"coloured people" Poyet quote....

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I am from a mixed race backround ( anglo Indian) I refer to myself as a half-chat, Am I being racist against myself ?

Don't ask us. Shirley you should have posted this on north stand half-chat?

 

[Don Quixote]

Words change over time. That is all.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

It's not considered racist if a non-white says a racist remark against a white person. Why? Because Whites naturally feel guilty about the whole slave thing

I don't feel guilty about the slave thing,why should I?Do you think Italians are as self loathing about the Roman Empire?

 

[Pbseagull]

Don't ask us. Shirley you should have posted this on north stand half-chat?

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Don't ask us. Shirley you should have posted this on north stand half-chat?

Brilliant!

 

[Woodchip]

What do the PC brigade make of Australia referring to immigrants as boat people?

Sent by yolk folk

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Similar experience to Gazwag, if coloured is deemed to be heinously offensive, why does it still appear on our TV screens. Only last night, it was uttered in Rocky III along with 'Jungle Junk Music' - referring to Hip-Hop.

Is it possible that these words have different ramifications in different cultures and we are a little bit sensitive and hypocritical?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

What do the PC brigade make of Australia referring to immigrants as boat people?

Depends.

If they are referring to people desperate enough to try to get there by boat, then its a fair descriptive term.

If they are referring to all immigrants, or immigrants of one particular ethnic background as 'boat people' I would expect some offense to be taken.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Words change over time. That is all.

And their meaning. Previously descriptive and neutral terms turn into words of abuse, which leads to new words that people identify themselves as. Better to be a moving target than trying to hold onto a label that has been contaminated by racist abuse.

 

[Triggaaar]

A few years ago we were all supposed to use the word 'coloured' because 'black' was offensive. Now the word 'coloured' is racist?? .I get all confused.... which word should I use now?

How old are you, 110?

This. I don't think it's ever been right in this country to call black people 'coloured',

How the f*** can "half cast" be offensive or racist? This bollocks is beyond a joke.

It depends where you're from. I think it's better to say 'mixed race' as I don't think that's ever been used to offend, whereas 'half-caste' has often been used a a derogatory term.

Its very true, who knows what we can call them.

surely? What we can call 'them'? Difficult to know isn't it, they all look the same and I don't suppose they'd understand anyway

They call themselves certain names (the N word springs to mind) but if we call them that then is deemed racist. It is confusing.

It's confusing to you because you're a bit dim. You know that most black people would be offended if a random white person called the the n word, the fact that black people use it themselves doesn't change that.

 

[Triggaaar]

But in a way, they are neither 'pure' white of black. So strictly true

White people aren't 'pure' white either. So should white people be called coloured?

It's not considered racist if a non-white says a racist remark against a white person. Why? Because Whites naturally feel guilty about the whole slave thing

No we don't. White people were slaves too, the Romans weren't picky.

 

[Triggaaar]

What do the PC brigade make of Australia referring to immigrants as boat people?

Well I'm definitely PC brigade. Aussies are racist idiots.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I do remember reading an article and various footballers, including Bobby Z, found half-caste to be insulting.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Really brought it home to me the other week how actually far advanced we are in matters of football racism in the UK. Went to see Bologna v AC Milan and was in the Bologna Ultras end. Obviously. I'd read about it, but never actually quite believed it happened. Every single time Clarence Seedorf took a corner at 'our' end, the full-on monkey noises started. As John Terry would say, I was 'disappointed'.

Now THAT's racism. And it sucks. Bigtime.

 

[Titus]

When I first moved to Croydon about 10 years ago, I always used the term 'coloured' and quickly found out black people find it very offensive. Much like half cast, darky ect these phrases are not really acceptable anymore.

I'm offended by people that say ECT.

 

[Woodchip]

It's confusing to you because you're a bit dim. You know that most black people would be offended if a random white person called the the n word, the fact that black people use it themselves doesn't change that.

How come people on this board are happy to say cxnt, but won't say ******? If one person calls someone else a cxnt in the middle of the street they WILL get a slap no matter what race, so surely it's a more offensive term.

Sent by yolk folk

 

[DIRK STEELE]

This. I don't think it's ever been right in this country to call black people 'coloured'

Well you are wrong.

 

[Triggaaar]

Well you are wrong.

Got any more detail on that? I know people did it, but that doesn't mean it was right.

 

[DIRK STEELE]

Got any more detail on that? I know people did it, but that doesn't mean it was right.

Yes. From the late 1960's into the 70's, possibly longer, it was offensive to call Negroes 'black'. To be polite we had to use the word 'coloured'. Then, I do not know when, but it suddenly became offensive to use the word 'coloured' and we had to then revert to using 'black' which was then deemed polite. It caught out many people of this generation including me.

 

[piersa]

Racism is the belief that people are inherently superior or inferior because of their membership of a particular race. Nothing Gus says implies superiority or inferiority. Rather, he stresses relatedness, affinity and connection.

Sadly people love to follow the crowd and do not have the ability to reason with certain social situations. These people are also known as mindless lemmings and politically correct.