Casual racism - going for a chinkys

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andysfootball said:
don't think it's raciast myself more a term of endearment in a politicaly correct world gone mad.

same as the yanks calling us limeys or the aussies calling us poms or the chinese calling us gwailo (white goast)

in australia when the pakis are touring as a cricket team they are referred to as the pakis in the media

italians and greeks are called wogs and like been called it the same as poms like being called poms

it's all just slang same as mackems, geordies, sandancers and smog monsters
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I know the media/commentators used to use the term 'paki' but i haven't heard them say it for some time (since the 90's)
 


I don't think I've heard either term used since I was at school, over 30 years ago.

Chinese is just as simple to say as Chinkys, and why does it matter what nationality a shop owner or worker is? We don't say I'm going to the Swedish furniture shop or the German supermarket.
 
Billy2Sheds said:
That's bs tbh I woukdnt say it myself but most Chinese / Hong Kong ppl I know, know its not used maliciously
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I’m not Chinese so it’s not my call, but 20 years ago I started a job where diversity training was compulsory and this very subject came up. They quoted us a survey that had taken place of people of Chinese origin and they stated (a majority, objective opinion) that they regard this as their equivalent of the N and P words. As I say. I don’t regard it as my place to disagree. Obviously up to each their own.
 
Kevin Arnott's right boot said:
I don't think I've heard either term used since I was at school, over 30 years ago.

Chinese is just as simple to say as Chinkys, and why does it matter what nationality a shop owner or worker is? We don't say I'm going to the Swedish furniture shop or the German supermarket.
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You wouldn't say you're going for an Italian, for example?
 
It’s embarrassing for everyone concerned when these words are used tbf.
My mams fella uses them and he’s a lovely bloke but makes himself sound thick when using them.
Imagine not having the sense to change a couple of words you use because they might offend someone.
 
elder said:
I know the media/commentators used to use the term 'paki' but i haven't heard them say it for some time (since the 90's)
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I'm 43 now and havrnt even heard either term used for about 30 years.

What back water community would you play your banjo in to even use these
 
Malloy said:
I'm 43 now and havrnt even heard either term used for about 30 years.

What back water community would you play your banjo in to even use these
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Still used all over the north east as much as people might not admit it. I have probably called it a chinkeys quite recently out of habit. I don't mean anything by it. Its just what its always been called.
 
bernardbresslaw said:
I've got a Chinese mate who isn't offended by the term and uses it himself. So that's four.
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I've known a lad since school who is partly chinese and is called Chinkie. He also used to sign his high scores on the old arcade games as 'Nip', due to the three character situation. Aside from a few chinese takeaways, we only really have Chinese Kev who fixes mobile phones, in my town. A few folk on here would do well to watch Clint Eastwoods 'Gran Torino' film barber shop scene and see how most normal blokes handle this, in fact I'll just post it:-

 
Kevin Arnott's right boot said:
If it was a place that specialised in Italian food, yes. But if it was a general dealers that happened to be owned by an Italian, then no.
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Ah, I thought as you'd just mentioned Chinese we were talking about specific foods. I agree that the nationality doesn't matter with say general off license or such. I would still probably reference nationality for example if I've told my mate an off license on a road in London and I can't remember the name of the shop, "The Indian blokes shop" or "Nah, the Polish shop". It doesn't really 'matter', but I still might use them.

The term for Chinese in the OP has always made me cringe, though.
 
ToneSAFC73 said:
Still used all over the north east as much as people might not admit it. I have probably called it a chinkeys quite recently out of habit. I don't mean anything by it. Its just what its always been called.
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They have names though.
East Garden, Liking, Happy Valley etc.
Far less offensive to use their names than the term you seem to use.
 
Titus said:
Ah, I thought as you'd just mentioned Chinese we were talking about specific foods. I agree that the nationality doesn't matter with say general off license or such. I would still probably reference nationality for example if I've told my mate an off license on a road in London and I can't remember the name of the shop, "The Indian blokes shop" or "Nah, the Polish shop". It doesn't really 'matter', but I still might use them.

The term for Chinese in the OP has always made me cringe, though.
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Sorry, I wasnt clear. The second part of my post was about the use of the term Paki shop.
 
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