Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 6331247)

Racist jokes are unacceptable.[/QUOTE

How conformist of you.

Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 6331396)

I can see why he got a warning for it,even more so after Carol's warning last night.
I actually hadn't taken it the way it was pointed out,I thought at first he meant it some other way but then I saw why,once it was pointed out why he would get a warning even more so.

Doesn't change my opinion of him one bit, I still really like him but you do have to be really careful and more to the point very sensitive as to what you say and how you say it on TV.
I am not saying that is right too but it is a fact that you have to be, or you can find yourself pilloried and in deep trouble.

Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 6331417)

You would think Ron especially would be minding his Ps and Qs when it comes to stuff like this.

Originally Posted by Lord Of The Garden (Post 6331410)

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It was a badly judged joke but i don't think there was any hatred in it

There is much more hatred in the BB eviction crowd towards individuals like Hazel, Courtney etc

But in today's society, racial jokes are considered to be worse than non-racial hatred towards individuals

Ron should know that by now and he should and have kept quiet

Originally Posted by DigitalSid (Post 6331424)

It was justified, he basically suggested headscarf wearers are commonly terrorists.

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 6331453)

..there was prejudice in it to associate someone wearing a turban with bombs..

Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard (Post 6331445)

It was breathtaking. One minute he's telling Mario he still does football punditry for some digital channels.... including Middle Eastern ones.

Then he makes an anti-Islamic comment. He seems set on destroying what little remains of his TV career.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331443)

I agree. I think too many on here lack any empathy or understanding of how things were for his generation and how it must be hard for a man of his age to have to watch every single word he says for fear of it offending someone - which is actually pretty AGEIST. I feel for the poor man.

It's the intention that counts, and he clearly didn't intend to offend anyone. Some are simply so easily 'offended' the rest of us are being forced to jump to their tune by the PC mad scaredy cats called BB. Bunch of plebs.

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy (Post 6331466)

She did NOT have a turban on, she had a cardigan around her head like a headscarf

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III (Post 6331476)

it was a joke?

We can debate what is right and wrong in humor all day long but it was not like he was saying it as a statement of fact

Originally Posted by MrWong (Post 6331484)

He linked the head scarf to terrorism.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331380)

And what's that supposed to mean? Instead of being so god damn offensive try and argue your points.

Originally Posted by Lord Of The Garden (Post 6331495)

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I don't mind people making racial jokes about my race.

If it's funny, i'll laugh

If it's not, i won't . Simple as that.

It's not something that would bother me personally.

I wish everyone saw it that way.

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 6331262)

He made a joke about people with turbans hiding bombs in them.

Originally Posted by CynicalHermit (Post 6331499)

Do any of you ever go out into the real world, ever? The things that people conveniently get offended over on here is just incredible. I swear, most of you would have a breakdown if you spent a day working on a building site.

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy (Post 6331497)

So is Hilda Ogden ,or the Queen, both headscarf wearers , terrorists ? get a grip

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 6331432)

You are pretty god damn offensive yourself with your condemnation of an elderly man who simply can't think quickly enough at his age. You may agree with all this pc gumph - doesn't mean the rest of us have to.

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 6331432)

You are pretty god damn offensive yourself with your condemnation of an elderly man who simply can't think quickly enough at his age. You may agree with all this pc gumph - doesn't mean the rest of us have to.

Originally Posted by 08marsh (Post 6331513)

No. He equated being from the Middle East with being a bomber. Not necessarily hiding them in the turban. Pedantic but yeah...

Originally Posted by Ammi (Post 6331479)

...Ron's a grown man, he's had 10 years to reflect about what he said and he's still referring to race...if his age comes into it, it's that he's old enough to not be so stupid...

Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard (Post 6331515)

It is not a building site, it is national television.

That is why it is unacceptable. What people do in the privacy of their homes is their business. The BB house is not a private home.

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy (Post 6331497)

So is Hilda Ogden ,or the Queen, both headscarf wearers , terrorists ? get a grip

Originally Posted by fingers (Post 6331521)

I refuse to take any further part in this.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331538)

Most people of his age don't think as quickly as they used to and also forget things - you show no understanding of that. He meant no harm - that's what counts. Anything for a drama.

Originally Posted by CynicalHermit (Post 6331539)

Dear Daily Mail...


I'm out, enjoy your fake outrage.

Just an idea - ask an actual Muslim if they were offended. They would just laugh at you. They would probably find people getting offended on their behalf to be more offensive.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331510)

Well said, the voice of reason.

Originally Posted by 08marsh (Post 6331550)

Ask a Muslim or anyone else from the Middle East are they hiding a bomb under their clothing.

Come back and let us know what the response was.

Originally Posted by reece(: (Post 6331547)

That's a very baseless statement unless Ron is confirmed as having dementia? I think not.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331502)

So now this is being turned on me because I found the remark quite offensive? Give me a break. It has nothing to do with age, he said something offensive and was dealt with accordingly. Get a grip with your childish blame tactics.

Originally Posted by sassysocks (Post 6331538)

Most people of his age don't think as quickly as they used to and also forget things - you show no understanding of that. He meant no harm - that's what counts. Anything for a drama.