Talk:List of ethnic slurs
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 | Entry Inclusion Guidelines Each entry in the List of Ethnic Slurs must have a citation, or it will be removed or moved to the#Quarantine section. Entries that include a wikilink to an article on that slur, with a citation in that article (referring to the slur, not to some other sense of the word) may stay on the list, but including the citation in both places would be better. Only ethnic slurs are allowed, including race and nationality along with ethnicity. Other slurs belong atList of regional nicknames,List of religious slurs, or in similar lists. For the sake of having a rule, Muslim turbans are considered religious, and Jews are both a religion and an ethnicity. Non-English slurs may be included, but any definition or description of such terms must be provided in English, as with all descriptive editorial content on English Wikipedia. Any pertinent excerpts from sources which are directly quoted should be translated into English. The purpose of this guideline is to prevent vandals from adding joke entries we can't disprove, and to prevent endless cycles of re-adding and re-deleting the same slurs due to disagreement on what belongs on the list. Please don't make major changes to this guideline without getting a consensus on the talk page. |
the word vatnik is starting to become a pejorative term used by Ukrainians against pro war Russians as seen in the article for the word vatnikDead-end remover (talk)08:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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sand people origin: usa? target: middle eastern people:arabs, jews ...~2025-39733-10 (talk)19:46, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a"change X to Y" format and provide areliable source if appropriate. --pro-anti-air ––>(talk)<––20:10, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]Should “Polaca” really be on here as the list of ETHNIC slurs? As it mainly targets prostitutes in Brazil, Prostitutes are NOT an ethnicity. However, I did see in the link there something about Brazil and the Jewish question and in the description itself something about Polish women, So I don’t really know about what’s going on here.~2025-39951-23 (talk)07:20, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Should Clanker be added? It may target working class people as tool to dehumanise them.~2025-40183-39 (talk)02:56, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The term yank is not a slur as covered in the description but an informal term to describe those from the United States. As such it should be removed from the list as United States citizens appear to be getting upset by it due to this mislabelling.~2026-50187-4 (talk)18:04, 23 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Done The source does state that it is used "disparagingly", but even if it is considered a slur, it's not an ethnic slur. A frequent problem in this list is that some editors considerevery slur to be an ethnic slur.Sundayclose (talk)01:48, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] | Thisedit request has been answered. Set the|answered= parameter tono to reactivate your request. |
I would like to have Bigot added to the list it is a ethnic slur from America that labels a raciest persons who is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, or faction, especially one who is prejudiced against or antagonistic toward a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group or a person that has the belief that people of other ethnicities are inferior.GodHatesToo (talk)01:08, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please providereliable sources that support the change you want made.ScalarFactor (talk)03:20, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply] Not done Every person in America is not an ethnicity, so every slur with a reliable source this is not an ethnic slur.Sundayclose (talk)21:02, 25 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The redirectAsian nigger has been listed atredirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets theredirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect atWikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 26 § Asian nigger until a consensus is reached. —Anonymous03:42, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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The "nigger" subsection of the list mentions the wors in many different languages, but not French: "négro" should be added.~2026-71464-4 (talk)03:56, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please providereliable sources that support the change you want made.Day Creature (talk)17:18, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply] | Thisedit request has been answered. Set the|answered= parameter tono to reactivate your request. |
The "nigger" subsection of the list mentions the wors in many different languages, but not French: "négro" should be added. "Cameljockey" is also a very common slur against muslims/arabs that is not included here.~2026-71464-4 (talk)03:57, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: please providereliable sources that support the change you want made.Day Creature (talk)17:18, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
