Pakeha

[MSTRS:Me]

Ever heard the term 'Only dogs worry. And they get shot for it.' ??

[Trudes]

Ever heard the term 'Only dogs worry. And they get shot for it.' ??

Hey, WTF, don't shoot me, It's not my fault I'm a worry....

[mbazza]

I'm also uncomfortable with its' use, particularly on official documents. I always cross it out and write "New Zealander".

Me too! I am a New Zealander! Cheers.

[howdamnhard]

I agree totally,whenever I have to fill out a government form I tick European other.

My sister and I have been having a lot of discussions on this topic lately. She has just started her teaching degree and is doing a paper called 'diversity'. I have encountered this horrible word throughout my three years doing my degree.
Does anyone else find the term 'pakeha' offensive?
It annoys me deeply that all the literature I read refers to me as 'pakeha' and that I have to sit through lectures and be called 'pakeha'. Yes I really should make a stand to my classes, but if you saw the ethnicity spread, and then saw me you would understand! (The other day I was called 'petite')

The fact is, pakeha was first used to call the Europeans 'white pig' or some other variant. Yet if I went around calling them horries or niggers people would do a little more than raise their eyebrows.

Please don't tell me I am the only one! This is one of the few times my sexy red hair gets the better of me!

[Curious_AJ]

what can't you just be called a "white New Zealander"? .. I'm not one to speak on the topic, as I'll get myself into trouble.. BUT, just an innocent question.. why do white Kiwi's get named a Maori word? surely it's some form of political incorrectness?

[howdamnhard]

Agreed,it's kinda reverse racialsm.

what can't you just be called a "white New Zealander"? .. I'm not one to speak on the topic, as I'll get myself into trouble.. BUT, just an innocent question.. why do white Kiwi's get named a Maori word? surely it's some form of political incorrectness?

[yungatart]

Why would you want to be called a "white New Zealander"?
WTF has the colour of my skin got to do with anything?
Why can't I just be a New Zealander?

[nadroj]

Why would you want to be called a "white New Zealander"?
WTF has the colour of my skin got to do with anything?
Why can't I just be a New Zealander?

Coz boys like pink?

[duckonin]

Easy to fix..Just don't sit in the class listerning to the shit....go out side sit in the sun it is great therapy...

[Curious_AJ]

Why would you want to be called a "white New Zealander"?
WTF has the colour of my skin got to do with anything?
Why can't I just be a New Zealander?

nah, i didnt mean it that way.. but on the census etc... they need to know if youre white,brown,yellow,black,pink,purple or green...

[Hitcher]

Sigh. The Census asks for information on ethnicity, not skin colour FFS.

They would be better to ask people to indicate if they are dead from the neck up.

[Curious_AJ]

oh, okay... well my father has always insisted on filling it in for me.. so SORRY Hitcher...

geez.. jump on my back when I was just saying something innocent... so "FFS"

[cheese]

IMO calling me a Pakeha is like me calling a Maori person a Nigger (I don't call my Maori mates that either). It's not a nice term in my interpretation and I prefer the term New Zealander, if you have define me from there call me a European New Zealander. Pakeha is such a loose term and I find that the interpretation can be turned derogatory very easily.

[Hitcher]

Fantastic. Don't you just love people who take offense so easily.

[Curious_AJ]

IMO calling me a Pakeha is like me calling a Maori person a Nigger (I don't call my Maori mates that either). It's not a nice term in my interpretation and I prefer the term New Zealander, if you have define me from there call me a European New Zealander. Pakeha is such a loose term and I find that the interpretation can be turned derogatory very easily.

cheers.


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