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kazza wrote:Two wins in the league since Keane left. More team unity now.

Emerald Red wrote:

s@int wrote:Personally I didn't know it wasn't OK to say Paddy, Emerald, so if I have ever used the phrase I am sorry mate. 

Why do rabbits die when someone stands on someones foot in Ireland ..... Micks o' my toeses

Sorry about that but it's getting late

S@int, it's not the worst thing in the world to call a person from Ireland, I know. It's not particularly that bad of a thing. Again, I'll say it's all down to the context in the manner of which it is being used is all. If you and I were out for a drink or something, and you called me a stupid Paddy in jest, then so long as I knew you, and I knew you were messing about, it's fine. But when it's used as a "blanket term" to denigrate, then it becomes something different and it is insulting and offensive. I would take offense if a total stranger called me that to address me. It's just bloody rude.

Oh, and the Irish jokes are fine BTW. Well, only if they are funny that is. 

Madmax wrote:

Number 9 wrote:I dont get people being offended by terms such as Paddy(its a slang term for Irish) or Paki(short for Pakistani)
Why would you be offended by that??Its not offensive and its not racist!If someone turns and says. "all Paddys are bast@rds"...thats when it becomes racist and is out of order!

I dont see it as any different in someone calling me a Brit as someone saying Paki!Brit funnily is the first 4 letters of British,Paki is the first 4 letters of Pakistani...whats insulting,derogatory or racist about that?
Feck all...people need to get over themselves!

Call me a Brit any time...Im proud to be!

I think the terms are used out of context and deliberately said to ignite tension between two people..
With the "paki" label its always used against brown skinned people even though they may not be from pakistan and could be from iraq,india etc....

Also with some cultures and background the people themselve use these labels but dont like it when outsiders refer to them as......

Its like with black they call themselves "niggers" but yet dont like it when people refer to them as that...
This is a different issue but calling someone paki or paddy could be as offensive as calling someone nigger....

Anyways back to football

If someone gets offended with a name like that then IMO they have an inferiority complex and need to sort it out!

As you say though..back to footy,some fanny always gets offended!

Number 9 wrote:

Madmax wrote:

Number 9 wrote:I dont get people being offended by terms such as Paddy(its a slang term for Irish) or Paki(short for Pakistani)
Why would you be offended by that??Its not offensive and its not racist!If someone turns and says. "all Paddys are bast@rds"...thats when it becomes racist and is out of order!

I dont see it as any different in someone calling me a Brit as someone saying Paki!Brit funnily is the first 4 letters of British,Paki is the first 4 letters of Pakistani...whats insulting,derogatory or racist about that?
Feck all...people need to get over themselves!

Call me a Brit any time...Im proud to be!

I think the terms are used out of context and deliberately said to ignite tension between two people..
With the "paki" label its always used against brown skinned people even though they may not be from pakistan and could be from iraq,india etc....

Also with some cultures and background the people themselve use these labels but dont like it when outsiders refer to them as......

Its like with black they call themselves "niggers" but yet dont like it when people refer to them as that...
This is a different issue but calling someone paki or paddy could be as offensive as calling someone nigger....

Anyways back to football

If someone gets offended with a name like that then IMO they have an inferiority complex and need to sort it out!

As you say though..back to footy,some fanny always gets offended!

  Keane to score today