Hyper-sensitive 
PD.
Yes, let’s move this to the pub, shall we?
There was a thread that covered all this in excruciating detail, but I can’t be bothered to find it. From what I recall, someone had used the term “Pki pipes", several others wrote that they found this offensive, someone else wrote that they had never heard that the term "pki” was offensive so they didn’t see why they shouldn’t be allowed to use it and things just kind of degenerated from there…
For the record, “p*ki” is a deeply offensive word and has no place being used anywhere on this forum (except to state that it’s offensive…). “Pakistani” is fine, so long as you’re talking about people from Pakistan and not deliberately referring to an Indian or Bangladeshi person as “Pakistani.”
“Brit” and “Yank” are not offensive, as being called a “Brit” or “Yank” is not generally recognized as a sign that you’re from an ostracized and socially/economically disadvantaged outside culture (but given the way things are going, who’s to say that won’t change?). I have been called a “Yank” by many Brits and also Irish people and in most instances no offense was intended, but the word certainly doesn’t bother me at all.
(Addendum: Aha! So you can’t actually write the dreaded P-word on here in the first place…Well, that’s good…)
What about calling an Irishman a Paddy or a mick!!!
That reminds me —
Paddy the Irishman is digging a hole by the road when a tourist stops and says ,
Excuse Paddy, can you tell me the way to Dingle?
Paddy say to the tourist, Jaysus How did you know my name was Paddy!
I guessed it says the tourist.
Well guess you way to #@%$ing Dingle says Paddy !!!
RORY
Is this a typo? There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the word Pakistani. It’s the adjective form of the noun “Pakistan” in both English and Urdu.
Edited: Is the confusion I’m feeling caused by a regular expression rule that’s automatically substituting “Pakistani” for “P*ki”?
…being a red sox fan, I’m not too keen on the word “Yank” either…
i didnt even notice it being mispelled in the first place, but i have minor dyslexia also, and i am very bad at spelling. if someone was offended by that, they are just looking to be offended.
and i have never hear of Americans being called yanks, must be a European thing. 
but dont call a southerner a yank, it is kind of like mixing up Irish and Scottish.
My own propensity for typos made it quite easy for me to recognize the letter switch… no assumption of surly slurs here.
Where I have lived (US), “mick” would be considered a very derogatory term. I have not heard the phrase “a Paddy” used that same way (I’m not saying it isn’t), but I sure wouldn’t use it because common sense would just tell me that it would be a derogatory phrase as well, given the history of prejudice against the Irish in this country. I think it is a good idea to avoid all those terms for all peoples myself—it’s easy enough to do, why take the chance of causing a problem, don’t we have enough already? Maybe if someone is Irish that person could use those terms for some sort of expression, that happens a lot with many of these words, but since I am not Irish I would not ever use those words.
No matter how strong the environment of “political correctness” is, it seems that it’s always acceptable to make fun of “hillbillies” or “crackers” (natives of Appalachia and the South). The “PC” crowd are often the worst offenders in this regard.
Good point. How many times I’ve thought that watching American movies and TV shows.
Is this a typo
Yes it was - Oops.
Just because something is PC doesn’t always mean it is wrong.
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“Brit” and “Yank” are not offensive, as being called a “Brit” or “Yank” is not generally recognized as a sign that you’re from an ostracized and socially/economically disadvantaged outside culture (but given the way things are going, who’s to say that won’t change?). I have been called a “Yank” by many Brits and also Irish people and in most instances no offense was intended, but the word certainly doesn’t bother me at all.
Get a grip Brits
‘Brit’ could be taken as highly offensive if like me you are from Eire which although attached quite firmly to N Ireland is definately not British
I choose to live and work in England but that does not make me British
No offense taken (this time) 
J O’C