[Lex]

Originally Posted by Lord Of The Garden

I know, it's a scary thing to be around when you can't avoid it. On the whole i think we are evolving for the better but there is still a lot of divisive thinking around in people who think their 'group' is superior to others - whether that is their race, their religion or their gender.

Thankfully we live in one of the most open minded and multi-cultural countries in the world. Hopefully that forward thinking spirit will rub off on all cultures who live here and help to dissolve the racial/religious/gender divides that are not serving the common good.

Well intended humour on taboo subjects is a sign that we are on the right track but of course it is unpleasant when humour is misused by people with darker motives. It's all about intention i guess. You can feel the difference between a joke with bad intention behind it and one that's just a joke.

Like Fingers , Chuff and a few other people on this forum have already said...This kind of nonsense thread is too much for me to be bothered with, But before I turn my back on all of the 'overly-pious threads' I will say that this particular piece of open minded and sensible observation posted by 'Lord Of The Garden' should be considered the epitome of logic....and end this pc madness!
The man tried to make a joke for god's sake!...he did not shout "Death To The Veil-Wearing Charlatans!" [or something else to that effect!]
...Granted, the attempt at humour was pretty weak...and also thoughtlessly misplaced , because the producers of the show that he's on were always hoping for Ron to give them a cheap bit of publicity [otherwise, why would they have paid loads of dosh to have a relatively boring, knackered old football has'been on the show?]
It was not racist at all!..it was throwaway humour!...The very same throwaway humour that is constantly being used by comedians up and down the country...nay!...world-wide!

For anyone that disagrees with my assessment of the 'non-event' ...please study the links below that are perfect examples of the real 'Voice Of Reason' by people that are eminently more qualified to comment and set the boundaries of "Political Correctness" than most [if not all] of the people feigning indignation on these threads...before commentating on this post thank you!....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPEmfh3hOXc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoL_tR5nARg

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/ar...-jokes-not-war

ps...don't just skip the links...if nothing else, ...they might just make you smile!


Bye Bye!