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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Whatever google answers people come up with, the fact of the matter is by and large in Ireland Knacker is a derogatory word for a Traveller, yes it's also used to describe someone you think is scummy or smelly or whatever but that comes from saying they're as bad as a knacker. It is a slur on a minority group in Ireland. Having said that I also think Harry has been xenophobic towards Marc with her Irish **** comments and mocking his accent. Both horrible bastards imo
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I think the point isn't whether or not his language is offensive, it obviously is as people are offended by it, the question is, should he be removed for it, and I just think that if you remove a hm everytime someone uses an offensive word then you will end up watching a house full of people afraid to speak, and you won't really get to know the people you're watching because they will be self-censoring, is that what anyone wants? We might be offended by what someone says, but that doesn't take away their right to say it.
Aaron,
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