• Korhaka@sopuli.xyz
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      4 days ago

      Is it actually a slur, or just a stereotypical sounding name? Because if its the second isn’t it just like Barry eating his 3rd pie and chips of the afternoon with a pint of wife beater?

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        4 days ago

        It’s both a stereotypical sounding “name” and a slur in the way 4chan uses it. They don’t mean a specific type of Indian person, they mean an Indian person. It’s not used like how some Brits use ‘Barry’ to mean a foolish person or Americans use ‘Karen’ to mean an entitled person.

        I’m pretty sure it isn’t even actually a real name, it just sounds like it should be to racists.

        • Etterra@discuss.online
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          3 days ago

          Yeah probably this. There’s other examples, like calling Soviet citizens “Ivan” in a derogatory way.