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A "Pathan joke" is a derogatory joke that is typically centered around ethnic stereotypes about Pashtun people. [1] The word "Pathan" (as opposed to the endonym "Pakhtun") is a Hindi word [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and it refers to Pashtuns or people who have Pashtun ancestry.
From Isa Masih, a name of Jesus Christ in the Hindi-language Bible. [12] The term literally means '[person/people] of Jesus' in India and Pakistan, but in the latter country, Isai has been pejoratively used by non-Christians to refer to 'street sweepers' or 'labourers', occupations that have been held by Christian workers of Dalit ancestry. [13]
India's Got Latent was an Indian Hindi-language talent show hosted by Samay Raina on YouTube that provided a platform for contestants from across the country to showcase their hidden talents which were critiqued along with jokes being cracked by the panel as the contestants were cross-questioned by them. [1]
The Hindustani language employs a large number of profanities across the Hindi-speaking diaspora. Idiomatic expressions, particularly profanity, are not always directly translatable into other languages, and make little sense even when they can be translated. Many English translations may not offer the full meaning of the profanity used in the ...
The book’s title is inspired by the 1920 W.E.B. Du Bois essay, “The Souls of White Folk,” which examined the roots of American racism. Author and sociologist Raúl Pérez has written a book ...
Christie Davies gives examples that, while many find them racist and offensive, for some people jokes poking fun at one's own ethnicity may be considered acceptable. He points out that ethnic jokes are often found funny exactly for the same reason they sound racist for others; it happens when they play on negative ethnic stereotypes.
During his 12-minute set, Hinchcliffe made racist comments about Mexicans crossing the border and jokes about Jewish and Black people that used antisemitic and racist tropes.
In the book "The Souls of White Jokes" Latino author Raúl Pérez states racist humor is dangerous but used by politicians, law enforcement and far-right groups.