Originally Posted by optimisticcynic (Post 5318345)

Sam, you apologised and completely redeemed yourself on the other thread then you came here and dug even deeper. "Indians are great shop keepers"?!!!!!!! I'll be sure to inform my asian friends that they have let their families down by becoming surgeons, architects, lawyers and teachers...... There may not be malice in your posts but there is certainly an underlying prejudice where it is totally acceptable to pigeon-hole ethnic groups. Such tendencies are dangerous and I doubt that I need to give examples.

As for imitating "a black or asian accent", what the hell is one of those? Colour of skin does not denote accent and this is reflected in the very sensible observation that if you mimic Deana (the person, as opposed to her race as a whole which would encompass a variety of accents) it shouldn't be offensive as long as it sounds like her, but if you target what you feel are her origins and attempt an indian accent, then it is not her you are mocking. It's her race.

I'm chuffed someone has stood up for the Scots as well, as bigotry isn't only targeted at black and asian people. It's a means of belittling any minority/majority group.

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy (Post 5318348)

Racism works BOTH ways, black on white as much if not more then white on black

Originally Posted by Salman! (Post 5318376)

Originally Posted by optimisticcynic (Post 5318386)

Racism can involve all races. There is no "both ways". And your ridiculous statistic is unfounded, disproven by history, and reeks of a defensive institutionally racist "old-boy" attitude. That is my first impression, and I hope I am wrong.

Returning to the actual thread, noone seems to know what was said or how so this is all hypothetical.

Originally Posted by sampvt (Post 5318385)

Have you actually started a thread on here or are you just out to rape and pillage as you go along. I honestly think you are confusing me with someone that gives a **** about your opinions, others know what i mean, Sorry to be pointed but as Dizzy says, Rascism goes both ways and if a post is written devoid of malice but controversial in its content, by definition that post should be regarded as an opinion and not a dig or slur on the person or race it is about. I can be controvertial but i am never nasty nor do i deliberately set out to slag off people unless it is in a fun way.

Now please leave it out as I cant afford another infraction.

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy (Post 5318399)

"Disproven by history?" :idc: wake up to the REAL world old chum

Originally Posted by coolface (Post 5318585)

she does have a slight bit of indian in her accent but obviously not full on internet service providings, it's mostly brummie but occasionally when she says certain things you can hear a slight indian accent come through, it's common for a lot of south asians from the midlands

Originally Posted by Salman! (Post 5318432)

chuff me dizzy and sampvt can you go away and never come back

Originally Posted by InOne (Post 5318690)

It was very ignorant, but not sure about racist. The tone was clearly mocking though, they probably deserved a warning

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 5318573)

It's about intent and their intention was clearly to insult. I can't see how anyone can argue with that.

Originally Posted by StupidHoe (Post 5318611)

Ok, that's fine - I don't hear it but let's say she does have an indian accent.

Does that mean it's ok for Ashleigh and Scott to make fun of her for that?

Originally Posted by realitytvsux (Post 5318853)

You are absolutely right. it is always about intention. I have an 'accent' and sometimes English people have imitated it. Sometimes it hasn't bothered me in the slightest as it was done in a friendly way, other times it made me really angry as the intention was clearly to insult. it sounds like the intention in this instance was to be nasty in which case it should be dealt with as such.