Talk:List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity

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This page was created in response to the existence of Pejorative terms for Germans. The encyclopedic value of both may be questionable. M123 06:04, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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how is that for an argument. "Someone criticize me so I go hit someone else head". How mature !

Because it is american centred.

And to show my displeasure about unrespect.

Not liking content is not a valid reason to remove it. InanimateCarbonRod 17:03, 10 Oct 2003 (UTC)
You are confused. My displeasure is not about this paragraph. It is about the existence of the article. Especially its existence alone. It is about NPOV as a global term on wikipedia. Such as the multiplication of anti-french article, with a comparative non existence of some other countries, or just poor coverage even of the US.
Besides, I fear it will always stay that way, because this project is in english. So that make sense that american people list all the offending english terms they give french people, but that does not make sense that french people create a similar list with french terms to qualify americans.
Last, precisely, why this paragraph ? Just because it is a perfect exemple of an american-centrist article, where it is mentionned when an offending term is used in the another country than US (here GB), but where just mentionning who is using a term when it is in American is not *even* worth mentionning. In short, this article is plain biaised, because it tries to make believe the whole world is using that term, when in reality it is only some americans. I guess americans can not even see why it is worth mentionning this.
I would like all the french and the german articles to be merged in a more general article, which title could be something like Offensive terms per nationality or anything better but meaning this. It is a bit easy to talk of commnunity decision, when the highest majority of people is not concerned by such articles. There are only two articles, one on french, one on german. Curiously, only two people against, the french and the german. All the others claiming there is no issue at all. Of course :-) But do anything similar with any other social group well represented on Wikipedia, such as homosexual, you will assist to an uproar and severe campaign for deletion. Well, I am not offered this. The french and the german are left with these two articles, and we find them offensive as such. I would like that other people opinions are taken into consideration, not just thrown away because they are minorities. So, I suggest that these two articles are merged into a general one; so that at list the offending title disappear.
I think that merging the offensive french and offensive german pages might be a good idea as it may at least add balance when other nationalities are added. I don't understand why you keep removing the second paragraph. If the term is used mainly in the US, simply add that fact, don't remove the whole paragraph on that basis. It seems that you are emotionally involved in this page, however I hope this situation won't cloud rational judgements on content. InanimateCarbonRod 17:48, 10 Oct 2003 (UTC)
No, I am little emotionally involved in the topic, so I fear little problem. However, I saw these articles be quietly forgotten just because the majority does not care about them. I just do what I think may trigger an answer from anyone, while my opinion and the german one did not interest anyone of vfd. I would be glad of a merging, but am not sure what the best title would be.

I am not sure Offensive terms per nationality is a proper title. I would like someone to comment on this one, or to suggest something. To avoid renaming all these pages 3 or 4 times with different titles. Basically no one seems interested in answering me; so I will keep reverting till someone has a suggestion to offer.


Fine. I am sure this title is not english proper. But since nobody suggested a better one, this is it.

You (plural) have now succeeded in hiding the content of those former separate pages so that the uninitiated are unlikely ever to find it, as it seems that double redirects do not work. Also, the euphemistic term "informal" crops up again. It is not "informal" to call Germans the names mentioned here, it is offensive. Why you seem unwilling to call a spade a spade I do not know, but it is the words themselves which are offensive, not the existence of an article or several articles about them. --KF 08:37, 19 Oct 2003 (UTC)
It may seem more "consistent", but I don't believe getting something wrong just for the sake of uniformity is a good idea. (See my comment above.) I did not change the other subheadings because I don't know enough about the terms listed there. Also, is it "consistent" to have "offensive" in the title then? --KF 08:07, 31 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Okay, so it's "offensive" now throughout the article. That's much better I think. --KF 08:28, 31 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Hmmm...My feeling is that most terms are not necessarily offensive. For example I call myself a kraut without feeling offended. The title is probably not very precise, especially the use of the word offensive. Anyway, it does not make too much difference to mee either way. --Chris_73 11:58, 31 Oct 2003 (Japan Time)

I am very happy I renamed and merge the initial articles offensive terms for french and for german. I think this page is much more satisfying :-) Anthère

I am very confused by two things about the current page. 1) How can a term be "offensive" and not be "pejorative"? Are you being redundant here? 2) I can't convince myself that all of these terms are offensive. One example - "Yank" is a term that I associate with US soldiers in WW II. What few connotations is has are mildly good, not bad. I've been called a Yank and considered it nothing more than an aknowledgement of my accent. If someone's intending that as an insult - well, they missed the mark.

