Originally Posted by leigh17 (Post 3540120)

Josie and andrew were chattin on the sofa's abit ago when Rachel walks into room when josie goes... "Rachel you look really dark!"

Rachel "Do I?..I know I look like I've just stepped of the....'pause'..boat!"

:o Anyone else pick up on that..

Derogataory comment towards black people I'm not black myself but if i was i would have definatley taken offence to that!

Originally Posted by leigh17 (Post 3540190)

Well i'm also from liverpool as she is so I know the history of the city and its involvement in the slave trade, but the term "off the boaters" comes from there involvement in the slave trade where there ports were used to ship en-slaved africans over to Britan.

Just thought that was abit un 'pc' especially for a show like big brother :/

Originally Posted by LadyNay (Post 3554035)

No slaves actually came to Liverpool, ships would take goods from Lpool to Africa, unload the goods, load slaves and take them straight to the US, Carribean and other places.