ok i will admit thread title is deliberatly provocative (the other thread this morning has spurred me to ask) but the issue is this:
dh is british born pakistani, he uses the word paki, to describe himself and members of family mostly jokingly
he thinks dd should be allowed to say paki, i suppose in a 'reclaiming the word' way
I'm not so sure, dd is pale, blond with blue/green eyes, if you saw her alone/with me you wouldnt guess her cultural heritage and i fear she may offend someone, be told off especially at nursery/infant school as she grows older but doesnt understand about different terms for different audiences iyswim
dh sees my point but at the same time feels that as it is a term used by pakistani/british asian children (admitedly older pre teen and teenagers) i am in fact isolating her from her peers and will make it difficult for her to realise her identity
so am i being to smug and middle class?
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To alllow my dd (age 2) to use the word paki?
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littleducks · 24/10/2008 08:22
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