Unfortunately, the only way I see to fix this article is to make it into more of an etymological study. That means a lot more detail. Who thinks the term is offensive? In what context? Where did it come from and how has the meaning changed? What exactly are the negative connotations? Is it a universally acknowledged "offensive" term or is that a minority opinion? Without that level of detail I don't see much value to this article. Rossami 04:13, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I think this page badly needs to be re-named.

Not all slang names for nationalities are offensive. "Tommy" for a British soldier is almost affectionate: "Here come the brave Tommys!"

Tommy derives from "Thomas Atkins", a name once used in the example form in a British soldier's pay-book.

see [1] DJ Clayworth 19:29, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

There are also some notable omissions in the article, such as WOP. (A group of Italians arrived at Ellis Island without papers, their files were marked Wo.P. and the name stuck.)Anjouli 18:25, 24 Nov 2003 (UTC)

It seems like, thinking about alot of ethnic/nationalistic slurs that I recall hearing here in the U.S. growing up, alot of them seem to be examples of "names" that sound like they're from the ethnicity/nation at issue. I wonder if that's true of other cultures (I hope!) -- it seem's rather playgroundish in any case.

On a side note, I've alway's envied the cockney rhyming slang -- although it was years before I figured out why a "bhlbhlbhlbhlb"-type sound was called a rasberry.

I always thought that the story that "Pom" derived from "Prisoner of Mother England" (I've also heard "Prisoner of His/Her Majesty", "POHM") was an urban legend, but this page presents it as fact. Is there any evidence that it is in fact true? Proteus 14:06, 8 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Alternative_words_for_British says it is folk etymology. Secretlondon 19:21, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

"Inselaffe" als Begriff der Deutschen für die Briten? Hab ich in meinem ganzen Leben noch nie gehört :-D

I think someone just made that one up. I asked a few native German friends on a reflector, and they have never heard this word used in Germany either. They just call us 'Englander' or 'Englisch' - ignoring the Anglo/Scot/Welsh difference. In old times we addressed each other as 'Tommy' and 'Fritz', but that was way back when... ChrisRed UK 01Sept06.

I'd assume, that in all slavic languages the words for "German" and "mute person" are related or equal. --Pjacobi 20:08, 2005 Jan 2 (UTC)

[edit] Jew

Forget that. Could someone please explain how "Jew" is a nationality? 17;19, Sep 19 2005

Could someone please explain how "Jew" is an offensive term for Jews? —Ashley Y 06:58, 2005 Jan 25 (UTC)

I can't, but I've met several people (all non-Jewish) who found it offensive. They prefer "Jewish person."

Do any other contributors ever feel guilty about knowing so many of these terms already? I think that "beaner" was my second contribution to this list, and I kind of felt weird about it. I want people to know that just because I may know of a word and add it to this list, I do not employ the term myself! --Jpbrenna 04:32, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gweilo

White Ghost or White Devil. Description of White People by the Chinese.

No, only by the Cantonese. 84.174.140.32

[edit] Gaijin

Just similar to the Chinese description, but this time by Japanese.

