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- How did the word “Polack” become an offensive term to the . . . - Reddit
The word Polack is not well known that much anymore unless if you’re ethnically Polish or at least that’s the case where I live (Chicago) It seems odd that the Anglicisation of a Polish word (Polak, the male version for a Pole) would become offensive or degrading
- A person from Poland is called. . . - Reddit
Errr yes, that was a bit of me writing this awkwardly Of course, anyone speaking In Polish can say Polak Its when it's used in English, particularly in the US, where it gets an insulting connotation And yeah, I always found it funny when people get offended by the word Negro even though it's being said in the context of a Spanish language
- Why is polack considered a slur in America? : r TooAfraidToAsk - Reddit
Have you asked a Polish person if they like being called a polak by other racial or ethnic groups? Sometimes what is acceptable in language really isnt in person A good example is the word black Think about how black translates to negro in a lot of Latin languages We say Polish, not polak, for the same reasons
- Polski vs Polak vs Polsku vs Polska- whats the difference?
Polak - is precise for Polish man but is use more in our culture You can use it when you want to describe a man living in Poland or when someone is proud of being a polish man, this have bigger meaning for us You can also use "Polaczek" in disrespectful context It's like making fun of someone that he is a Polish man Example: " No i co Polaczku?
- Whats wrong with saying Polak? : r TooAfraidToAsk - Reddit
Polak isn't primarily a slur, for me it's not even a slur at all, it's simply a word that is used to refer to people of my country and it will never be anything else The reclaiming of a word (for example, the N word for black americans and other black people) actually required their word to be a slur in the first place, which it was and is
- weird question: is polak still considered a slur? : r Polish - Reddit
This among other things created the stereotype of poles being dumb, people were making jokes around that, and the term Polack was used in a pejorative way Nowadays things are much better but calling someone a Polak still sounds quite insulting As for the rest of the world, I just don't know
- Why do people refer to Poles as dumb? : r poland - Reddit
To say a Polak is dumb because they were poor and didn’t have the tools or resources other members higher up in society didn’t the time is just another example of abuse of power and money Now in 2024 because of advancement in society and computers it’s leveled the playing field for most countries in the world
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