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Originally posted by Death_Kron
reply to post by CX
The UK's gone mad! We have the following modifications to our language due to some bunch of PC idiots:
Blackboard = Markerboard/Chalkboard
Police man = Police Officer
Fire Man = Fire Officer
Minds gone blank, I can only think of the three at the minute...
Originally posted by CX
Originally posted by Death_Kron
reply to post by CX
What makes me laugh, is that the schools don't have blackboards now because of this, but "whiteboards" instead.
Should i get the white kids in the school to start rioting now? Even the black people i know thought it was pathetic.
Jeez......you couldn't make up some of the crap our governments decide.
CX.
Yeah I know mate, its ridiculous!
I've thought that myself about the whiteboards, its kind of funny in a way
Originally posted by loner007
If u look back to my post I had to edit it and it shows the reason as to why it was banned. The golliwog came about from a childrens book that was demeaning to black people.
The 1895 book included a character named the "Golliwogg", who was first described as "a horrid sight, the blackest gnome", but who quickly turned out to be a friendly character, and is later attributed with a "kind face"
Originally posted by CX
reply to post by St Vaast
Great comment.
It's the adults that balls everything up as usual.
They should let the under 5's run the world IMO, i never once heard a little one utter a racist comment about their friend who has a different colour skin.
They are just happy with the personality, not what colour they are.
CX.
Sure but the distinction based on skin colour alone is racist. If these dolls existed in all colours there wouldn't be a problem.
Originally posted by Death_Kron
Originally posted by CX
reply to post by St Vaast
Great comment.
It's the adults that balls everything up as usual.
They should let the under 5's run the world IMO, i never once heard a little one utter a racist comment about their friend who has a different colour skin.
They are just happy with the personality, not what colour they are.
CX.
Well my best friend used to be half cast and I once called him a "big, brown smelly monster" but I was only 5/6!
Sorry, going to have to get into semantics now
Originally posted by Death_Kron
reply to post by Acidtastic
I have a problem with th fact that you still use the 70s term for black people. "coloured" which has implications to colour. And implies that they white is normal, and everyone else is "coloured" from white. I realise that you probably didn't mean it like that, but that's what that means these days. If you wanna say black person, then say black person
I hate this way of thinking! Anyone who isn't white is technically coloured in comparision, its as simple as that. I don't mean that in a racist manner and I'm not really sure how someone could interpret it as such, I don't mean you specifically I mean anyone.
Let me ask you a question; what do you call the opposite of a white board?
As for the term gollywog, it's been pointed out that it is an offensive term. And that's all there is to it. It's racism. Pure and simple. I can't speak for black people, but even I feel uncomfortable seeing stuff like that. It's needless in this day and age, where we should get to the point that there is only 1 race. The human race. And skin colour or cultural differences are that and that alone. Diffeerences in human kind. Not seperate races.
The term maybe racist but the doll is just a doll!
[edit on 20/8/09 by Death_Kron]
[edit on 20/8/09 by Death_Kron]
Like I was trying to say, the majority of people don't make the connection, and are using the term becasue they think it's the correct term, and not something that's offensive. But wether or not someone's ment it to be offensive or not, doesn't take the fact away that to some, it most certainly is. I guess it's a hard one to call when you're not on the recieving end of the abuse or the hurt feelings. I'm always picking my partner up on it. He does it now to wind me up
Originally posted by St Vaast
reply to post by Acidtastic
I honestly thought the term was 'African American'. I understood that .. I got it .. and it doesn't refer to colour at all. It's what I prefer. But then I'm not African American, so maybe it's offensive too .. don't know
Originally posted by Acidtastic
Like I was trying to say, the majority of people don't make the connection, and are using the term becasue they think it's the correct term, and not something that's offensive. But wether or not someone's ment it to be offensive or not, doesn't take the fact away that to some, it most certainly is. I guess it's a hard one to call when you're not on the recieving end of the abuse or the hurt feelings. I'm always picking my partner up on it. He does it now to wind me up
Originally posted by St Vaast
reply to post by Acidtastic
I honestly thought the term was 'African American'. I understood that .. I got it .. and it doesn't refer to colour at all. It's what I prefer. But then I'm not African American, so maybe it's offensive too .. don't know