This is just wrong, it is nothing like the Chinese term, according to Wikipedia itself Gaijin means `foreigner´ - and it is certainly unclear how much of a offensive term it really is. I for one believe unless explicitly used in the the negative context described in the article it is not offensive and simply a common misconception.--AndersH 09:40, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Zhid

Zhid (жид) - Russian term, [...] not pejorative

I don't speak Russian, so I don't know about this, but this page suggests that it is offensive term and has been for some time. Can it be offensive without being pejorative ? bogdan ʤjuʃkə | Talk 20:27, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


It is highly offensive to Jews in Russia and Ulraine. However, in the past it didn't have offensive meaning and still used in some names for example Zhidovski vorota(Жидовские ворота) in Kiev means Zhid's Gates or Jewish Gates. There is also an idiom in Russian Vechniy Zhid[Вечный Жид] (Wandering Jew). The usage of it doesn't contain any offencive meaning. Also, zhid is a synonym for a greedy, close fisted man, not always Jewish. Zhiditsya(жидеться)-- refuse to give something. How I know zhid is common name for Jews in Poland and Chech Republick and doesn't have any offensive meaning in it.--Glushak 10:08, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brazilians

First, im glad there are no such words for brazilians (I guess theyre that friendly). Also, I was taught that the reason for calling foreigners in general, and americans in particular, gringo is different. It goes back to the 40s, when there were a number om american military bases in Brazil (mainly in NE) as supporting bases for the troops to cross the Atlantic in WWII.The unsatisfied population organized marches and riots, with signs that read "ALL GREEN, GO HOME" (referring to the green uniforms used by the american military). Thus, the term Gringo was born.

That's a common misconception, it's descended from Latin griego which means litteraly meens Greek, but was applied to all foreigners.Cameron Nedland 18:36, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Any sources on that? Otherwise, its only an opinion.~~LtDoc~~

[edit] Australians

[edit] 51st Stater

This doesn't look like a very widely used term, but from what I read from several Google sites it is normally used to criticize persons of ones own country who slavishly imitate US customs or politics. If it is applied to Canadians more than others, it is because they are geographically closer. But it doesn't make sense for people in the US to criticize others for being too much like them. Shoaler 21:02, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] ABC

This entry is linked to a disambiguation page (ABC) and I'd like to see it linked to an article, but without the meaning of the term, I can't update the link. Could someone provide some additional text for this entry? Thanks. Courtland 02:26, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

  • I unlinked the ABC as there was no term on the disamb page related to this usage. I found one reference that indicated it was playground slang. Not enough info to make an article/not notable enough to add to disamb page. —ERcheck @ 01:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pepsi

In what way is Pepsi not an offensive term for French Canadians? It is not just a random piece of trivia about Pepsi outselling Coke in Quebec; the specific word "Pepsi" is quite specifically used as a derogatory label for the Quebec people, in senses such as "He is a Pepsi", "Those Pepsis...", "get out of my face, you f*cking Pepsi", etc. I have already, earlier on this page, pointed out a Wikipedia article which quite specifically details an incident in which a television journalist quite specifically got into hot water for quite specifically calling a specific person "a Pepsi". Review Gord Martineau and explain to me again how an offensive label for people doesn't belong on a list of offensive labels for people. Bearcat 04:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

  • I grew up in Ottawa. I have spent the last 10 years in B.C.. I have never heard this term referred to anybody, derogatory or not. Then again, I haven't heard half of those terms used above. --maclean25 06:04, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm with Bearcat. It's legit. -The Tom 13:24, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Frank magazine made several "Pepsi" jokes about Quebecers throughout the 1990s. It's legit, and well-documented. CJCurrie 17:54, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
  • Yes, definitely legit. — mendel ☎ 15:57, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
  • Not legit. I am a Quebecer and have travelled Canada far and wide, during the time of both referendums, and although I heard a lot of Quebec trashing I never heard that term. The real question is if the terms fits in the greater purpose of Wikipedia, which is to inform and not say that because a handful of people used a word it is embedded in popular culture. A pool conducted in both French and English Canada would probably demonstrate that very few people even know that meaning of `Pepsi`

[edit] Kelper

Kelper is very occasionally used in Argentine Spanish as an insult (see Talk:Falkland Islands), but I suspect that the usual usage in English is still the non-derogatory one of "born in the Falkland Islands." Unless someone objects, I will make this change shortly. Matt 11:20, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pepsi

Bearcat, this site is not asking about the financial position of a company. What your talking about is merely a stereotype that is fallaciously undergirded by perceptions, especially within Quebecers. For many Canadians, like myself, I have not even heard of this term applied to Quebecers.

