re: #64 austin_blue

Is the shortening of North Koreans to Norks any different than shortening the Republic of Korea to ROKs, which is readily accepted, even by the South Koreans?

Really, you have posited an argument based on ignoratio elenchi. It’s invalid. You are a teacher. Can you justify your point? It’s not a slur. It’s a contraction. And it has been used for 65 years.

Sheesh.

“North Korea” is a nation - a political construct. It is normally considered acceptable to abbreviate the names of nations (in this case the correct abbreviation is DPRK). “North Koreans” are people. It is not usually considered socially acceptable to shorten their nationality (“Japanese” versus “Jap”).