Re: Pikey thread
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:26 am
Yes, they're just words.
But have baggage attached to them.
But have baggage attached to them.
"Paki" for instance is so much more than a word especially when it precedes the words "go home" and is written in shit on your front door.It's not just about the words themselves but the context in which they're used and the cultural baggage they carry.If you think that being called "whiteboy" is on a par with you calling someone a nig nog or a paki then you are being very naive indeed.gender wrote:*sigh* the dumbed down version of my point, if you cared to read it and think about it rather than just assuming i'm a racist, is "sticks and stones..."