[Ninastar]

When there is actually no black or white people?

[Stu]

What's your suggestion?

[Ninastar]

No idea lol. Its just wierd people are called it even though its something we aren't.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

No idea lol. Its just wierd people are called it even though its something we aren't.

I think you just answered your own question .

It's convinient. I don't want to carry around a Dulux colour chart with me when I'm going abroad.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

I think you just answered your own question .

It's convinient. I don't want to carry around a Dulux colour chart with me when I'm going abroad.

Pmsl. True.
Do you think they will ever do anything about it in the future?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

Pmsl. True.
Do you think they will ever do anything about it in the future?

Knowing the political corectess gripping the nation? Probably.

[Twilight]

One of the many things we will never know:P

[Beastie]

Some people call black people "coloured" people but I rather just say black or white or halfcast.

[Beastie]

Or suppose halfcast could sound wrong so possibly tanned or whatever.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by thebeast

Or suppose halfcast could sound wrong so possibly tanned or whatever.

Nah nothing wrong with it. Just like nothing wrong with calling blacks black. It's riddiculous that people think the term 'black' is racist. These true racists who insist on sounding like complete dolts when talking about there 'African American co-workers' get on my tits.

[King Gizzard]

Ive always wondered, is calling someone halfcast racist?

[*mazedsalv**]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Ive always wondered, is calling someone halfcast racist?

We were studying poetry and the HalfCaste poem last year and my English teacher said that it is an actual offensive and racist term, but most people dont find it racist and use it.

[King Gizzard]

Originally Posted by *mazedsalv**

We were studying poetry and the HalfCaste poem last year and my English teacher said that it is an actual offensive and racist term, but most people dont find it racist and use it.

awww man I remember that poem in english

we had a book called anthology with loads of poems and short stories in it


+ I find it a bit hesitant and weird to call someone who only has the slightest black heritage , black

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Ive always wondered, is calling someone halfcast racist?

How about calling them grey?, seeing as black + White = Grey

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

How about calling them grey?, seeing as black + White = Grey

The Rock is grey?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot

The Rock is grey?

What rock?

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

What rock?

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ROCK.

Sorry, but you walked right into that one.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Nathan

Ive always wondered, is calling someone halfcast racist?

Same. I remember saying it once then my friend proper told me off for being racist then I heard a teacher say it. I still have no idea!?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

Same. I remember saying it once then my friend proper told me off for being racist then I heard a teacher say it. I still have no idea!?

Half-caste (or often mis-spelt half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or ethnicity.[1] Caste comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the dervative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race. The term originates from the Indian caste system, where a person of 'lesser' or half-caste would be deemed to be of a 'lower class'. While the origins of the term are derogatory, its usage has evolved to give it the more objective meaning described above.

(from wiki)

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Half-caste (or often mis-spelt half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or ethnicity.[1] Caste comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the dervative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race. The term originates from the Indian caste system, where a person of 'lesser' or half-caste would be deemed to be of a 'lower class'. While the origins of the term are derogatory, its usage has evolved to give it the more objective meaning described above.

(from wiki)

Interesting - makes you more appreciative of why people found it offensive!

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Half-caste (or often mis-spelt half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or ethnicity.[1] Caste comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the dervative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race. The term originates from the Indian caste system, where a person of 'lesser' or half-caste would be deemed to be of a 'lower class'. While the origins of the term are derogatory, its usage has evolved to give it the more objective meaning described above.

(from wiki)

I prefer the term "coffee with non dairy creamer", more PC

[setanta]

I don't like the word halfcast and wouldn't use it in company. Mixed ethnicity/heritage works better for me.

[Crimson Dynamo]

It is a good question.

Black in just about every other circumstance is a negative connotation.


if I was Black i would be pissed.

[Niamh.]

aawww, are you taking the piss out of me Stu?

[Crimson Dynamo]

It is somewhat like calling someone gay. There are 2 types of human, men and women. gay is a sexual proclivity and not an identity. There is no such thing as heterosexual or homosexual - but that is another debate.

Colour is determined by the sun. Black skin is dominant in sunny areas as whiter skin shades die out due to evolution. That is why red hair does well in Ireland and Scotland.