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Originally Posted by 08marsh
Exactly, those kinds of jokes don't necessarily make the person saying them racist or evil incarnate but as mentioned by someone else in the thread it does add to society's perception of people and emphasises stereotypes so BB was right to pull him up just to say mind your language, watch what you're saying. He accepted it and moved on.
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..I think what I find most annoying and worrying is that people try to excuse him for the things he says..Oh it's just Big Ron, he's a good old chap, it's just his way...because it's not acceptable to be his way and how will he ever see that if excuses are made, which you're right..just adds to public perceptions of stereotypes...I accept that people can say things and not always think or mean offence by them but they also have to accept that they can offend and understand why, which is why he had to have the warning..I don't think he's a racist as such but if he's 'unaware or uneducated' then he does have to start to understand and be educated where he keeps making mistakes and saying stupid things...