this isn't very convenient

[bossymarmalade]

Just in case any of y'all were led to believe that using the word "slumdog" to refer to Indian people is fun, jokey slang, please ... don't.

http://navia.livejournal.com/220989.html

http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/02/26/slums-are-for-lovers/

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top_stories/2867/ (ETA: I include this last one for his account of the term being used, not b/c I necessarily agree with his views on Mumbai.)

Comments

[ratcreature]

Yeah, even not knowing anything, one is generally on the save side to assume that terms that refer to humans as animals aren't compliments. I mean, there are exceptions with some pet names (my dear fluffy-bunny or whatever), but considering that "pig", "bitch", "dog", "rat", "snake", "worm", "cow", "sheep", ... are all used as insults for people, it shouldn't be so hard to guess that combining it with "slum" probably doesn't make "dog" any better.