Equally, not calling out racism merely encourages racism.
The racists have always been with us, they now think it's safe to be open about it is what has changed.
And your point in terms of being colonised is.....?Fully aware that this will fall on deaf ears on here but have a look at the stats...
Manchester - no longer majority white British, with a drop of over 10% in the ten years between 2011-2021. Expected to fall significantly further by the time of the next census in 2031.
Leicester - 60% belong to ethnic minorities.
London - in 1991, the population of London was 80% white British in 2021 it was 36%. It is expected by 2031, that will have dropped significantly more.
Birmingham - dropped by 10% in 10 years. A minority white city.
English schools - White British children in English schools are dropping at a rate of 2% every 2 years, in less than 10 years it is predicted that it will drop below 50% of all students in England. There are state funded schools in England where there are NO White British children. There are nearly 500 schools where White British children make up less than 2% and 1 in 4 of ALL schools they are the minority.
Orwellian nonsense.Multiculturalism and diversity is a strength.
Still talking shite about the same thing? The racists feel safe now because it's safety in numbers. They hear other racists getting way with it and that encourages them. It's all about hate.Equally calling everyone a racist who disagrees with whatever the latest wheeze from Hope Not Hate might be doesn't help either.
You're right, racists do think it's safe to be open about their racism and they feel it's safe coz it is safe, who made it safe? Not the racists that's for sure.
So why is being white (or not) mentioned? If 3 in 4 schoolchildren are ethnic minority British people versus a large compared difference to say 30 years ago then what is the point being made? What is the problem?Being British is distinct from ones ethnicity, the vast majority of people in Manchester are British citizens and therefore can claim to be wholly British.
Ethnicity is not race.
The terms race and ethnicity are frequently used together, it is important to understand the difference. The term race describes the idea of classifying individuals into groups according to different sets of physical traits and the process of giving those groups social significance. A person's ethnicity encompasses their language, background, religion, and customs, as well as their way of life in a particular geographic area.
White British is an official ethnic group category in the United Kingdom, used in the census to identify individuals with backgrounds from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, or the UK generally. As of 2021, it is the largest ethnic group in England and Wales, covering 74.4% of the population.
If we're talking numbers then, speaking the concern expressed in some right wing circles (particularly in the US) that the UK will soon be a muslim country, in the 2011 census, around 4% of the UK population was muslim. In the 2021 census that had risen to 6%. So, on that trajectory, the UK will become majority muslim in about 220 years from now (and yes, I know this a very simplistic straight line projection but you get the idea). So - nice headlines but a long way from the facts.Fully aware that this will fall on deaf ears on here but have a look at the stats...
Manchester - no longer majority white British, with a drop of over 10% in the ten years between 2011-2021. Expected to fall significantly further by the time of the next census in 2031.
Leicester - 60% belong to ethnic minorities.
London - in 1991, the population of London was 80% white British in 2021 it was 36%. It is expected by 2031, that will have dropped significantly more.
Birmingham - dropped by 10% in 10 years. A minority white city.
English schools - White British children in English schools are dropping at a rate of 2% every 2 years, in less than 10 years it is predicted that it will drop below 50% of all students in England. There are state funded schools in England where there are NO White British children. There are nearly 500 schools where White British children make up less than 2% and 1 in 4 of ALL schools they are the minority.
Still talking shite about the same thing? The racists feel safe now because it's safety in numbers. They hear other racists getting way with it and that encourages them. It's all about hate.
..and that's not taking into account that the new generations of Muslims may well snub religion altogether.If we're talking numbers then, speaking the concern expressed in some right wing circles (particularly in the US) that the UK will soon be a muslim country, in the 2011 census, around 4% of the UK population was muslim. In the 2021 census that had risen to 6%. So, on that trajectory, the UK will become majority muslim in about 220 years from now (and yes, I know this a very simplistic straight line projection but you get the idea). So - nice headlines but a long way from the facts.
Also worth noting that the demographics of large cities such as London and Manchester are not representative of the majority of the UK. I live in Warrington - a large town of around quarter of a million people, quite close to Manchester but very different demographics (93% white British according to the 2011 census). Not better or worse, I should stress, just different.
I like to lead with a fact. So I did.You do love to lead with an insult before launching into simplistic twaddle. So let me get this straight, the number of racists suddenly, inexplicably, spontaneously exploded into hundreds of thousands and then into millions and now coz they're everywhere they're more confident in their racism.
I'm in the presence of genius.
I like to lead with a fact. So I did.
So why is being white (or not) mentioned? If 3 in 4 schoolchildren are ethnic minority British people versus a large compared difference to say 30 years ago then what is the point being made? What is the problem?
The right does not distinguish this like this, they claim that "white British" people were somehow one homogeneous population which are now being displaced or replaced by foreigners. What they really mean is there were a lot more whites and now there isn't, they don't distinguish being British, this is just racism.
The truth is we were all immigrants and at somepoint in our history we were no different to the Pakistani family that has perhaps moved in up the road, a family which is highly likely to be British and hold British passports. What I'm saying is if this had been a white family then there would be no questions asked.
The only distinction I see is we only see a problem when we see a problem, and that 'seeing' is seeing the brown family move in up the road. Again, it's racism.
Seek help.Still on the side of racists, i see...
If we're talking numbers then, speaking the concern expressed in some right wing circles (particularly in the US) that the UK will soon be a muslim country, in the 2011 census, around 4% of the UK population was muslim. In the 2021 census that had risen to 6%. So, on that trajectory, the UK will become majority muslim in about 220 years from now (and yes, I know this a very simplistic straight line projection but you get the idea). So - nice headlines but a long way from the facts.
Also worth noting that the demographics of large cities such as London and Manchester are not representative of the majority of the UK. I live in Warrington - a large town of around quarter of a million people, quite close to Manchester but very different demographics (93% white British according to the 2011 census). Not better or worse, I should stress, just different.
Cos the term has been overused and diluted so much to mean almost nothing now?Why do some people object to calling racists, racists?
I don't know the exact number, somebody pointed out earlier that white British schoolchildren are becoming a minority in classrooms. Presumably to become a minority then less than 50% would have to be white but there's a good explanation for this that has nothing to do with immigration.I don't know where to begin with this. You state "3 in 4 schoolchildren are ethnic minority" in minority to whom?
Nah...it's defo not that.Cos the term has been overused and diluted so much to mean almost nothing now?
Got another theory?Nah...it's defo not that.