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@nzmaa@lemy.lol to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish •
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Bait or rtaration. Call it.

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Bait or rtaration. Call it.

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  • CubitOom
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    65•1 month ago

    You probably don’t.

    I looked it up after not hearing the term before.

    Tap for spoiler

    It’s a slur for South Asians. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pajeet

    • @LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works
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      Sadly I assumed correctly

    • @BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world
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      It’s actually a name. Pajeet is a genuine Hindu name. It’s a pejorative, in the same way “Paddy” is both an Irish name and used as a slur for Irish people.

      • @Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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        According to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.

        • @ryannathans@aussie.zone
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          11•1 month ago

          Ya gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!

          • @Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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            Tell ‘em Wikipedia and their five cited sources sent ya!

            • @k0e3@lemmy.ca
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              From the wiki:

              The implication makes fun of a typical Indian male’s name.

              Doesn’t say it’s not a real name though. Neither does the screen cap of the tweet.

              • @Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
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                And what does it say right above that?

                An invented term for a South Asian person.

                And from CubitOom’s link:

                An invented Indian-sounding given name

                And from the sources cited on Wikipedia:

                a derogatory made-up Indian name originating on 4chan in 2015

                First seen on 4Chan, The term “pajeet” is an ethnic slur, coined as a derisive imitation of Indian names

      • @emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
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        It is possible that there exist a few Indians with the name Pajeet, but it is definitely not a common name here. I’ve never met a Pajeet.

    • @ikidd@lemmy.world
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      So is the implication that all Indians think Mush is a hero?

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