Manny Pacquiao : Why Pinoy?

Why Pinoy?

why do filipinos call themselves pinoy?

Re: Why Pinoy?

Because they're awesome.

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Re: Why Pinoy?

no.. really. i thought pinoy means fil-am?

Re: Why Pinoy?

It's an informal demonym used to describe Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world. Its use is similar to that of "Chicano," a term of endearment used to describe Mexican-Americans.

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Re: Why Pinoy?

ya so it just doesn't make sense for someone in the philippines to call themselves pinoy when they are already "filipinos". you know what im saying?

i mean the president is even calling himself PNOY! lol

Re: Why Pinoy?

Pinoy is just a stupid slang for the word "Filipino" with a basis in the concept on how we (yeah I'm a Filipino) say and pronounce words. Think "Nigerian" and you'll get the point



A ship sank at the end of the movie Titanic

Re: Why Pinoy?

Pinoy means Filipino guy.



do IMDB people have nothin better to do? =P

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it just doesn't make sense to me why would people in the philippines create an identity when they are already "filipinos?"

Re: Why Pinoy?

I'll make it simple for you"Filippino" (four syllables) is long; "Pinoy" (two syllables) is short. Just like a person whose name is "Gregory" would rather just be called "Greg" for short. Ya dig?

Re: Why Pinoy?

You think it's just Filipinos who are creating an identity? Just shows what you know. Did you even know that Japanese are called nips?



A ship sank at the end of the movie Titanic!

Re: Why Pinoy?

i know the topic has been awhile, but maybe someone else is still wondering. Filipino is an english word. the Tagalog(Philippines' native language) equivalent of Filipino is pinoy. that is why we call ourselves pinoy. same is true with Filipina. the Tagalog term for it is pinay.

consider other countries. the english/american term for people who lives in France is French. but do the people of France call themselves in their native language as such? i think their term is franais.

How come signatures aren't cursive anymore

Re: Why Pinoy?

The same reason Jews call themselves semites, even though millions of Jews may actually be of an entirely different ethnicity other than semite.


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