On the site Pepsi-Cola, here is what the term Pepsi alludes to:

    "The term is now used as a historical reference to French-English linguistic animosity."

The key in that paragraph is linguistic, not national. If it was national, then it would be felicitious to apply the word Pepsi as a derogatory term for Quebecers.

As well, it would do well to remind ourselves that this site is created for offensive terms per nationality. Although Pepsi may be used as derogatory, the tastes for that drink in Quebec may fluctuate; in short, it is indelible. The terms enumerated on this site pertain to offensive terms indelibly affixed to particular nationalities.

Will you please attempt to understand what we're saying? This is not just a stereotype in the sense of "Those Quebecois drink a lot of Pepsi, eh?"; the word "Pepsi" is itself directly used as a NOUN for the people themselves, as in "Those Pepsis really oughta speak English like normal people, eh?"
Bottom line: what you guys are failing to understand is that the word is used as an offensive and dismissive noun for a group of people. In what way does that not meet the purposes of this list? Bearcat 03:51, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
Bottom line: What does Pepsi have to do with "offensive terms per nationality?" Since when was Quebecois a nationality? Canada is ONE nationality, not two discrete nationalities. Besides, Pepsi is a term that seems to derogate a specific group of persons within the state.
The article already differentiates between "offensive terms for English Canadians" and "offensive terms for French Canadians". Your argument might actually have some merit if it didn't, but it does. Bearcat 04:30, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Darius

"Labas" is not an offensive term for Lithuanians. It means "hello." See http://www.autoinfa.lt/webdic/ (if you can read Lithuanian, see def. 3 "said as a greeting"). All my life every Lithuanian I've known (including me and my family) have said it to one another, and we have no Russian background.

[edit] Aboriginals

Please do not put offensive terms per nationality to aboriginal peoples in developed countries, such as Australia, Canada, the UK and the US. It is with such ignominy that we have had to live in history under the iron fists of European settlers as slaves. To see these terms asseverated as merely "offensive terms" is both upsetting and very disturbing. Please do not put these terms on this board anymore. They do not warrant any a space here.

Here here! --193.60.81.207 16:05, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
Offensive terms like "Eskimo" for Inuit people have no European origin.Wandalstouring 17:39, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

The origin of "Eskimo" is not necessarily meant as offensive (see the Eskimo article), nor has it been used by the people who lived among them in past decades to be more than a simple identifier. I live in northern Canada, and there is a different word that serves as an ethnic slur, which I won't repeat here. 207.189.230.42 08:26, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Americans"

I don't want to revive the long and boring conflict about the usage of "American" to denote "of the U.S.", as there is a multitude of pages on Wikipedia where it has been debated. However, on this article here, it is outright silly (and insulting as well) to list "Americans" along with Peruvians, Chileans, Mexicans etc. So please let's keep it to some neutral wording; I don't insist on "citizens of the U.S." but "Americans" is too charged to stay. Kosebamse 18:22, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Clutchplates

I have taken "Clutchplates" out of the South African list. It is not known to a variety of South Africans, and it has been suggested that it is a pejorative slang term used in academic South African schools to refer to vocational schoolgoers. That is, it is not a national offensive term, or and English-vs.-Afrikaans term, but an economic class term. Further, it seems not to be well-known, reportedly having appeared in one novel.

--Nat 11:43, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bukkakes

Can somebody please provide sourcing for the term being used anywhere in the world to denote the Japanese? I am guessing that this term came from someone's imagination. We probably all know what vernacular meaning of bukkake (from Bukkakeru - to splash water), but I have never seen nor heard the term used (I know, I am not the world's expert on slang) either in person, in writing nor in audio/video media.

user:jerry.mills

Well, not to seem rather rude but the term Bukkake is listed on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukkake

  • awkward silence*

user:badfishstan

[edit] Gook

Interesting word. I have heard somewhere that when American Forces arrived in the Korean Peninsula, Korean Nationals would see the Americans and say: "Megook" which means (if I am correct) "American". It did not take long for the GI to hear this and make a derog term from it.

