Would you say this is racist?

[Tyrone Biggums]

Do we have a smilie for someone digging themselves into a big hole? I'll just use this then :thud:

You live in England, you aren't qualified to comment on Australia

Especially when one has come from the most Un-Australian of all cities.

 

[tedebear]

You live in England, you aren't qualified to comment on Australia

Especially when one has come from the most Un-Australian of all cities.

Frankly sounds to me like I'm far more qualified than you...

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Thats aussie's for you!

Doesn't that make us a chip off the old English block?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Frankly sounds to me like I'm far more qualified than you...

Only in your mind deary, only in your mind.

But in the end I still live in the worlds best country, and you dont

 

[British Bulldog]

Doesn't that make us a chip off the old English block?

We're a nation built on racism thats why we've spent many centuries fighting other races.

 

[Everest]

would you stand up in, say, Brixton, and suggest you're just popping into the "****** shop"?

No. I wouldn't go to Brixton for starters.

 

[Statto]

I would say it isn't.

In this country every Asian is deemed or called a "paki"

And I think they're all used to it, and don't take offence to it

Shocking!


It is undoubtedly racist btw. Who has ever hard the word used in a good context?

 

[British Bulldog]

Who has ever hard the word used in a good context?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

We're a nation built on racism thats why we've spent many centuries fighting other races.

Well every nation is built of some form of racism.

Even Pakistan.



One thing Iv'e not yet mentioned is that when Pakistan plays out here in the cricket they are often reffered to as the "Pakis".

So I guess because we never use the term to demean them but merely to shorten their name like we might with the Lankans, the Windies etc they don't seem to take any offence to it at all.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

Shocking!


It is undoubtedly racist btw. Who has ever hard the word used in a good context?

The cricket.


The Pakis are chasing the Bangladeshis all out for 23.

 

[British Bulldog]

Well every nation is built of some form of racism.

Even Pakistan.



One thing Iv'e not yet mentioned is that when Pakistan plays out here in the cricket they are often reffered to as the "Pakis".

So I guess because we never use the term to demean them but merely to shorten their name like we might with the Lankans, the Windies etc they don't seem to take any offence to it at all.

I view a lot of this so called racism in the same way I view a things like homophobia, I often wonder if people on the recieving end of it are quite as offended as people lead us to believe or whether they're just encouraged to be by the PC brigade.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Only in your mind deary, only in your mind.

But in the end I still live in the worlds best country, and you dont

You DO know that Tede is Australian don't you?

Just asking!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I view a lot of this so called racism in the same way I view a things like homophobia, I often wonder if people on the recieving end of it are quite as offended as people lead us to believe or whether they're just encouraged to be by the PC brigade.

I see your point. Some people are going to be deeply offended and others not. For example, one of the Argus bods said that Falmer was peaceful and tranquil but only if you were hard of hearing. A variety of letters ensued from people demanding an apology. I thought it was funny, personally.

However, racial intolerance, attacks and so on are far too common for modern day society. Ignorance breeds contempt and it is much more sensible to treat terms like paki with the contempt they deserve.

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

You DO know that Tede is Australian don't you?

Just asking!

Well latest I heard she's a bona fide English person now.

No self respecting Aussie would go and join the enemy!

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

I view a lot of this so called racism in the same way I view a things like homophobia, I often wonder if people on the recieving end of it are quite as offended as people lead us to believe or whether they're just encouraged to be by the PC brigade.

I guess a perfect example of that recently which even made our news over here was the whole Big Brother incident with that Bollywood actress.

Just reading off this article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6277301.stm

It seems the PC brigade made a bigger incident out of it that it was and alot of people overeacted massively and yet the Indian lass who if it was all true and should have been most offended by it seemed to think it wasnt really racist.

 

[British Bulldog]

However, racial intolerance, attacks and so on are far too common for modern day society.

It's going to be more common in modern society Bof because we have far more culture's living in this country than we ever have before, And it's very easy for the PC brigade to treat any spat between people of different culture's as racially motivated.

 

[Silent Bob]

I would say that while anyone who uses the term "paki" may not be deliberately hateful to other races than their own, they would without doubt be a simpleton. Along with anyone who uses the term "PC Brigade" or the favourite "PC Gone Mad".

 

[British Bulldog]

Along with anyone who uses the term "PC Brigade" or the favourite "PC Gone Mad".

How would you describe it then SB ?

 

[Silent Bob]

How would you describe it then SB ?

Describe what?

 

[British Bulldog]

Describe what?

The PC brigade!