Racial Abuse?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/6epcfzw

An inappropriate remark, but 'Racial Abuse'? I don't really think so.

We do not know what prompted this elderly gentleman to make this remark, but we do know he could have worded it better.

A small proportion of children (from whatever tribe) behave badly in supermarkets and other establishments, without any redress from their parents.

Surely if Ms Husain had a grievance with the 'elderly gentleman' she could have taken it up with him personally, without the need to play the 'Race Card', involve the supermarket's manager or posting it on Twitter?

[tamborine]

tribe is not a racial word & hardly abuse.....she could have come back with a similar reposte instead of whingeing

http://ardictionary.com/Tribe/6855

[Sqad]

JTH


<<<<jackthehat
If only the rest of us could see the world through the eyes of grumpy elderly white men.>>>

OR better still

Middle aged white confrontational Lesbians..

[sp1814]

Mick-Talbot

Was thinking of posting about a big story from yesterday (based on the whole 'certain crimes are always committed by blacks'), but have decided not to, as if everyone throws mud, then everyone ends up with dirty hands.

docspock - don't you think that the elderly gentleman said what he did specifically because the family in question weren't white?

Would he have said the same to an English (ie. white) family? Or do you think he would've said, "Excuse me - can't you keep your kids under control - they're going to cause an accident"?

Can't you see that he introduced race in the first place?

[sara3]

Sqad, why would you bring someone's sexuality into this? what's the relevance?

[Mick-Talbot]

what are those 2 things sticking out fom docs arse?

[ummmm]

No need for that Sqad. I said almost the same thing before her!!!!

[sp1814]

Just been thinking - if it were me, and some elderly bigot had come out with something like that - I wouldn't have gone to the management, but I would very probably been thrown out of the supermarket myself, because I would've unleased a few swear words at him - so I think what she did was probably on balace, right.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

So sorry I apologise, but I was not singling you out personally, I think the guilty ones know who I was referring to.

Once again I apologise profusely..

[jackthehat]

Did that cap fit, sqad ?

I mentioned no names but if you are happy to put yourself in that group, I'm happy to let you.

[Sqad]

sara et al...the relevance is that it is descriptive of a certain type of person that was introduced into this discussion by JTH.

This website, the community as a whole has convinced me that lesbian is a normal and totally acceptable adjective....and that is how i have used it.....as an acceptable adjective.....to describe a noun.

[Mick-Talbot]

oh, got it... they are supastars legs.

[Sqad]

JTH... you are too subversive to mention names......adept at it and you know it.

[sp1814]

docspock

Once again - WHO PLAYED THE RACE CARD?

I've put that in capitals, because you seem to be ignoring the fact that the bigot brought race into the stor...

Oh, I give up...it's like trying to teach a dolphin chess.

[tamborine]

I would have said loudly "you're a nasty, grumpy old man & past your sell by date" to challenged him myself, rather than whinge to management etc.

[jackthehat]

There are a couple of chaps, on this thread, who fit my description if you look (not even) closely.....

I don't think there are many other women on here who fit yours...