- Korean National: Me gook!!! Me gook!!!

- American GI: Why... yes, you are a gook.

user:jerry.mills

[edit] Bukkakes Part II

Removed that particular "imaginary offensive term" from the list. I almost removed "rapists" form the list, but I imagine this is a term being used by the Chinese. Still, it needs sourcing.

user:jerry.mills

Boer , referring to Afrikaners, meaning "farmer"; originally in universally accepted usage, the term is now obsolete and used pejoratively.

Rock Spider, used by English South Africans to refer to Afrikaners, meaning that they are big and hairy - also an Australian prison slang term for a paedophile


Guy’s , you seem to have a few thing wrong here on these items

I suggest you go back to the drawing board , Boer is far from obsolete and Rock Spider has nothing to do with hair

Best regards Christiaan Oosthuizen ( a Boer and a rock spider)

[edit] How come nigger is not on this

How come nigger is not on this. Isn't it offensive.

It is - Read closer and look under AMERICAN. That is where the term originated and is used most.

[edit] Cracker

I always thought the offensive term "cracker" came from the whites "cracking" their whips at the slaves. Are you sure that it's not that? loulou 03:17, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I though it was because crackers, such as Saltines, are white.207.189.230.42 08:29, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cracker (cont.)

Part of my family hails from the Florida panhandle, from Quincy to Jacksonville, and the old timers who grew up at the turn of the century--and have been dead for quite a while now -- were proud of being "Crackers" and said that the term came from the whips that were used to drive cattle across river fords. Hmmm. regarding the "content must be verifiable" here poses a problem. I do have the transcript of a tape recording of an oral history of the family, by a great aunt who died in her 90's, about 20 years ago, in which she mentions that. Unfortunately we all know how unreliable oral histories are. Charles

[edit] Swedish = bøsser?

It says Swedish are called bøsser (gay) in Denmark. Never heard of that! Medico80 19:28, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

I hear it´s because Swedish tonality makes it seem very feminine (according to Finnish sources). (BTW I´m Norwegian).AndersH 23:27, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I haven't heard it either, but the Swedish intonation can sound quite funny in Danish ears. By Danish standards, it would be considered feminine. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 09:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merges

No reason to keep separate articles out there for just some nationalities and not others. If you are going to insult in a NPOV way, you need to insult equally. Both the German and British articles need to be merged here. Neither are referenced either. The American equivalent article was reworked and the slang moved here a long time ago. Also, Pejorative terms for Germans, which Alternative words for Germans is a recreation of was merged here. Lets be fair folks.pschemp | talk 18:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I totally agree with the merges. --Splette Image:Happyjoe.jpg Talk 09:42, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Scabby Jew

Ive added this term to the jewish section as it is used by the irish to say someone is does not share things or is unwilling to. Most people use it with out knoledge of offense and the word scabby is more often followed by bastard but jew is said a lot, in the kindest possible sense, i think, people are more offended by the scabby part.


[edit] Knacker/Nacker?

Another very common Irish one, but does someone know the correct spelling? I have seen it spelt with a 'k' sometimes so im unsure only ever with a K

I'm from Sligo, in Ireland, and I can tell you it's 100% spelled with a k. A definition of it is given under 'Knacker' in Wikipedia. I have been called a mexicano as a light hearted term for residents of the Republic of Ireland. This could be added to 'Mexican', because i think the use of mexican-like phrasing is funny. 213.200.67.154 17:24, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree, Knacker (as it is spelt with a 'K') should be included in the article as it is very commonly used in Ireland. Used to describe poor/Living in a caravan(trailer park)/Involved in Crime. Similar to 'Chav', 'Scally', 'Redneck' etc. History: The term is derived from "Knackers Yard" which is an area of a slaughterhouse where unusable parts of animals are dumped, or parts that are unfit for consumption. The word 'knacker' as an insult has been used for nearly 90 years in Ireland (V* Discharge 23:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC))

