tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5675665794514885016..comments2024-03-28T13:45:42.289+00:00Comments on The IPKat: PAKI sent packing as General Court gets it rightVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-78093684774786014132011-10-08T18:29:23.475+01:002011-10-08T18:29:23.475+01:00Agree with Abida. The term "Paki" is gro...Agree with Abida. The term "Paki" is grossly offensive and used to insult any brown skinned person. Immigrants have contributed a lot to Britain, but our contributions are blacked out by the British gutter press and we are always portrayed in negative light. Sadly, 90% of white British people don't read proper newspapers and don't even know the difference between Pakistanis, who are Muslims and Hindu and Sikh Indians (not that it's acceptable to insult Muslims, but at least make sure your racial insults target the right people!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-3596814756847284792011-10-07T13:08:33.907+01:002011-10-07T13:08:33.907+01:00I quite like 'Albion'. As we are no longer...I quite like 'Albion'. As we are no longer 'Great' Britain, changing our name to 'Albion' would avoid the humiliation of downgrading ourselves to 'Britain'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90148059595118764692011-10-06T23:07:25.974+01:002011-10-06T23:07:25.974+01:00It has been said that the state formerly known as ...It has been said that the state formerly known as <b>Upper Volta</b> renamed itself <b>Burkina Faso</b> to improve its alphabetical ranking.Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-25322991214965470912011-10-06T16:34:04.244+01:002011-10-06T16:34:04.244+01:00Interesting comment from Merpel on country name re...Interesting comment from Merpel on country name rebranding. The Spanish list their national language as “castellano” and, thus, come first on the Curia letterhead (although this is in conformity with the Spanish Constitution). Finland and Sweden insist on using the Finnish and Swedish languages for their respective country names in international gatherings, so that Suomi always sits next to Sverige. If Scotland ever becomes independent, it could opt for its Gaelic name, Alba, to top any list (and, in any event, to precede Albion). Due to the convenient existence of Albania, they wouldn’t even have to sit together!George R. F. Souternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-2614506509130934012011-10-06T16:33:52.757+01:002011-10-06T16:33:52.757+01:00IP Bloggers are not protected by discrimination la...IP Bloggers are not protected by discrimination law so the Kat is fair game. After the recent news events involving cats (MPs wife done for taking one, woman done for putting cat in bin and recent turmoil at the tory party conference) it seems that where there are cats there is trouble and I can see a public backlash against them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-27193741643849938272011-10-06T16:05:54.551+01:002011-10-06T16:05:54.551+01:00With my relatively limited French I gather that th...With my relatively limited French I gather that the examples of the non-insulting uses of the abbreviation submitted in evidence appeared to be on websites that were by and aimed at members of the Pakistani diaspora and also mainly based in the USA, where the insulting use is less common. Although the gutter element of US anti-Islam blogs seem to be trying to make that use more familiar over there.Philip Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944496163799386793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-42235357673502048352011-10-06T13:36:33.245+01:002011-10-06T13:36:33.245+01:00RT Anonymous:
Just black ;-)
I should point out ...RT Anonymous:<br /><br />Just black ;-)<br /><br />I should point out that, in my previous post, the piece of IP I was referring to reclaiming was the term "skinhead"...Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-34062105720927334212011-10-06T13:28:54.393+01:002011-10-06T13:28:54.393+01:00@Abida
From a quick glance, there is no real anal...@Abida<br /><br />From a quick glance, there is no real analysis of evidence filed that the term is used in a non-offensive sense. <br /><br />I think it was probably accepted that Pakistanis may use the term in a non-offensive manner (as an adjective) but that its use by others is mostly considered offensive.<br /><br />'Pommy' is fine though.<br /><br />btw, I don't think many Germans would be offended by a company name PAKi, probably most would assume the name has its roots in "Paket" or "Packen".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-89890202890447459262011-10-06T12:18:58.895+01:002011-10-06T12:18:58.895+01:00Having, sadly, witnessed my wife being shouted at ...Having, sadly, witnessed my wife being shouted at in the street using this abusive term, I am very pleased with the result. There is, however, one instance where I believe it is not an abusive term, or at least not used at all abusively, and that is in the context of cricket. The Australians are The Aussies, the West Indies are the Windies and the Pakistanis are the Pakis. I am not aware of any offence taken by Pakistani cricketers when the term is used this way by their fellow international counterparts.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-21162510818809252732011-10-06T10:09:53.416+01:002011-10-06T10:09:53.416+01:00Somewhat surprising the applicant argued that PAKI...Somewhat surprising the applicant argued that PAKI is used by the Pakistani community itself to denote products originating from South Asia - I have never encountered or heard of such use, at least not in the UK anyway, so it will be interesting to read the English translation when it becomes available and see what evidence was filed.<br />Is the name PAKI Logistics GmbH objectionable as a company name in Germany I wonder ?Abidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-30028240896116422052011-10-06T09:36:15.740+01:002011-10-06T09:36:15.740+01:00Dave, what colur laces have you got in your DMs?Dave, what colur laces have you got in your DMs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-4667983275215532122011-10-06T08:57:49.490+01:002011-10-06T08:57:49.490+01:00It's a shame that this association between ski...It's a shame that this association between skinheads and racism persists, despite the fact that skinhead culture had strong roots in the Jamaican rude boy music scene. The imagery was adopted by racist neo-nazi groups at a later stage, but anti-racist idealogies still continued to be a part of the skinhead movement.<br /><br />Perhaps we should try harder to reclaim this particular piece of IP, so that it once more becomes associated with people of different backgrounds united through a common love of music, rather than an odious minority of ignorant thugs?<br /><br />I for one still have a pair of cherry red Doc Martens in my cupboard which I wear with pride!Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-19464367136831327982011-10-05T23:36:52.774+01:002011-10-05T23:36:52.774+01:00Please do let us know when it is available in Engl...Please do let us know when it is available in English (if ever!), as somone who teaches both IP and discrimination law, it is one case i'd dearly like to read. Sadly my French isn't up to much beyond ordering a cup of tea.Duaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072408555078283105noreply@blogger.com