Is the word "Polack"rascist?

Well lots of polish women smoke... so its quite right! ;DD

Yeah at the moment your not judging people for what they do but for what they are, yeah, it's racist.

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So, I'm led to believe that some people feel that the word "Polack" is offensive. Variations also include "Pollack" and possibly "Polak". So - why aren't they getting upset about the following?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollack - all these people named Pollack are clearly insulting Polish people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollack's_Rule - this is just plain offensive, right?

pollackassociates.com/ - omg. Calling your company "Pollack" is just unbelievably offensive. I mean, no-one would say "nigger associates", right?

mrpollack.pl - how the hell could they name a band Mr Pollack?!

pollacktempecinemas.com - A Pollack cinema?! RACISM!

pollackarch.com - why on earth is it ok to have architects called "Pollack"?!

polackrealty.com - POLACK REAL ESTATE?! What a disgrace!

(cheers mods - didn't know about this topic and was shamefully too lazy to search)

The German say Polaken almost choking on the letter k. That's annoying.

No, it isn't. We're talking about the nationality and not a race.

Now seriously, it depends how people use it, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't.

Best point made yet!

just enjoy it dont care about it ,

If Poles wish to call each other Polack, then fair enough, in much the same way if coloured people wish to call each other nigger. I regard both words as offensive, and would never use them. However, if people from those particular ethnic/racial group wish to call each other that then who am I to judge. Of course, I certainly find it puzzling why they would ever do so other than a desperate stab at being seen as 'street'.

no

It seems for Polonophobic racists like you it indeed "isn't."

For someone who claims to be a lawyer you are one ignorant fvck who obviously does not speak the language yet speaks on the subject he has no clue about. Btw it’s Polak not Polack, to know and understand the difference the knowledge of the language is required.

explain further. My post makes it clear I have no time for what the word stands for, however you wish to spell it. Or do you struggle reading English?

Hmmm, word Polack is not racist, "white trash" would be considered to be a racist remark.

who cares what redneck like you has to contribute to this thread.


If you did some research before making this ignorant statement you would understand why it makes you sound like a halfwit, simple dictionary search would do the trick. Enough said.

You took it out of context and totally misunderstood what I said.
Besides, like I said, we're talking about nationality and not a race so how can someone that says it be a racist? You can call him him whatever you want but not a racist.

Also, it depends who and how says it. It's not always meant as an insult. Next time before you come to some kind of conclusion, read it twice what one writes and it won't come to misunderstanding like this time. I definitely don't hate Poles. I have some Polish friends so don't come up with this bs again.

Bunch of nonsense. You're getting your panties in a twist over nothing.

The word Polack is a slur. It is not offensive to people lacking selfrespect. Its use is welcome and encouraged on this "non-Polish Forum."

So - answer my point, why aren't you being offended by the list of Polacks that I posted?

I'm guessing because what you have posted doesn't mean anything.

"Paddy" or "Mick" are offensive terms for Irish people but are obviously regular names too.

Spick and Span is a regular phrase - doesn't mean "spic" isn't offensive, in context.

etc

But it's 1Jola's call.

Is it still used as a slur? Have people become desensitized to it? It seems to be a marketing ploy in the US now for Polish-Americans to sell products. I guess it depends on where you grew up, but I've never heard in the US. Do you see it in the same context as "Jap", "Paki", and "Jerry"?

Of course it is. What did you expect: it's moderated by 3 Brits and two Americans. Not even one Polish mod on this "Polish" forum; it's hilarious in itself.

Nearly as funny as a Canadian complaining about how un-Polish this place is. You chose to turn your back on Poland and swore allegiance to another nation but now you complain about things not being Polish enough: hysterical!

Plenty, my social life seems to be in much better shape than yours. Since you put some effort into it and dug out my profile I assume you had something specific in mind. I suggest you start with simple comparison before embarrassing yourself even further. Judging by the number of posts you have made since you joined your average is much higher, suggesting you spend much more time on this forum then I do thus lacking in your social life. FYI I’m not here to make friends, I view it as a good stress relief session, to keep the mind healthy and occasional laugh at morons like you.

Is Jerry offensive? We use it all the time towards Germans, I've never known any Germans to be particularly bothered by it either. Jap and Paki are worse - possibly because people say those terms to anyone who looks vaguely like one.


Makes them a Polack, I suppose ;)

To me, Jerry is almost exclusively middle class English. Not really offensive.

But I would see Polack as being on the same level as jap, paki, nigger spic etc

Yep, doesn't seem so at all. I'm sure they've got their own nicknames for us - I know the French do!

According to Google, the word "Polack" is not offensive. But the word "Jew" is extremely offensive. Go figure.

Maybe because Larry Page and Sergey Brin are Jews and not Polacks?

I don't know about Lah, but I do know from my Polish friends that Polack is usually offensive and can be racist, so I never use it.

Isn't Lah the Ruthenian word for a member of the Szlachta? In Sienkiewicz's Trilogy the Tartars and Turks refer to Poland as "Lahistan".