[edit] Jew

While I don't find the list, per se, offensive, I am perplexed that Jews have been classified as a NATIONALITY, perhaps indicative of a UNIVERSAL anti-Semitism, as evidenced by the numbers of perjorative terms - FORTY - listed. Also, can a reader intuit that by the count, Italians and people of the USA (NOT all Americans, North, Central and South)with 36 and 34, respectively, are 2nd and 3rd on the "hit parade?" Personally, the phrase "(S)He's a JEW" always seemed a bit harsher than "(S)He's Jewish." Maybe I'm just a bit paranoid. By NOT categorizing Catholics, Muslims, Buddhists, etc., as separate entites further reinforces my paranoia, especially with ever-escalating Anti-Semitism in all corners of the world, not to mention Islamic extremists vowing to kill all infidels regardless of Nationality.

You have a point about Jewish not being a nationality, though bearing in mind the general tone of the page there's very little point getting upset about who has the most offensive names associated with them. Should terms for Jews be removed from this list, perhaps relocated if they are thought worthy of preservation? Alternatively the article could be renamed 'Offensive terms by ethnicity', which would include Jews.
Jews are more nationality-like than Catholics, Muslims, etc. because in Judaism there's no proselitizing and if you decide you want to become a Jew, you have to go through a long and difficult process. As a consequence intermarriage has been rare (you couldn't convert the bride to fit your religion). The result is that most Jews are born into families that have been Jewish for as long as anyone can remember.
In the past, if a Christian king conquered new territory, the people living on that territory would become Christians too, and so the worldwide pool of Christians became ethnically and geographically diverse. A similar thing happened in Islam. Not in Judaism. (I don't know enough about Buddhism to comment on that.)
Of course there are regional differences, but as a whole 'the Jews' are a more uniform entity than 'the Christians' or 'the Muslims'. There are diseases and genes that are linked to Jewishness, I've never heard of 'Christian genes' (but perhaps they exist, I just haven't heard of them). Summarizing: 'Jews' is not a nationality as much as 'Italians', 'Germans' etc. are, but there is more to say for classifying Jews as a nationality than there is for other religions.

[edit] "Kraut-Eating, War-Mongering, Jew-Gassing Fascist"

Just delete this rubbish...some nerd just made it up. I am British, 50 years old and have never heard of, or seen this phrase in my life until now. The only (mildly) offensive term for Germans still used here is "Krauts", but even this is falling into disuse. Nowadays we just call them 'The Germans", sometimes in a silly accent such as mock-german (i.e."Zee Gerrmanns") or a broad 'Scouse' accent (after Liverpool comedian Stan Boardman). 160.84.253.241 14:19, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Quisling

Likewise, never heard 'Quisling' used in Britain to mean 'A Norwegian'. I've only heard it used as a synonym for a political 'Traitor', 'Turncoat' or 'Collaborator' in general - regardless of nationality. The Brits don't have an (intentionally) offensive term for the Norwegians. Some (especially in the Royal Navy) nickname the people 'Noggies' and their currency 'Nogs'. ChrisRed 08:41, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Banabak.

I personally never heard about this word. This article says it's an ethic slur for Armenians. This is what I found in Russian Wiki: Banabak is widely in use in Ukrain and South Russia for Middle Eastern looking people, commonly Caucasians. Here is the link: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Банабак--Glushak 10:40, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Arabs

I see that the complete removal of the Arab Section was done at 17:08, 26 August 2006. Are Arabs not considered an ethnic group? Is this just vandalism out of ethnic pride? user:Jerry.mills

[edit] Arabs Continued

After reading the definition of Ethnic Group in this here wikipedia, Arabs are concidered an ethnic group. The list goes back. I appreciate the middle eastern culture, but it is unfair to remove them from reality. Equality for all. user:Jerry.mills

[edit] Incomplete

I was referred to this list by a friend and after having a good old laugh at the names for Brits and Whites (being a Honky Island Monkey myself) I thought I'd look at the rest and I can't find a 'Black' section? How can you have a 'White' section and not a 'Black' section?

