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minus-square@BeNotAfraid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink26•14 days agoIt’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.
minus-square@Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•14 days agoAccording to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.
minus-square@ryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish9•14 days agoYa gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!
minus-square@Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink-1•14 days agoTell ‘em Wikipedia and their five cited sources sent ya!
minus-square@k0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•13 days agoFrom 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.
minus-square@Thunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•13 days agoAnd 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
minus-square@emergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•13 days agoIt 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.
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.
According to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.
Ya gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!
Tell ‘em Wikipedia and their five cited sources sent ya!
From the wiki:
Doesn’t say it’s not a real name though. Neither does the screen cap of the tweet.
And what does it say right above that?
And from CubitOom’s link:
And from the sources cited on Wikipedia:
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.