• BeNotAfraid
        292·
        6 months ago

        It’s actually a name. Pajeet is a genuine Hindu name. It’s a pejorative, in the same way “Paddy” is both an Irish name and used as a slur for Irish people.

        • Thunderbird4
          107·
          6 months ago

          According to the link above, and the Hindu American Foundation, it’s not a real name and is exclusively pejorative.

          • ryannathans@aussie.zoneEnglish
            111·
            6 months ago

            Ya gonna have to tell that to the people I have met with this name, sorry guys your name is not real!

              • k0e3@lemmy.ca
                31·
                6 months ago

                From the wiki:

                The implication makes fun of a typical Indian male’s name.

                Doesn’t say it’s not a real name though. Neither does the screen cap of the tweet.

                • Thunderbird4
                  21·
                  6 months ago

                  And what does it say right above that?

                  An invented term for a South Asian person.

                  And from CubitOom’s link:

                  An invented Indian-sounding given name

                  And from the sources cited on Wikipedia:

                  a derogatory made-up Indian name originating on 4chan in 2015

                  First seen on 4Chan, The term “pajeet” is an ethnic slur, coined as a derisive imitation of Indian names

        • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          6 months ago

          It is possible that there exist a few Indians with the name Pajeet, but it is definitely not a common name here. I’ve never met a Pajeet.

      • ikiddEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        So is the implication that all Indians think Mush is a hero?

        • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          21·
          6 months ago

          “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory relies on the idea that elites, Jews (a diffuse entity) are organising the ‘replacing’.

          • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
            3·
            6 months ago

            Yes, but the term “pajeet” isn’t linked to that afaik, other than that people who support that theory are racists and racists use the term “pajeet”.