I believe that people are removing that section.

[edit] Sources

This article needs sources for its entries. Unsourced entries may be removed at any time. -Will Beback 20:56, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Finland Paragraphs

Please shorten these paragraphs.Everytime the word "Finnish" or "Finn" is referenced,theres a huge explanation on why it was given.Obviously written by a Finn.

[edit] ”Kalboj, Hamburger, Hitlerowiec, Gestapowiec, Faszysta, Gebels”

To my best knowledge the above terms are not in use as ethnic slurs in Poland. In just one silly joke Kalboj is used to mean a person whose profession is cleaning water closets, not an American person! ("Kal" -feces- is pronounced similarly to "cow"). It is sometimes used as a nickname by home grown Polish “cowboys”. Hamburger is not a derogatory term for an American person, either. It is used to mean a sandwich and nothing more. Hitlerowiec, Gestapowiec and Faszysta are not slurs used for Germans. These are clearly historical terms. The obvious disinformation is that Gebels is the ethnic slur for a German person. I can only guess that the connotation of the word “Gebels” is dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels. I hope that the authors will correct all insufficiencies ASAP.

Pretty soon we're going to delete all unsourced entries. I'll do these now. -Will Beback 19:11, 26 October 2006 (UTC)


This might be the worst page on the entire wikipedia. What purpose does it serve? 124.182.234.173 02:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't serve any purpose. It just shows the stupidity of some people. MetsFan76 19:04, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WHAT A GREAT ARTICLE

This article is truly encyclopedia-worthy. Oh wait, disregard that, I was lying. I find it hilarious that the NPOV wikipedia has such a long article on this, yet talking about Encyclopedia Dramatica is some kind of taboo. 203.26.16.68 01:19, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, this article shames Wikipedia. It may have had some slight value at first, but has now almost become a vehicle for hate. If I were Wikipedia I would simply destroy it in one click without comment. ChrisRed 09:46, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I second that. I have no idea what the purpose of this article is. Is it so kids can read about them and then go to school the next day and use them? I mean hey...its an online encyclopedia. What better place for a kid to learn what to call his asian, black or Hispanic friends!!! This article is a travesty and has no place on here. MetsFan76 01:32, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] where da niggas?

How come there are no racial slurs for blacks?

Doin' it man! Firts thing in the mo' `'mikkanarxi 02:53, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] START ALL OVER

The article was a pile of garbage. Some order has been done in the List of ethnic slurs. But this one sits unnoticed. I moved it to List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity/old, for possibloe reference, but nothing can be re-used from there, because it was ridiculously 100% unreferenced.

I would suggest to start from copying a reliable indormation from the alphabetical List of ethnic slurs and go from there. `'mikkanarxi 02:53, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

This article is a pile of garbage. This bs should be removed from Wikipedia, and protected from recreation. Not useful whatsoever. All it is good for is spawning random name-calling between ethnicities and placing it as valid encyclopaedic content. --Ryouga 22:24, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
There will be no random name calling, according to wikipedia's policies of no original research, cite your sources and reliable sources. `'mikka 01:09, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] asians

this article doesn't include desert monkey, dune coon, sand nigger and camel jockey —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.108.122.18 (talk) 22:41, 29 December 2006 (UTC).

They will not be included until reliable sources will be provided for them. `'mikka 01:08, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
the movie Three Kings can be used as a source for thatSkhatri2005 01:32, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Urban dictionary is the only source i can give but type any of them in and there will be several results for each which shows they are used as racial slur.

Please see about wikipedia's reliable sources. `'mikka 23:31, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nationality or ethnicity?

Could someone please explain to me why words like "Bai Gui", "Cracker", "Pale face", and other similar epithets are on this list? I just don't understand why a list of "Offensive terms by nationality" would include these words when they are clearly indicated to be based on race and not nationality.

Please read the introduction of the article. `'mikka 23:30, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Squarehead

This was a very common term for Germans during WWI and is still considerably popular. From what I know, It comes from the helmets worn by the Germans during the war.

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