Oh Dear : Pakiland at war with NATO

[Moose423956]

I take it you all know what the suffix 'stan' means?

No. Please do enlighten me.

[Spacecadet]

No. Please do enlighten me.

it means land... so Troll is trying to imply that saying Pakiland is acceptable.

[Moose423956]

it means land... so Troll is trying to imply that saying Pakiland is acceptable.

That's why he/she/it is a troll.

[Troll]

it means land... so Troll is trying to imply that saying Pakiland is acceptable.

I'm more curious as to why a literal translation should warrant such a response.

Would Afghanland also be deemed offensive?

[Clippy]

I'm more curious as to why a literal translation should warrant such a response.

Would Afghanland also be deemed offensive?

No your not.

Now p*ss off.

[Troll]

No your not.

Now p*ss off.

So eloquent as usual

[Spacecadet]

I'm more curious as to why a literal translation should warrant such a response.

Would Afghanland also be deemed offensive?

Its a selective literal part translation used for what was probably an ill thought, off the cuff offensive comment by the original poster.

Now p*ss off.

WHS

[Clippy]

So eloquent as usual

Shut it.

[Troll]

Its a selective literal part translation used for what was probably an ill thought, off the cuff offensive comment by the original poster.



WHS

The question is .. what makes it offensive? I don't know peoples background but are there any of Pakistani origins posting that genuinely find it offensive, or is it an automatic white liberal response to a perceived offence?

[PRC1964]

I've done a bit of work in Pakistan and the term "paki" is used a fair amount there. You will see companies called Paki-clothing Company/Paki-Industires etc.

However in the UK "Paki" has an obvious racist tone. I read the title to this post and assumed it to be from a troll.