Are the words 'Jungle Drums' racist?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/6aba9h9

/// The innocuous remark at a public meeting was seized upon by an equality campaigner – and the ensuing race row has lasted six months at a cost to the taxpayer of tens of thousands of pounds.///

I just cannot believe this tens of thousands of pounds wasted over someone referring to gossip as the 'Jungle Drums'

Well you might say being 'Right Wing' I would say this, but 'Right' 'Left' or in the 'Middle', can anyone put up an argument why these words are racist, or not racist in the least?

[dotty.]

in fact, Mrs Carr needs to ask herself how our soldiers went into battle without the benefit of a two way radio or a hands free era piece, daft bat

[eyethenkyew]

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question983304.html

[zzxxee]

to me as an individual its not.
But thats not to say some individuals may find the term racist, and it may seem racist an offensive in one context but not in others . Its down to how individuals perceive it !!!!

[anotheoldgit]

zzxxee

Some people will perceive almost anything.

One doesn't have to agree and It also doesn't make it right.

[pa___ul3]

I don't see how it could possibly correctly be perceived as racist, to do so would to suggest jungles only exist in (to keep this as broad as possible) an area which contains only one race... you get them in Africa, Asia and South and Central America so you can't accurately suggest the term jungle refers to any set race.

[jake-the-peg]

As said before it depends on the context

Screamed at a bunch of young Black men by a Union Jack wearing skin-head - yep they probably are.

It's not an expression that's in itself specifically racist like certain notorious words have become but it's quite capable of being used in a racist or in a non-racist manner

[WELSHYORKIE]

If she asked me to apolgise, I would have told her to go forth and multiply - only in a shorter sentaence.

[rojash]

John Thomson, deputy leader of the Tory-run council, admitted that ‘it may be political ­correctness’ but insisted: ‘The law makes it clear that what matters is not the intention of the person who uses the phrase but whether anybody is offended by it.’

So if I decide to get offended by the the term 'currant bun' it will automatically be regarded as racist will it?

This is like something out of Kafka.

[The-Toff-]

Where on earth is this Country of ours going to end up, i have never heard such rubbish in my life, how much longer will we have to put up with idiots jumping on any innocuous remark and playing the race card,

[IggyB]

‘The law makes it clear that what matters is not the intention of the person who uses the phrase but whether anybody is offended by it.’

Does anyone know what legislation John Thomson, deputy leader of the Tory-run council, is referring to? Or has he mixed up equality advice with the law?

This person obviously wasn't being racist and I doubt it has cost the council thousands of pounds to write a 10 page report about the incident ... the council will however save may thousands of pounds by not funding the group anymore - might they have just been looking for an excuse not to pay towards this and seized on the complaint from one nutter to justify it

[Paul22118]

To my way of thinking this is a perfect example of just how stupid our pc brigade have got. "Can't see wood for the trees" - oh dear that must mean a jungle clearing, therefore it could mean Africa or where ever, therefore it is talking about race ergo it is racist. Get a life.
I don't like racism and some remarks are totally wrong. But jungle drums!