Were you racist in 1984?

[Challenger1978]

Should I know what that means ? I'm not down with the kids when it comes to internet meme's and the like.

Did you never watch catchphrase ?

just say what you see.

 

[Anonymous]

Should I know what that means ? I'm not down with the kids when it comes to internet meme's and the like.

Did you never watch catchphrase ?

just say what you see.

If you want to call me a wanker, why not just say it?

 

[crystal_mais]

I've Grown up with being called a Paki although I am Indian. I suppose they couldn't tell. To be fair I have always brushed it off as ignorance. There were only about 5 Asians in the whole of my year at secondary school and no more than about 20 in the whole school when I started. This is going back to 1984

There were some quite horrible ***** at school. They were mainly from a council estate environment. It was quite vicious at some points as some of the people were extremely aggresive about it. It wasn't the Paki bit that annoyed me but more the message around we shouldn't be in this country and should never have arrived and if they had their way. They would burn us all etc. I was born here thank you.
I saw some of these idiots actually terrorise the local asian shop. They never tried it at the local shop owned by the English couple. It was always about treating them a lesson.

Things mellowed as years went on. I got to know some decent English lads who always had my back, their were also more asians at the school. But it was intimidating at first..

What makes me piss is some of the comments I got and still get today "He is a Paki twat, but you're OK. One of us ain't you"

I've seen more of it again over the last few years, especially around North East Manchester.

What's that got to do with it???

It was an assessment of the individuals. I found and still find today there is a certain type of person (not pigeon holing all) in my opinion is more likely to be offensive. Thats all, having suffered it I would know

 

[Scareye]

I've Grown up with being called a Paki although I am Indian. I suppose they couldn't tell. To be fair I have always brushed it off as ignorance. There were only about 5 Asians in the whole of my year at secondary school and no more than about 20 in the whole school when I started. This is going back to 1984

There were some quite horrible ***** at school. They were mainly from a council estate environment. It was quite vicious at some points as some of the people were extremely aggresive about it. It wasn't the Paki bit that annoyed me but more the message around we shouldn't be in this country and should never have arrived and if they had their way. They would burn us all etc. I was born here thank you.
I saw some of these idiots actually terrorise the local asian shop. They never tried it at the local shop owned by the English couple. It was always about treating them a lesson.

Things mellowed as years went on. I got to know some decent English lads who always had my back, their were also more asians at the school. But it was intimidating at first..

What makes me piss is some of the comments I got and still get today "He is a Paki twat, but you're OK. One of us ain't you"

I've seen more of it again over the last few years, especially around North East Manchester.

What's that got to do with it???

It was an assessment of the individuals. I found and still find today there is a certain type of person (not pigeon holing all) in my opinion is more likely to be offensive. Thats all, having suffered it I would know

Myself being from a council estate, I can tell you racism was no more prevelant amongst the people I grew up with than some of the lads I was in school with from private estates.

 

[Challenger1978]

If you want to call me a wanker, why not just say it?

Because I'm a attention seeking closet racist and a twat to boot.

 

[Anonymous]

If you want to call me a wanker, why not just say it?

Because I'm a attention seeking closet racist and a twat to boot.

Don't be so hard on yourself. If you're going to justify the use of racist words with "it's all about context" then you'll need a thicker skin than the one you've currently got cherub.

 

[bernabias home shirt]

Most of the people who sit around pontificating and questioning why a word is found offensive by a racial minority is either a closet racist or just looking for attention.

So people who asked the question why you can call polish,poles. . Ausralians,Aussies . .etc etc
Then wanted to know why pakistan is different.

Are you saying these people are racist Billy?

 

[dazdon]

(not pigeon holing all)

The Germans are well into that apparently.

 

[The Flash]

(not pigeon holing all)

The Germans are well into that apparently.

Dirty teutonic bastards.

 

[Anonymous]

Most of the people who sit around pontificating and questioning why a word is found offensive by a racial minority is either a closet racist or just looking for attention.

So people who asked the question why you can call polish,poles. . Ausralians,Aussies . .etc etc
Then wanted to know why pakistan is different.

Are you saying these people are racist Billy?

I'm saying that most of the white people in the west who question why minorities find racial epithets offensive harbour some deep seeded racism. Not all, but most.