P*** is a term used to describe anyone from Asia, regardless of where they actually come from (be it Pakistan, India etc).
If you were routinely walking down the street and people called you a Yank, you probably would get cheesed off after a while (especially if you had been at war with that country in recent memory).
It has become an insulting word - though why we give so much power to words, I still don't know.
Ok, i can sort of see why Indians would get upset, but why do Pakistanis get uptight, it's Pakistani shortened. It makes me smile when i hear the Celts having to tell people from abroad that they are not English. As for me, as long as it's not 'late for dinner', they can call me what ever they like, i am a bit bigger than that.
Good on you, i think it's the only way forward, racism is something totally different. It makes me smile that the bullied at school mob who run this country really think they will change peoples attitudes by banning words, surly the people who make these stupid rules are brighter than that. Also i think it's everyones right to hate who they please, acting on your racism is a different thing but surly people should be able to feel how ever they wish about whoever they want. If stupid barriers were not put up, we might comunicate and find we can get along, telling people they have like people is just adding fuel to the fire and it's not going to work.
carsonking, I am a "Celt" and I sometimes get tired of people abroad assuming because Im in the UK Im English. Im fine with Brit as Im British but not English.
Chinadog, sorry mate but it makes me smile every time i hear it, i think i would just learn to talk better English and just say 'yes'. I am from Bristol and get called carrot cruncher, farmer Giles and all sorts, i couldn't give a toss, i find it pathetic that people get so uptight, i could get called Taffy every day for the rest of my life, all i would do is pretend to be Welsh now and then for a laugh.
China, no, just get past it, you should be bigger than that, if your not, sort it out, you would tell your kids the sticks and stones thing, well, that is it.