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darkie day
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harmless fun for the politically incorrect?
I think it's hilarious, very un-PC, they probably dont mean anything derogetory by it
'The blacking up is to do with having fun, not racism,' - the local Lib Dem MP
I think it's hilarious, very un-PC, they probably dont mean anything derogetory by it
'The blacking up is to do with having fun, not racism,' - the local Lib Dem MP
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shh, just ignore him
If as the local LibDem MP (who is obviously far more familiar with the area and its customs than Diane Abbott) says the day is nothing to do with racism and I don’t really see the problem. On the other hand, if Abbott is right and that this is I’d side with Abbott.
But given that the LibDem MP is going to be a lot more familiar with this thing I’d guess Abbott misinterpreted the whole thing.
Fair dos to her - she put her son first.
She's also got my respect over Jonathan Aitken. politically they're very different, but they are friends. and when his perjury came out rather than make a cheap politcal point on Question Time she has constantly refused to comment - making the point she valued his friendship whatever.
Why the fuck does she give a fuck what some cornish people celebrate or not. Kicking up a fuss over nothing.
Though I do quite like that show who's name escapes me at the moment, well her and Micael Portillo are in it anyway.
Hey I think he's alright...good show though all in all...Portillo is just the funniest of politicians and he's totally oblivious to it.
Just as people have the right to hate you, but they don't have the right to publicly call you a cunt (unless they can prove in court you are one).
having said that though, i only learned yesterday that calling somebody from pakistan a 'p**i' is apparantly racist, although i do fail to see why... its no different than someone calling me a 'brit' - which i wouldn't be offended by...
Just as using the word 'negro' to describe black people is offensive.
actually i know plenty of young pakistanis calling eachother that, its the new n*****r here
i call my best mate half cast and have always used that phrasing, apparantly im being 'racist' when i mean nothing bad by it
One thing is having an Asian/black mate and jokingly calling them that, another is to speak of Asians and blacks as a third person using such terms.
Surely the central point is the difference between hostility towards someone because of what they do (justified) vs that which is directed towards people because of who they are (unjustified).
At a guess I would say the fact that the local MP is a Lib Dem suggests it ain't such a racist area.
Are there any black people living in Padstow, surely there opinions are the ones that matter. If they feel offended, upset or intimidated by this celebration then maybe there is a cause for it being curbed........
I can't prove it of course but there goes.......
Looking at where the BNP stands and gains votes and listening to grass roots Labour voters its just as likely that Labour areas are full of racists.
But the point about Padstow (if Abbot is right) probably is that these people probably do think its a bit of fun and certainly wouldn't regard themselves as racists. But at the same time people at the time probably thought the Black and white minstrels were fun. Times move on and what was acceptable once, isn't now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornwall
Doubt there's any blacks in Padstow kicking up a fuss...so why should anyone care?
Would you appreciate it if you walked into a shop and were greeted 'hello cunt?'
No but then I wouldn't buy anything from that shop and they would lose out......
Is it my imagination or do you often call people names on here?
Are you really suggesting that someone can come and call someone else anything they want?
Can, say, a politician from one party, or an airline boss, or a member of the public who's had a disagreement with another, release an official statement that says "Mr. so-and-so is a fucking cunt", and expect no retribution for it?