How on earth is this deemed racist ?

[alfredmizen]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html


For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

 

[portlock seagull]

Because someone said it was, was offended and it's 2016. So it must be.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

It's not.

One thing it is though, is a fantastic way to generate clicks and get ad revenue for the Evening Standard.

 

[SUIYHP]

Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

 

[BadFish]

its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

 

[Wellesley]

Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

 

[Diablo]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html


For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

Not racist at all...Eastern europeans ar the same race as us aren`t they ??

 

[Soulman]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html


For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

I seem to remember the saying used by teachers and others "You don't do that at home, so you are not doing that here"........nothing seemed to be amiss with that.

 

[el punal]

Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

Depends what currency he's begging for.

 

[Eeyore]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html


For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

It's very haughty. What we have said if the beggar was English ?

There is an element of racism there. His assertion is that begging is a abhorrent blight alien to the English. It's not.

 

[highflyer]

its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

You mean like all those rushing onto the internet to declare how outraged they are at this being deemed racist? It's just a piece of clickbait. Apparently an effective one too.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Herr Tubthumper "Why don't the trains run on time?"
Announcer "You might do it in your country but we're not doing it here"

 

[Soulman]

Depends what currency he's begging for.

He was begging for sterling but apparently it is not worth much at the moment and so excepts Groupon vouchers.

 

[studio150]

No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

 

[alfredmizen]

its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

You're obviously referring to the management who decided to conduct an investigation.

 

[el punal]

He was begging for sterling but apparently it is not worth much at the moment and so excepts Groupon vouchers.

Ah, that makes it crystal clear.

 

[GT49er]

No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

Nowt to do with the referendum, but appreciate there's a small proportion of 48% still trying to blame everything under the sun on Brexit.




Of course, if the beggar had any sense, he would have politely asked, "Please can you spare 20p, to help me buy a ticket home?" Think how much he could have collected from all those racist, fascist Brexiteers..............

 

[Dick Head]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html


For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

Tannoy is a brand name.

 

[beorhthelm]

No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

does it really not occur to you that the referendum result was a consequence of these sentiments already around?

no one seems to have made a positive case for the immigrant workers we have, so those view that reject them have been allowed to fester. ignoring the issue doesnt fix it.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

Like the thread starter, you mean?