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::{{ping|Georgethedragonslayer}} That is false. Known RSes<ref>{{Cite web|title=Infosys CEO Referred To Colleagues As "Madrasis", Claim Whistleblowers|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/infosys-ceo-referred-to-colleagues-as-madrasis-claim-whistleblowers-2120511|access-date=2020-12-20|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Joseph|first=Raveena|date=2014-11-05|title=Busting the Madrasi myth|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/busting-the-madrasi-myth/article6567644.ece|access-date=2020-12-20|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>, opinion pieces<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-05|title=What does it mean to be Madrasi? {{!}} Madras Courier|url=https://madrascourier.com/opinion/what-does-it-mean-to-be-madrasi/|access-date=2020-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Can’t I Be Dark-Skinned In Peace? - The Aerogram|url=https://theaerogram.com/why-cant-i-be-dark-skinned-in-peace/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=theaerogram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-04|title=From “Mohammedan Areas” to “Madrasis”: How We Let Everyday Racism Slip By|url=https://qrius.com/from-mohammedan-areas-to-madrasis-how-we-let-everyday-racism-slip-by/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Qrius|language=en-GB}}</ref> and other sources.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|title=‘Thackeray’ movie review: An unabashed propaganda video for the Shiv Sena founder|url=https://scroll.in/reel/910791/thackeray-movie-review-an-unabashed-propaganda-video-for-the-shiv-sena-founder|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-21|title=Racism In Infosys? CEO Allegedly Called These Board Members As ‘Madrasi’, ‘Diva’|url=https://trak.in/tags/business/2019/10/21/racism-in-infosys-ceo-allegedly-called-these-board-members-as-madrasi-diva-whistleblower-reveals/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Trak.in - Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India: the north-south disparity|url=https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/india-north-south-disparity|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.lowyinstitute.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=VED|first=MAHENDRA|date=2016-07-30|title=Malaysia's 1st 'international' film venture {{!}} New Straits Times|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/161727/malaysias-1st-international-film-venture|access-date=2020-12-20|website=NST Online|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=India TV News Desk|date=2014-11-06|title=Dare to call any South-Indian a 'Madrassi'? Watch this funny video now!|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/south-india-madrassi-latest-video-43985.html|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Brackette F.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Nx49xkfu-YC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA246&dq=madrassi&hl=en|title=Stains on My Name, War in My Veins: Guyana and the Politics of Cultural Struggle|date=1991-04-12|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=978-0-8223-1119-5|language=en}}</ref> For its use in context as a 1) pejorative, see the comment by 'Alok Sharma' in the comments section [https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/all-about-3-language-formula-the-bone-of-contention-between-centre-southern-states/471419/ here], by 'Hindustan ki jai' [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/colleagues-speak-in-language-i-dont-follow-i-feel-left-out/articleshow/70884661.cms here], and 2) ignorant stereotype, see [https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/literature/one-language-in-five-scripts/article10031653.ece here]. See [[wiktionary:Madrasi|here]] for the Wiktionary entry, which notes that the usage of the term as an exonym for all South Indians is considered offensive, which it frankly is. [[User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI]] <sup>[[User talk:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|converse]] | [[Special:contributions/Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI|fings wot i hav dun]]</sup> 10:54, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
:::Familiarize yourself with [[WP:NOTNEWS]], [[WP:HISTRS]], [[WP:BLP]]. No one is going to cite discussions, [[WP:USERGEN]] content, or other [[WP:SISTER]] project. [[User:Georgethedragonslayer|Georgethedragonslayer]] ([[User talk:Georgethedragonslayer|talk]]) 11:13, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
::There are many, many sources which treat it as such, e.g. [this](https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/infosys-ceo-referred-to-colleagues-as-madrasis-claim-whistleblowers-2120511): "Infosys Chief Executive Officer Salil Parekh allegedly referred to independent directors D Sundaram and DN Prahlad as '''"Madrasis" -- a slur often used to mock those from southern states'''" [[User:SourceIsOpen|SourceIsOpen]] ([[User talk:SourceIsOpen|talk]]) 07:10, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
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