View Poll Results: Are you more of less racist since coming to the gulf
Absolutely - I now answer to Malcolm Little
1
4.76%
I'm less tolerant of those horizontal queueing bastards
5
23.81%
Well, if you can't beat them you might as well join them - I now use my hazards in the fog
2
9.52%
Not really - but I'm just more aware of the boxes I put people in
5
23.81%
I turn a blind eye to all of this as long as someone puts petrol in my tank for me
2
9.52%
I'm more tolerant - people here get a hard time for no reason
1
4.76%
No change.
5
23.81%
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More of less racist
May 10th 2011, 8:47 am
#16
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Re: More of less racist
As an absolute though to discriminate against other human beings simply because of their racial characteristics is immoral. Race is something we cannot chose or change (Michael Jackson excluded!)
Culture can and does change, and only the very stupid follow cultural practice without question. Few Hindus will accept the burning of widows anymore, genital mutilation of baby boys is decreasing among secular Jews, not too many Europeans feel it's acceptable to beat a naughty child to unconsciousness yet that was pretty standard 70 or 80 years ago.
The only racial discrimination I would accept is people finding different races more attractive than others - that harms no one and we all have the right to choose our prospective mates.
N.
May 10th 2011, 10:03 am
#18
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Re: More of less racist
Race v Culture.
Toughie.
I've always seen Race as something you can't change, culture as something applied to you by your surroundings.
eg; you may grow up Jewish but you don't HAVE to be Jewish.
eg; if you are black / white etc then you are that for life.
However, I agree with Millhouse that they are entwined to an almost unseparable extent...
Toughie.
I've always seen Race as something you can't change, culture as something applied to you by your surroundings.
eg; you may grow up Jewish but you don't HAVE to be Jewish.
eg; if you are black / white etc then you are that for life.
However, I agree with Millhouse that they are entwined to an almost unseparable extent...
May 10th 2011, 12:56 pm
#19
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Posts: 1,127
Re: More of less racist
Race v Culture.
Toughie.
I've always seen Race as something you can't change, culture as something applied to you by your surroundings.
eg; you may grow up Jewish but you don't HAVE to be Jewish.
eg; if you are black / white etc then you are that for life.
However, I agree with Millhouse that they are entwined to an almost unseparable extent...
Toughie.
I've always seen Race as something you can't change, culture as something applied to you by your surroundings.
eg; you may grow up Jewish but you don't HAVE to be Jewish.
eg; if you are black / white etc then you are that for life.
However, I agree with Millhouse that they are entwined to an almost unseparable extent...
May 10th 2011, 1:16 pm
#20
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Location: Over there ----->
Posts: 13,713
Re: More of less racist
And surely your friend saw who was acting in it (unless this was the original BBC R4 show)?
May 10th 2011, 2:20 pm
#25
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Re: More of less racist
how can Skipinder the Punjabi Kangaroo be racist?
May 11th 2011, 9:55 am
#26
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Re: More of less racist
Glad to see the conversation has now plummeted to my level.
Loved watching Goodness Gracious Me, The Real McCoy, but was brought up on watching stuff like Love Thy Neighbour, Mind Your Language, It Aint Half Hot Mum. Never really liked Til Death Do Us Part, just didn't think it was as funny as the others.
Remember a line from Mind Your Language - teacher sets an exercise for the class to use the word 'benign' in a sentence..... I'm sure you can guess the rest.
Loved watching Goodness Gracious Me, The Real McCoy, but was brought up on watching stuff like Love Thy Neighbour, Mind Your Language, It Aint Half Hot Mum. Never really liked Til Death Do Us Part, just didn't think it was as funny as the others.
Remember a line from Mind Your Language - teacher sets an exercise for the class to use the word 'benign' in a sentence..... I'm sure you can guess the rest.
May 11th 2011, 10:14 am
#27
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May 11th 2011, 10:34 am
#28
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Re: More of less racist
the term "racial discrimination" shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life
And you're also free to impair his human rights in his private life.
Me? I'm not racist. I discriminate against; idiots; those who will either directly or indirectly, deliberately or otherwise, impair my life; and Chelsea supporters.
May 11th 2011, 3:26 pm
#30
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Re: More of less racist
I discriminate and take the piss out of everyone equally. Or at least try.
