Winston72 Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 12 hours ago, Gordon R said: True racism goes deeper than children's toys or stories. The protesters should be lobbying for equality - regardless of colour or creed, rather than trying to grab a headline. Truly pathetic. Very appropriate Gordon 3 minutes ago, Rewulf said: I remember buying one out of a shop in Scarborough a few years ago , garden ornament about 3 inches high on the end of a stick. Shopkeeper said 'I best wrap this up' I felt like a right criminal walking up the sea front with a golly sticking out from the top of this brown paper bag What on earth has happened to us ? The Labour Party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelhall Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Read on BBC on line this morning Derbyshire police all male choir has to accept women Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Rewulf said: I remember buying one out of a shop in Scarborough a few years ago , garden ornament about 3 inches high on the end of a stick. Shopkeeper said 'I best wrap this up' I felt like a right criminal walking up the sea front with a golly sticking out from the top of this brown paper bag What on earth has happened to us ? Mum has the same in a fig tree pot planted in memory of dad ,does having a childhood memory make u rascist then or is it just the "RIGHT ON p/C " brigade getting on their high horse when everyone says nothing as theyre not offended Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, clakk said: Mum has the same in a fig tree pot planted in memory of dad ,does having a childhood memory make u rascist then or is it just the "RIGHT ON p/C " brigade getting on their high horse when everyone says nothing as theyre not offended We havnt even got to the childhood memories of the (probably now banned) Enid Blyton books yet, but yeah, we were all racists back then, we just didnt know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 39 minutes ago, Rewulf said: We havnt even got to the childhood memories of the (probably now banned) Enid Blyton books yet, but yeah, we were all racists back then, we just didnt know it. We weren't racists back then. We were just allowed to think and say what we wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 (edited) Just now, walshie said: We weren't racists back then. We were just allowed to think and say what we wanted. You can now, just as long as you're not white! Edited April 5, 2018 by Rewulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 5, 2018 Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Rewulf said: You can now, just as long as you're not white! Never a truer word spoken mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfireman Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/5/2018 at 19:57, walshie said: Never a truer word spoken mate. How very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I remember having a collection of badges from robinsons jam. I never considered that they even depicted black people, i thought it was just a sort of character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I can't help thinking the government is responsible for alot of "racism" because they've linked so many things which genuinely had no racist intent to "racism" it's totally alienating a huge proportion of the country and building huge resentment, absaloutly crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, ips said: I remember having a collection of badges from robinsons jam. I never considered that they even depicted black people, i thought it was just a sort of character. Same here, I never made the connection, the Black and white minstrel show just seemed like a strange dance program, and the Famous 5, a gentle childrens book. How was I to know that it was all a mask for vicious racism and subjugation of people of colour. I now have to live the rest of my days knowing Im a closet racist,I used to laugh at are you being served, so Im a homophobe too !. And OMG why did I vote to leave the EU ? Im a xenophobe too ! Im all that is bad in the world, I must be a worldophobe ..maybe 6 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: I can't help thinking the government is responsible for alot of "racism" because they've linked so many things which genuinely had no racist intent to "racism" it's totally alienating a huge proportion of the country and building huge resentment, absaloutly crazy! Just accept you are a bad person like me and be quiet ! Edited April 10, 2018 by Rewulf Damn keyboard ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rewulf said: Same here, I never made the connection, the Black and white minstrel show just seemed like a strange dance program, and the Famous 5, a gentle childrens book. How was I to know that it was all a mask for vicious racism and subjugation of people of colour. I now have to live the rest of my days knowing Im a closet racist,I used to laugh at are you being served, so Im a homophobe too !. And OMG why did I vote to leave the EU ? Im a xenophobe too ! Im all that is bad in the world, I must be a worldophobe ..maybe Just accept you are a bad person like me and be quiet ! Ha ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 13 minutes ago, Rewulf said: Same here, I never made the connection, the Black and white minstrel show just seemed like a strange dance program, and the Famous 5, a gentle childrens book. How was I to know that it was all a mask for vicious racism and subjugation of people of colour. I now have to live the rest of my days knowing Im a closet racist,I used to laugh at are you being served, so Im a homophobe too !. And OMG why did I vote to leave the EU ? Im a xenophobe too ! Im all that is bad in the world, I must be a worldophobe ..maybe Just accept you are a bad person like me and be quiet ! ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 well as I was born in the late 50s golliwogs have always been part of my childhood every family in my area had one Robinsons jam was the jam to have if your mum didn't make it and collecting the badges was the norm what a stupid pc world we live in now this weekend I went shopping with the mrs and deliberately picked up a pot of Robinsons only to find a Paddington bear on the jar give it ten years and we will find that Paddington bear is banned on the jars as its teddybear cruelty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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walshie Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 So the Italian gangster, the Italian Chef, the sea Captain, the doughnut eating cops and all the other stereotypes are fine, just not an Indian one. As if an Indian would really be dark skinned, with an Indian accent with lots of kids and running a convenience store. It really is pitiful why anyone even listens to the ever-offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, walshie said: So the Italian gangster, the Italian Chef, the sea Captain, the doughnut eating cops and all the other stereotypes are fine, just not an Indian one. As if an Indian would really be dark skinned, with an Indian accent with lots of kids and running a convenience store. It really is pitiful why anyone even listens to the ever-offended. And this is the exact problem with the UK, feel free to offend whoever you want, just as long as it' not someone with a "protected characteristic" or you'll find yourself in court, irrelevant of what your intent was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Well let’s hope the Magistrates see sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 One of my favourite films is Blazing Saddles. I mentioned this in work the other day and the look of horror on those below the age of 30 was something to behold. I dare not quote any lines, I’d have been lynched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I've still got the golliwog my dad knitted for me when he spent a year in hospital with TB, nearly 60 years now and the old boy is still alive and kicking! I've also got one of my first books called "Little Black Sambo", interestingly, Sambo was Indian. I think this whole country needs a dose of reality, do gooders worrying about childhood toys when an ethnic minority that makes up 12.5% of the population in London is responsible for nearly 80% of violent crime in our capital. Guess what? it ain't the happy little black chaps off the bloody jam jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Spose we wont see any more black and white minstral shows then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tollerman Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 It's a PC world I'm afraid with common sense being as rare as hens teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 19 hours ago, Duckandswing said: One of my favourite films is Blazing Saddles. I mentioned this in work the other day and the look of horror on those below the age of 30 was something to behold. I dare not quote any lines, I’d have been lynched. Oh, It's twue, it's twue..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Tensions provide a legitimate distraction away reality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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