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minus-squareBeNotAfraid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down2·9 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-squareThunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down7·9 days agoAccording to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·9 days agoYa gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!
minus-squareThunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·9 days agoTell ‘em Wikipedia and their five cited sources sent ya!
minus-squarek0e3@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·9 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-squareThunderbird4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 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-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 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.