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What the Guys took issue with, however, was the Senator equating the word "polack" with the word "nigger."

Jersey Guys: Sen. Lesniak a 'gay Polack politician' Dan 2007

Lesniak said that calling Poles "polack" was the same as calling African Americans "nigger."

Jersey Guys: Sen. Lesniak a 'gay Polack politician' Dan 2007

By catch in the polack fishery in the Bering Sea is thought to be the main culprit.

Saving Salmon vs. Climate Change 2009

By catch in the polack fishery in the Bering Sea is thought to be the main culprit.

Saving Salmon vs. Climate Change 2009

As for how it can be offensive, you best ask a N.A. Just as you would have to ask a Polish person how they view being called a polack.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “What Sort of Burden Does It Place on the University … to Strike ‘of Our Lord’ from the Diploma?” 2010

Just as you would have to ask a Polish person how they view being called a polack.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “What Sort of Burden Does It Place on the University … to Strike ‘of Our Lord’ from the Diploma?” 2010

I'm guessing the folks telling you "wop" and "polack" jokes weren't actually doing so out of hatred so much as an attempt at bad taste fun...

Eastwood thinks political correctness has made society humourless Ed Gorman 2009

Applying your “polack” test, we can take any joke where one party is exhibiting foolishness and claim discrimination towards that party.

Waldo Jaquith - A hypothetical. 2006

Replace the woman in the story with “polack” and see if it still reads the same way.

Waldo Jaquith - A hypothetical. 2006

She and her relatives would never use "dumb polack" even in their homes - they'd never "take it back" like that.

The uproar about Jesse Jackson saying Obama is “talking down to black people ... telling [n-word] how to behave.” Ann Althouse 2008