or a Brit? Do you have something against Pakistani's or British people that would cause you to feel offended?

Seriously, if he's a mate then it's no problem.

I'm reading the Johnson Beharry autobiography at the moment. He was a private in the BA, and from Grenada. His bessie mate in his unit had the nickname 'paki'.

You see, lads don't get themselves worked up over these things, especially when it comes to ripping the piss out of each other for whatever reason.

Women (and tabloids) just don't understand.

MagicMarker · 11-01-2009 12:16AM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Some people use the term paddy and brit in the same way but I wouldn't consider those racist slurs.

Neither would I, it's all rather subjective I guess. Just like some Pakistani's may not be offended by being call a Paki.

However, spending a large portion of my childhood living in the UK, amongst large communities of Pakistani people, I can safely say that using the term Paki is widely looked upon as being racist.

sunnyjim · 11-01-2009 12:17AM

Face it though, calling someone 'paki' doesn't always make you a racist.

MagicMarker · 11-01-2009 12:19AM

ShooterSF wrote: »

No I'd be offended by being called something I'm not. I'd be offended at people making an assumption. How someone can get offended when called paki and be from Pakistan yet an Irish man been called a brit or heck scot yank anything is idiotic to take offence is fantastically loopy logic.

You're a snail.

Did I offend you?

What if I called a black person a nig*er? After all it's merely a term denoting a black person.

Saibh · 11-01-2009 12:21AM

According to the news of the word website he called an Asian Squaddie "our little paki friend"

ejmaztec · 11-01-2009 12:21AM

sunnyjim wrote: »

Face it though, calling someone 'paki' doesn't always make you a racist.

Ask these people, they'll put you straight :eek:

http://www.pakembassydublin.com/

Mark200 · 11-01-2009 12:29AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

You'd be offended if someone called you a Paki or a Brit? Do you have something against Pakistani's or British people that would cause you to feel offended?

See that's the thing there. A person from Pakistan is called a Pakistani. Not a Paki.

InkSlinger67 · 11-01-2009 12:30AM

Kick Harry out of Conservative Future!!! How dare he!

ShooterSF · 11-01-2009 12:31AM

MagicMarker wrote: »

You're a snail.

Did I offend you?

What if I called a black person a nig*er? After all it's merely a term denoting a black person.

Maybe if he was from Niger

sunnyjim · 11-01-2009 12:31AM

What, so if my mate was of paksitani origin, and our thing was to call each other paddy and paki, I'd be racist?

Seeing as Paddy can be used as a derogatory term and all... Oh wait. It's only racist if it's used against a minority, non-christian or non-western race :rolleyes:

youcrazyjesus! · 11-01-2009 12:32AM

The whole concept of royalty is racist.

CantGetNoSleep · 11-01-2009 12:35AM

Prince Harry is a ginger, surely he has got enough abuse in his life that he should be allowed to call a Paki a Paki

CantGetNoSleep · 11-01-2009 12:36AM

Mark200 wrote: »

See that's the thing there. A person from Pakistan is called a Pakistani. Not a Paki.

I call them Pakis (and so does Harry)

Leprachaun · 11-01-2009 12:38AM

He's a prince.He can do what he wants.

sunnyjim · 11-01-2009 12:42AM

These guys go through a lot together.

They'll stand guard together for hours on end. They all eat together, sleep in the same dorms. They'll suffer under the same officer, be put through crap, and probably come under fire together. When overseas, they probably spend their waking days in each others company.

These guys know each other. It's not in their personal interests to get at each other. If the guy was offended by being called paki, you can be sure people wouldn't go calling him it.

Highsider · 11-01-2009 01:06AM

Absolutley disgusting behaviour.

Mark200 · 11-01-2009 01:11AM

The video is here:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/123700/Watch-Prince-Harrys-racist-outbursts-on-video.html

It happened THREE YEARS AGO.

He was friends with the guy he was referring to. Obviously no complaints were ever made by this guy, or we would have heard about it well before now.

Hagar · 11-01-2009 01:15AM

Mark200 wrote: »

The video is here:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/123700/Watch-Prince-Harrys-racist-outbursts-on-video.html

It happened THREE YEARS AGO.

He was friends with the guy he was referring to. Obviously no complaints were ever made by this guy, or we would have heard about it well before now.

Possible future king of England is friends with a Paki?
Ahmed is going to complain to his CO about a remark made by a Royal?
Right...:rolleyes:

Saibh · 11-01-2009 01:16AM

Mark200 wrote: »

The video is here:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/123700/Watch-Prince-Harrys-racist-outbursts-on-video.html

It happened THREE YEARS AGO.

He was friends with the guy he was referring to. Obviously no complaints were ever made by this guy, or we would have heard about it well before now.

It just shows how desperate the newspaper was for dragging up a story three years old.

testicle · 11-01-2009 01:18AM

mikemac wrote: »

He is an infantry officer and now he is training to be a pilot?

He's a Royal, they do all services.

OPENROAD · 11-01-2009 01:19AM

Christ!!!! how many more times are sky going to show the video, a total non-story imo.

Biggins · 11-01-2009 01:22AM

Its laughable, this week he will he knocked, next month its back to the sun shines out of the arse of the lot of them.

Thats the world of the tabloid mentality media for you! :rolleyes:
Fodder for the masses.

Mint Sauce · 11-01-2009 01:24AM

Mark200 wrote: »

The video is here:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/123700/Watch-Prince-Harrys-racist-outbursts-on-video.html

It happened THREE YEARS AGO.

He was friends with the guy he was referring to. Obviously no complaints were ever made by this guy, or we would have heard about it well before now.

exactly, this is such a none news story, it happened before the whole nazi fancy dress uniform

NOTW looking for some front page head line, obviously dont have any kiss and tells about a premiership footballer this weekend

yes it is a rasist term, but this was something that was said/joked in private amoungst friends

OPENROAD · 11-01-2009 01:26AM

irish-stew wrote: »

yes it is a rasist term, but this was something that was said/joked in private amoungst friends

as you say, in context and the manner in which it was said it was not meant to be racist imo.

Bottle_of_Smoke · 11-01-2009 01:31AM

It is a racist term but he obviously wasn't being racist in this instance.

It's just people looking to be offended who'll complain.

chanianaus · 11-01-2009 01:39AM

wes wrote: »

Trust me its racist. Its racist due to the common usage of the world. I am of Asian descent (both parents from Azad Kashmir) and I jokingly used the word around some of my family members and it was one hell of a **** storm. I would advise not using it.

Also, people from Pakistan, are referred to as Pakistani's.

AZAD Kashmir ?????? Is this Indian kashmir one or PAKI kashmir ?

dlofnep · 11-01-2009 01:40AM

"Paki" is an offensive term. If you think otherwise, educate yourself.

A racist Royal?..... No way!!!

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