'Racist comments'?

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

No, of course the remarks are not racist, and this is an utter waste of time.
And that's coming from a leftie first generation Paddy white ****.
Folks need to wise up to differentiate between a slight linguistic faux pas, and intentional racism.

 

[peoffrey]

Thankfully this doesn't happen at my place because our boss is as politically incorrect as they come. She once left the room quickly after telling a black colleague that she'd get a nice tan on holiday in Jamaica.

 

[Plaything of the gods]

One of my colleagues has been told this morning she is being investigated for 'racist comments'.

She has used the phrases 'the Italian one' and 'the dark skinned one' when previously describing two clients to colleagues and one of these colleagues has blown the whistle on her. The clients in question - one is Italian, the other is dark skinned (black).

What do you think? Are these really 'racist comments'?

Too lazy to learn their names. Sack her.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

One of my colleagues has been told this morning she is being investigated for 'racist comments'.

She has used the phrases 'the Italian one' and 'the dark skinned one' when previously describing two clients to colleagues and one of these colleagues has blown the whistle on her. The clients in question - one is Italian, the other is dark skinned (black).

What do you think? Are these really 'racist comments'?[/quote

She gave a perfect discription

 

[Bodicoteblue]

The big fella
The blonde woman
The guy with the squint
The short bloke
Him with the big nose
Her with the nice legs
The geezer that talks with a lisp
Which one is offensive ?
All merely descriptions of physical qualities.

 

[blueish swede]

Was it Donna from Accounting?

 

[CTID1988]

Absolutely mental

 

[Gelsons Dad]

Difficult to see what's wrong with "the Italian one" but "dark skinned"? I wouldn't give a shit but then again I'm not black but I am "dark skinned". I'm normally referred to as the english guy who's always grumpy by my "Swiss" colleagues of multiple races.

I find it hard to believe: a) there isn't a contextual bias that we're not being told about and b) in 2014 in the UK anyone is dim enough to use the term "dark skinned" in the workplace.

Why not just call him the "n-word" as that appears to be acceptable throughout the western world as apposed the "******" which will get you taken of air.

I describe a mate of mine as dark skinned quite often. I'm white and British, he's white and British but has a darker skin tone to me. His skin colour is something similar to Jessica Ennis.

Am I a racist?

I've no idea, are you?

As a young recruit in basic training in April 1988 whilst marching up and down the square as we often did, it started to hail. The drill instructor who's name I forget called the squad to a halt and ordered that spear chucker 1 and spear chucker 2 (myself and a black guy) take 2 paces forward and hold out our right hand palm upwards. We did so and as the hail came to rest on our hand he said "That's hail, a great british invention, you probably didn't have that where you came from. You may now play in the hail for five minutes".

Now that was racist but we didn't complain. It was quite funny.

 

[Barcon]

Difficult to see what's wrong with "the Italian one" but "dark skinned"? I wouldn't give a shit but then again I'm not black but I am "dark skinned". I'm normally referred to as the english guy who's always grumpy by my "Swiss" colleagues of multiple races.

I find it hard to believe: a) there isn't a contextual bias that we're not being told about and b) in 2014 in the UK anyone is dim enough to use the term "dark skinned" in the workplace.

Why not just call him the "n-word" as that appears to be acceptable throughout the western world as apposed the "******" which will get you taken of air.

I describe a mate of mine as dark skinned quite often. I'm white and British, he's white and British but has a darker skin tone to me. His skin colour is something similar to Jessica Ennis.

Am I a racist?

I've no idea, are you?

As a young recruit in basic training in April 1988 whilst marching up and down the square as we often did, it started to hail. The drill instructor who's name I forget called the squad to a halt and ordered that spear chucker 1 and spear chucker 2 (myself and a black guy) take 2 paces forward and hold out our right hand palm upwards. We did so and as the hail came to rest on our hand he said "That's hail, a great british invention, you probably didn't have that where you came from. You may now play in the hail for five minutes".

Now that was racist but we didn't complain. It was quite funny.

You have posted pics of yourself on here where you are quite clearly white.
Am I missing something?

Anyway, right now I have two labourers working on my site. Both are black, one has a massive head of dreads, and the other one is tattood from fingertips to neck (with a teardrop under the eye for good luck). Even though they are two very different guys, they refer to themselves as "digger niggers". Some people just love to act the woman (not you, the person that reported the girl in the OP).

 

[mscenterh750]

Is it fuck racist, and whoever is the grass is a complete and utter thunder cunting wanker fucker twat bastard.