Re: bush's "racist" slur

Hiya ...

I am married to a Pakistani, and he does occasionally use the 
derivative "paki" at times, but not to describe a person, but 
rather, say, food.  But in England, I was told (actually, I 
was upbraided) that it has a derogatory connotation, like 
calling someone a "wog" which has little meaning in the U.S. 
but is a slur across the pond.  Many Pakistanis living in 
U.S., Canada and elsewhere do consider it extremely 
derogatory.  So it's safer to not cut corners and to 
use "Pakistani."

Angelina