Alan Sugar

[talkativesprout]

Don't see anything denigrating towards the African people. I see maybe a social comment about migration to Spain from the continent and instead of living off handouts are now eeeking a living selling tat to gullible British tourists

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Really? Is it not just a joke about stereotypes?

I'd imagine 90% of the people 'offended' by this are white, vegan, hippy types.

 

[goater555]

This has fuckall to do with that shite 'Alf Garnett' tweet but the word 'racist' is getting watered down so much these days that being called one doesn't seem to have the same impact on people as it used to. You could be called a fuckin Nazi for the shittiest of things these days. People subjected to racism must be cringing at the 'throw away' tag chucked at people today, for the slightest of things, after all the shite they have to go through. Fucking middle classed Liberals and our media have a lot to answer for.

 

[Ban-jani]

I think it’s racist.

I’ve seen worse but it’s an incredibly foolish thing for him to do.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

This has fuckall to do with that shite 'Alf Garnett' tweet but the word 'racist' is getting watered down so much these days that being called one doesn't seem to have the same impact on people as it used to. You could be called a fuckin Nazi for the shittiest of things these days. People subjected to racism must be cringing at the 'throw away' tag chucked at people today, for the slightest of things, after all the shite they have to go through. Fucking middle classed Liberals and our media have a lot to answer for.

This is the sad result of what is a truly obnoxious attitude being bandied about by anyone with an axe to grind.
The victims of this disgusting practice are being let down by self appointed morality police, and the word
itself is losing its impact.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

What do you make of this?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...fire-over-racist-senegal-world-cup-team-tweet

Alan Sugar tweeted the following: comparing the Senegalese football team to the dodgy fake sellers you get on beaches up and down europe.

"Racist" or just a shit joke?

Clearly racist

 

[nellyonthewing]

Thank god we've evolved in those forty years. At least, some of us. We should ALL be having a fit at what happened back then.

A different era . My best mate was mixed race ,people accepted the British self deprecating humour aimed at every group whites included as harmless. Now its eggshells everywhere but if you weren't there you wouldn't know.

 

[Phil1]

Should know better being in the public eye.
Funnily enough though all the ‘Lookie lookie’ men in Tenerife are from Senegal as are the majority in Marbella.

 

[Bigga]

Really? Is it not just a joke about stereotypes?

I'd imagine 90% of the people 'offended' by this are white, vegan, hippy types.

Wait, so it's okay for 10% to be offended by it to not make it 'racist'...?

Is it a 'majority rules' kind of thing...??

 

[Didsbury Dave]

We live in an age where people are actively looking to be offended. Not themselves of course but for others.
It really is all a bit dreary.

Yes, I miss the good old days when you could call someone a Paki or a Puff or a Wog and nobody minded.