Originally Posted by
sidecar bob
It's the white version of Nigger. I can't stand the word.
My nationality is not described by a Maori only word.
its not.. actually.
It's meaning is, effectively "those pale skinned people who came on a boat", or nowadays "anyone not a Maori". It is no more offensive than you calling someone from Australia an Australian.. or calling someone a tourist, or anything else. It is only offensive if it is used in an offensive context, but that is the same for any word describing something.
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