Life Was Much Easier Before Multiculturalism

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2921231/Argos-accused-racism-selling-black-Asian-dolls-10-white-toy-despite-exactly-same.html

If anyone should complain it is those who want to buy a white doll, why are they more expensive?

[ummmm]

You should watch it. You'll understand why the N word is so offensive.

[Retrochic]

Ummmm I'm not quite sure who is offended by the 'N' word these days as most of the black kids use it as a form of endearment.

[Answerprancer]

"they wasn't treated much differently"
"wasn't" ....oh dear.
Exampl #1 (well you did invite me to look!)

[sp1814]

retrocop

Just saw your earlier comment where you call me a fascist.

I'm not sure that I am.

Some of their uniforms were quite cool, but I found their politics to be a bit 'off' for me.

And all that marching? Couldn't be doing with that - I'd never get any telly watching done.

[ummmm]

Retro...that's completely different to a racist using it.

[Answerprancer]

"I'm not quite sure who is offended by the 'N' word these days as most of the black kids use it as a form of endearment".

Aw come on, context CONTEXT! I thought that was obvious.

[retrocop]

sp
you broke your new years resolution by calling readers of the Daily Mail "thick"
I would consider that rude and unecessary. You "look down" on readers of the Express as if they are untermenschen of a lower order to your superior lofty heights. That is akin to fascism.

[sp1814]

AOG

Regarding my posts - could it be that I was making a point about the Daily Mail?

I hope my three posts, as highlighted by you, don't lead you to think that I am obsessed with race issues.

For that to be true, I would have had to post 74 questions about race in a single year.

I can't think off the top of my head who would do that...but even if I could, I would try to avoid singling them out.

(Cough cough).

[Retrochic]

Many words spit forth in Hate are offensive , the N word is no different, but when most rap music contains it, and kids (even some white ones) great their friends with hey N bro or whatever they say, then who is being offended. The black person is being offended by being spoken to an aggressive manner, but do younger blacks actually know the cogitations of the word or just that its 'bad and illegal'? Surely they would be just as offended if they were called a black bag of ***?

[sp1814]

retrocop

I should have been clearer...sorry - I was referring to other AB members.

I realised last year that it's much better to avoid calling people on AB's News section names, or getting personally abusive, because a) it does nothing for your argument and b) it just tends to escalate.

If anyone on AB is a committed Daily Mail reader, then they can consider themselves as part of the demographic I don't consider thick (I said that I don't consider ALL Daily Mail rwaders thick).

[anotheoldgit]

Answerprancer

/// Well, for a start all but one of those terms are used to describe people who are the same race, I'd call that 'xenophobia' really. I wouldn't classify the term "Jap" as particularly insulting though ...that would be "Nip" afaik. ///

Please clarify, why is it any different because some are of the same race? also why is "Jap" not as particularly insulting as the 'P' word after all it is the shortened version of Japanese, the same as ''Brit' is the shortened version of British, but the shortened version of Pakistani is a complete no, no.

Why is 'Nip' more insulting than 'Jap'?

/// I would say they are MUCH more of a "no no" because they are usually used by the intolerant white to insult people who ARE from different races. ///

Oh I see "the intolerant white" so to be from another race one has to be black or dark skinned? and we all know there are no intolerant ones amongst them, don't we?

[retrocop]

AP
Atrocities?????????????????????????????????????????????????
Lee Rigby
PC Blakelock
The London Tube bombings. Now these are atrocities also!!

[Answerprancer]

"I realised last year that it's much better to avoid calling people on AB's News section names, or getting personally abusive, because a) it does nothing for your argument and b) it just tends to escalate"

It also gets used as an excuse or a cop-out to avoid discussing the non name-calling aspects of the persons posts afaic.

[-Talbot-]

The N word becomes far more potent when done in the style of a plantation owner.

But he was only joking...bless him.

[sp1814]

retrocop

I still don't think your facist comment is quite right.

Most people, if they are honest, can name groups of people they look down on.

- Kiss and tell slappers who run to newspapers
- People who pick their noses on public transport and leave their bogies on seats
- Cowards
- People who neglect their children
- Middle lane hoggers

If you think about it, I'm sure there are people who you look down on. It doesn't necessarily make you a fascist.

I think 'aloof' is closer to the mark.

I don't mind aloof actually, because I have met people who are far cleverer and worldly-wise than me, and I would not have an issue with them looking down on me.

I certainly wouldn't accuse them of fascism.

That's a little too extreme in my opinion.

[Answerprancer]

They are indeed RC, but I wonder if over time you weighed up the amount of atrocities committed by caucasians against non-caucasians that you might just find an imbalance.

[zebo]

Do you get oranges at half time in this spat???

[anotheoldgit]

Answerprancer

/// "'ATROCITIES' ????????????????
Please give some examples then we can discuss them"
Well Stephen Lawrence comes to mind for one thing.
I'd call that fairly atrocious. ///

Now how did I know you would pick up on that case, he is not the only one who has been murdered, there are many white lads who have been murdered by blacks also, but then these are not classed as racist attacks neither do their mothers become Baronesses.

[retrocop]

sp
I apologise to your sensitivities if I am have been extreme in what I said.
Calling someone "thick" as you did, indeed ,post is also extreme just because of their choice of daily paper.

[Answerprancer]

Do you want some, Zebo ...eh? eh? ...come on then, if you think you're 'ard enough!