Is It Now Offensive To Described A Black Person As Black?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-6719773/John-Motson-apologises-Millwall-striker-Tom-Elliott-race-gaffe.html

[youngmafbog]

"My nan still calles the Chinese takeaway a chinkie"

And?

Have you ever stopped to think she is just using a very common term (yes even today) and means nothing else than slang for Chinese?

[Rockrose]

still waiting AOG's for your insight into my upbringing!
nasty thing to throw around and not back up.

[Mamyalynne]

You echoed my comment on page 1 Youngmaf.

[anotheoldgit]

Ellipsis

The only time I wouldn't say "that black guy over there" would be if we were in a darkened room. lol.

[Everhelpful]

Agreed 100% with naomi24.

[agchristie]

I think we need to refer this one to VAR for an unequivocal decision...

[agchristie]

...it would greatly assist 'the man in black'...

[youngmafbog]

I did Mammy. Sorry I dont have a lot of time so dont tend to read the start of long threads.

[youngmafbog]

RR, it is your style of commenting that leads people to wonder about you.

Perhaps try answering a question nicely rather than attacking people, then you might find they respond better, I am sure you actually have plenty to contribute if you were a little more conciliatory.

You do it all the time and it is not pleasant, totally pointless and gets responses you dont like, so why do it?

[Mamyalynne]

It wasn't a criticism :-)

[anotheoldgit]

youngmafbog

/// Have you ever stopped to think she is just using a very common term (yes even today) and means nothing else than slang for Chinese? ///

As is the 'P' word, but then perhaps the Chinese aren't so touchy as others?

[Khandro]

//still waiting AOG's for your insight into my upbringing! //

Well I'll make a start and hazard a guess that you didn't go to Cheltenham Ladies College

[anotheoldgit]

youngmafbog

/// RR, it is your style of commenting that leads people to wonder about you. ///

Got it in one youngmafbog, I do hope RR takes your advise.

[Rockrose]

I can assure you that I change my response to whom I am talking too.
If I am described as 'the likes of you' I am hardly going to respond in a positive polite manner.
My education and upbringing was that of Officers children in the RAF.

[ToraToraTora]

I'd just like to know what is the correct term to use?

[spathiphyllum]

"Have you ever stopped to think she is just using a very common term (yes even today) and means nothing else than slang for Chinese?"

Yes which is my point exactly, social norms are different now. If my nan intended offence or not, i'm sure a Chineese person would take it at the phrase "chinkie". My point isn't, "my nans a racist" my point is, "my nans tolerance of certian words and phrases is much loser than mine"

[youngmafbog]

"If my nan intended offence or not, i'm sure a Chineese person would take it at the phrase "chinkie"."

So you dont know, you are taking offence on behalf of others.

"my nans tolerance of certian words and phrases is much loser than mine"

I'm not sure why you used the word tolerance. It has nothing to do with tolerance, if anything you are not tolerant or understanding of why she uses it!!

[naomi24]

Khandro, :o)

[Peter Pedant]

// I suppose in this day and age it is courtesy how one should enquire......// r-c
yup
my in laws cousins etc say they are british afro-caribbean
yup if that is what you want

yeah as this is AB I wonder that no one has vacantly and innocently asked if someone is pakistani and or origin why they shouldnbt be called a pocky ....

my gt neice (GMP) is most proud - not of being called a black c-word but the follow up:
how old are you then - ten?

[spathiphyllum]

YMB don't be so obtuse. Everyone knows the word chinkie is offnensive. I'm not being offendedo n someone else behalf.

"In the United Kingdom, chinky (or chinky chonky, in parts of northern England known as a chinkies, always in the plural) is an offensive slang word for a Chinese takeaway restaurant or Chinese food. However, along with 'chink', they are named among TV's most offensive words."

My nans tolerance to the word chinkie is quite big, mine however is not. I could hear it once and it may surprise me where as my nan wouldn't be phased. That's what i meant by tolerance.