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Fatima Rajina, Senior Legacy in Action Research Fellow, Stephen Lawrence Research Centre, De Montfort University

KSI and the P-word: how the YouTuber's use of the slur slots into a long history of anti-Asian discrimination in the UK

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As slurs go, the word “Paki” has a long, dark history in the UK. A video has emerged of the YouTuber, KSI, using the term frivolously – followed by a burst of raucous laughter by his peers.

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