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[stonerblue]

I went working in the USA when I was 18. My boss was a bit of a dick, and loved loud “banter” about winning wars and stuff. I understood it when he would ask me where we’d be if they had stepped into the war, but all this stuff about American independence and their wars with Britain, I knew nothing about. They all knew as much about it as we get taught about WW2. It was then that I realised that our own history is airbrushed in schools.

So is theirs: he thought they’d won the Vietnam war.

Bruce off of Combat Dealers has taught me more about wars than schoo' ever did.

 

[manclad]

Great post.
Wish i'd known about Manchester's refusal to buy yesterday.

Go to Alexandra Park in Oldham and there is a plaque that mentions the fact that it is a "Cotton Famine Park",created by Oldham Council to give much needed work to unemployed cotton workers during that time.
I am not 100% certain but I think that other parks around Lancashire were created for the same reason.
So even then,160 years ago Britain was entwined with the United States,economically,socially and politically.

 

[stonerblue]

Lots of repeats of The Dukes Of Hazzard on Forces TV (Freeview Ch.96).
Will the General Lee have it's Stars and Bars blurred over.
I never watched that load of shite back in the late 70s,so I will not comment.
Although I did eventually learn what a pair of "Daisy Dukes" was,by reading very instructive "Gentlemen's Relish " type magazines.

As long as they leave Daisy alone they can blur the lot.

 

[bluemcr]

You can start a thread anytime, about anything you want on here y'know?

Ha I'm just throwing it in there because the thread has slightly gone off piste.

 

[stonerblue]

Took a break from Twitter today as it should be renamed bitter. Largely remain obsessed luvvies keen to tag white folks 40+ as racist gammon before they launch into Jk Rowling . BLM is their new flag for now despite them being as white and certainly more privileged than most. Good luck to the police at the weekend pre BLM the chattering classes were clapping them as key workers , not now.

If you fucked it off, why bring it on here?

 

[Nellies left peg]

More good news.

Will all the indignant black American rappers now delete the"N" word from all their songs as it can't all be one way traffic?

 

[stonerblue]

Some of these shows deserve to be removed but attempting to purge anything from existence that could even slightly be deemed offensive is just ridiculous. I think there’s a significant difference between actual blackface like the minstrel shows which racially stereotypes a black person and exaggerates features such as bigger lips etc and simply portraying a black person and in some cases not even that. Papa Lazarou has a black and white face, is he even meant to be human? It’s certainly not meant to come across as a black man

I don't think anyone is attempting what you suggest in your first sentence.

 

[manclad]

As long as they leave Daisy alone they can blur the lot.

As I said earlier, I never watched the show as I considered it to be puerile shit. BUT I will admit that I missed out on those lovely thighs,entirely due to my own intransience.

 

[BigOscar]

If you fucked it off, why bring it on here?

Because it's important that we all see how unironically he is able to criticise people tagging all white 40+ as racist gammons, by tagging them all as remain obsessed luvvies

 

[stonerblue]

Ha I'm just throwing it in there because the thread has slightly gone off piste.

You keep doing this. Post something contrary then tell us it's a joke or something?

 

[ballinio]

That’s the one mate, won’t say anymore on this thread other than I’ve watched all 19 hours.

I did too , I grew up with the Vietnam war as background , it was always on the tv & in the papers but I knew very little about it all really, that documentary was superb .

 

[Sir peace frog]

Some of these shows deserve to be removed but attempting to purge anything from existence that could even slightly be deemed offensive is just ridiculous. I think there’s a significant difference between actual blackface like the minstrel shows which racially stereotypes a black person and exaggerates features such as bigger lips etc and simply portraying a black person and in some cases not even that. Papa Lazarou has a black and white face, is he even meant to be human? It’s certainly not meant to come across as a black man

Papa Lazarou was not aimed to be ‘black face’. The idea behind him was to be simply a ‘scary clown-type’ character.so the show say,cant say ive ever seen him/it

 

[Nellies left peg]

I suggest ripping down the Des O Connor statue outside the swamp and erecting one of a proper Old Trafford legend, Clive Lloyd

 

[stonerblue]

Will all the indignant black American rappers now delete the"N" word from all their songs as it can't all be one way traffic?

Aww, you've spoilt it now.

 

[Petethemancinleeds]

As long as they leave Daisy alone they can blur the lot. Sexist imagery possible leading to spillage of gender fluid amongst racist gammons closely alligned to Jk Rowling and Bob Carol Gees.

 

[manclad]

I did too , I grew up with the Vietnam war as background , it was always on the tv & in the papers but I knew very little about it all really, that documentary was superb .

When it was in the papers and TV etc, I bet I can guess what your age was!!!










Nnnnnineteen.

 

[stonerblue]

As I said earlier, I never watched the show as I considered it to be puerile shit. BUT I will admit that I missed out on those lovely thighs,entirely due to my own intransience.

You should see the film re-make.

 

[stonerblue]

Because it's important that we all see how unironically he is able to criticise people tagging all white 40+ as racist gammons, by tagging them all as remain obsessed luvvies

Cheers, thought so.

 

[Nellies left peg]

You should see the film re-make.

Daisy does Dallas?

 

[Ban-jani]

I did too , I grew up with the Vietnam war as background , it was always on the tv & in the papers but I knew very little about it all really, that documentary was superb .

Fuck me you’re old ;-)

In all seriousness you’re right mate, thought it was even better than WW2 in Colour.