A Suggestion

[geraint]

As a newcomer I have to say that Im appalled at the raciscism on this site. Racist remarks about Jews,Scots the Welsh and so on. If there is no racist report option then I suggest to the editor that there should be one. This world is bad enough without racial abuse!!

[society]

I think everyone should be entitled to their opinions, expressing it and all. But, abusing others face to face in a racist and derogatory manner is very wrong.

Insecure, thin-skinned people would jump at every comment and see it's as being racial.

[rugeleyboy]

is it not a thin line between what one calls an opinion and another calls racism?

[Marvelman]

Everything anybody say's nowdays is called racist , it is 2007 now, lets all grow up and stop saying things are racist when they are said in all innocence, blackboard, manhole, jungle bunny, blackman, taffy, paddy, packi, life is to short to argue about this sh!T, live and let live.

[Kerplunk]

Should we also add options for Sexist / Ageist etc....

We can't have one without the other because that would be discrimination in itself.

[DottyH]

well saisd there Kerplunk, how many times on here have i been abused with reference to my age? noone bothered getting upset about it except me, if they had made a radict comment about me no doubt people would have jumped on them.

[rugeleyboy]

radict dot??

is that a very old word from when you was young........er?

[jno]

'jungle bunny' said in all innocence? That is a racist term. There is no innocent way to use it.

Blackboard is ok though.

[DottyH]

no they don't have blackboards in schools now they have whiteboards or large LCD screens.

[Kerplunk]

And those that use blackboards have to call them chalk boards now.

[stewey]

Geraint, I think you're nothin but a bleedin Limey..........ooops!

[Feena]

Hear Hear Geraint! I take it you're a fellow Welshman? Im from Cardiff btw. As an AB'r of almost 4 years I've seen many racist remarks against the Welsh but,in honesty from just one Ab'r. Its not only the Welsh but the Scots who cop it from said same user as well. Just report this racist to the Ed. Welcome to AB.

[Feena]

Wrong stewey. Im Welsh my love..Feena/aka Fran2:-))

[johnlambert]

I'm a sweaty sock (jock) and take offence at people suggesting that I tack offence at idiots who have the brain power of a single celled organism (had to watch my spelling really really close there, almost typed orgasm by mistake), but thanks for sticking up for me geraint
PS, welcome to AB

[geraint]

Well some input. While I dont mind being called Taffy or Taffster ( I see that as friendly) as do the irish when it comes to being called Paddy or Mick or the scots Jock. I agree with you society as many can be thin skinned and be hurt easily. Marlevelman no need for agression, its a real fact not sh!te as you term it. I know Cardiff well Feena,from Tongwynlais myself so not far away. John good to know you dont get your back up. Doc Spock,not nice at all.

[DottyH]

I used to live in llantwit major and they are a tough lot down there, don't care what you call them as long as it is to tell them you will get the first round in

[tattoo1094]

geraint , are you welsh? and im not being racsist only a question ?

[tattoo1094]

sorry just read the rest of the posts lol

[geraint]

You lived in Llantwit Major DottyH? I dont know what part you lived in but its not one of the rougher places.more like a village really. Its beach and high tides are well know by surfers and the houses cost a bomb. Very upper crust is Llantwit Major. Maybe the visitors wreak the usual havoc.