Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Mar 14th 2011, 12:59 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Mar 14th 2011, 1:05 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Let's be honest...it's just being pedantic to exclude abuse based on nationality from the common definition of racism...it's all one and the same.
The Racial Discrimination Act which has been around probably a little bit longer than the time people have been obsessed with the term 'PC brigade' covers acts which are done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or some or all of the people in the group.
The Racial Discrimination Act which has been around probably a little bit longer than the time people have been obsessed with the term 'PC brigade' covers acts which are done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or some or all of the people in the group.
Mar 14th 2011, 2:13 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Let's be honest...it's just being pedantic to exclude abuse based on nationality from the common definition of racism...it's all one and the same.
The Racial Discrimination Act which has been around probably a little bit longer than the time people have been obsessed with the term 'PC brigade' covers acts which are done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or some or all of the people in the group.
The Racial Discrimination Act which has been around probably a little bit longer than the time people have been obsessed with the term 'PC brigade' covers acts which are done because of the race, colour or national or ethnic origin of the other person or some or all of the people in the group.
Mar 14th 2011, 4:00 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
If the remarks passed to the OP are considered racist, there must be a lot of racists on this form, considering the comments made about Australians and other nationalities. 
Mar 14th 2011, 4:27 pm
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Mar 14th 2011, 4:39 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Totally agree. There are massive double standards about this on BE. People who rail against being called poms, or about the Aussie use of the words wog and paki, have no qualms about using the word chinky to describe Chinese food. A certain poster on here has, on several occasions, used the K-word to describe black people. Hardly anyone pulled him up on it (I think there was one comment) and the mods said nothing. If, as a white South African, I used that term I would be crucified - and rightly so.
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Mar 14th 2011, 4:47 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Totally agree. There are massive double standards about this on BE. People who rail against being called poms, or about the Aussie use of the words wog and paki, have no qualms about using the word chinky to describe Chinese food. A certain poster on here has, on several occasions, used the K-word to describe black people. Hardly anyone pulled him up on it (I think there was one comment) and the mods said nothing. If, as a white South African, I used that term I would be crucified - and rightly so.
I remember when they flounced, and all these people came out of the woodwork saying, 'please don't go' and 'you've contributed so much over the years'. I was seriously confused by that!
Mar 14th 2011, 4:49 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
The things is, that poster is a complete and utter moron so I don't see the point in saying anything to them, they'd probably enjoy it.
I remember when they flounced, and all these people came out of the woodwork saying, 'please don't go' and 'you've contributed so much over the years'. I was seriously confused by that!
I remember when they flounced, and all these people came out of the woodwork saying, 'please don't go' and 'you've contributed so much over the years'. I was seriously confused by that!
Mar 14th 2011, 5:04 pm
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Re: Yayyyyyyy, my first racist comment
Totally agree. There are massive double standards about this on BE. People who rail against being called poms, or about the Aussie use of the words wog and paki, have no qualms about using the word chinky to describe Chinese food. A certain poster on here has, on several occasions, used the K-word to describe black people. Hardly anyone pulled him up on it (I think there was one comment) and the mods said nothing. If, as a white South African, I used that term I would be crucified - and rightly so.
