Mrs Nan on sunday

[Napper]

refered to a black person as firstly a ****** , then about 30 mins later a darkie.

Was pretty funny , she didnt even know it was racist.....tried explaining but she conveniently became deaf again

 

[hans kraay fan club]

refered to a black person as firstly a ****** , then about 30 mins later a darkie.

Was pretty funny , she didnt even know it was racist.....tried explaining but she conveniently became deaf again

Does your Nan post on here as 'Questions'?

And why do you call her 'Mrs Nan'? Are all your family so polite?

 

[Les Biehn]

My great Aunties once commented that 'the man who had moved in across the road was really nice and yet he's black'. Not sure what they expected, perhaps some spears thrown in their direction.

It always amazes me how nigh on a whole generation has this attitude.

 

[Napper]

sorry , my Mrs ....Nan , mine also called them darkies but has gone to a better place......where hopefully she can integrate fully

 

[Les Biehn]

sorry , my Mrs Nan , mine also called them darkies but has gone to a better place......where hopefully she can integrate fully

What, its not your nan. What? What? I'm well confused.

 

[Les Biehn]

sorry , my Mrs ....Nan , mine also called them darkies but has gone to a better place......where hopefully she can integrate fully

You mean my missus' nan.

 

[Napper]

You mean my missus' nan.

My partners Grandmother ...... not mine

 

[Les Biehn]

My partners Grandmother ...... not mine

Thats what I said.

 

[Napper]

Thats what I said.

only if she asks nicely




*you edited*

 

[Les Biehn]

only if she asks nicely




*you edited*

No I didn't.

 

[Juan Albion]

My partners Grandmother ...... not mine

I heard a rumour that someone has invented something quite useful. It's got a weird name ('apostrophe' I think) but from what I heard I think it could do a job in a scenario like this.

 

[Rangdo]

I heard a rumour that someone has invented something quite useful. It's got a weird name ('apostrophe' I think) but from what I heard I think it could do a job in a scenario like this.

It'll never catch on.

 

[Juan Albion]

It'll never catch on.

Ve'ry go'od.

 

[dougdeep]

A lot of black dogs were called ****** in the fifties/sixties.

 

[Juan Albion]

A lot of black dogs were called ****** in the fifties/sixties.

While that is true, let's not forget that a lot more people studied Latin in those days and 'niger' is the Latin for black. It is pronounced more like the dreaded n-word rather than 'nijer.' A lot of animals that are black varieties of a species have 'niger' in their latin name, such as the Black Buffalo fish, which is Ictiobus niger.

I'm sure we will be revisiting this when Peter Jackson's 'Dambusters' comes out.

 

[Muzzman]

f*** me.. that went a bit weird in the middle there...

 

[Mrs Coach]

When I was learning British Sign Language, I was told the signs for Black and Irish had been changed since they were first invented.

The old black sign was apparently the deaf equivalent of the N word - signifying black skin, and the sign for Irish was the motion of digging (for potatoes!)

 

[Albion Rob]

Reminds me of when we were at my ex's grandparents and some kids were letting off fireworks in the street. Her grandfather immediately grumbled: "I'll bet it's that black man down the road."

Bizarre.

 

[Cian]

When I was learning British Sign Language, I was told the signs for Black and Irish had been changed since they were first invented.

The old black sign was apparently the deaf equivalent of the N word - signifying black skin, and the sign for Irish was the motion of digging (for potatoes!)

And now you see why Irish sign language is based on French not BSL!

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

My nan was prone to this as well, (rest her soul) I remember her nearly crashing the car once when she spotted a black guy in Worthing in the seventies, exclaiming as she swerved across the road "Jesus, a n**ger...in Worthing!"

Really shook her up.