Re: Bush's Racist Slur

On Fri, 11 Jan 2002, alliscott1 wrote:

> You have too much free time on your hands.

An affliction you share, I see ;)

>  I trust you also believe
> that Brits and Yanks are ethnic slurs.

Why would I believe that? It's not the case (especially since they're
terms for nationalities primarily, not ethnicity; but in any case they
aren't slurs). "Paki" is specifically an ethnic slur. It's not like Bush
calling them "Pakistinatians". That would just be an error.

>  Yes, to call them my their
> proper name would have been better but you are making too much of
> this.  

Er...well we didn't call for his impeachment or anything. But it's still a
racist slur, even if he didn't intend it that way. WHen trying to calm
down a world hotspot, it would be nice if such errors didn't crop up, or
when then do, that appropriate apologizes are made.

> His remarks were not made in Southwest Asia in the US.

Well, there are plenty of Pakistani-Americans...don't they count?

Remember, he was speaking to the press, presumably in a somewhat
controlled sitation.

Thanks for writing.

Cheers,
Bijan Parsia.