[Beso]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Where was I ageist babe? Clutching at straws are we?

You asked a question like "Who can honestly say they HAVEN'T sung racist songs and made slitty eyes for a laugh" and I simply replied that maybe it was acceptable in the olden times but certainly not now!

Nobody described anything as slitty eyes but you....and that word is a really really negative descriptive word in this instance.
Can you change it please it's pretty offensive.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Where was I ageist babe? Clutching at straws are we?

You asked a question like "Who can honestly say they HAVEN'T sung racist songs and made slitty eyes for a laugh" and I simply replied that maybe it was acceptable in the olden times but certainly not now!

Well said
And this attitude "oh it was ok back then so it must be ok now" is beyond the pale

[Daniel-X]

Originally Posted by Greg!

Where was I ageist babe? Clutching at straws are we?

You asked a question like ’’Who can honestly say they HAVEN'T sung racist songs and made slitty eyes for a laugh" and I simply replied that maybe it was acceptable in the olden times but certainly not now!

I’ve been screaming at this for a good five minutes

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Any excuse for some to have a snidey swipe reactions like this make the forum unhealthy and unfriendly but hey ho, nothing racist about it except for those who love to moan about everything and anything, we didn't even know what racist was then as it wasn't on our minds, maybe you should stop being ageist !!!

'Accuses someone of making snide comments, goes on a spree of insults in the process that makes this topic more 'unhealthy and unfriendly'*

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

Oh c'mon have we never done the rhyme Chinese,Japenese,dirty knees,lol I know we have and moved the eyes up and down.I'm not keen on her but really this is an overreaction.

I do actually remember this at school

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I do actually remember this at school

it was pretty daft but harmless fun

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

it was pretty daft but harmless fun

Harmless to the white lady who is not the butt of the joke?

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Harmless to the white lady who is not the butt of the joke?

The tit of the joke would be more apt..

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Harmless to the white lady who is not the butt of the joke?

Oh stop it ,we were but kids,the colour of skin never entered our heads ,plus the punch line to the rhyme was nothing to do with colour ,shape of eyes ,etc, it was fun because it was a tad rude and naughty ,simple as that c'mon marsh your better than this.

[Glenn.]

Repulsive woman. When will she just **** off?

[Elliot]

Some of the stuff she comes out with is so bizarre, like when she said she’d send her son to Amsterdam to sleep with a prostitue if he passed his GCSEs

[Northern Monkey]

Never heard that “oriental” was racist
In fact i’m sure i’ve heard it used as a style of doing eye makeup before.
Seems like people looking to be offended again tbh.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Never heard that “oriental” was racist
In fact i’m sure i’ve heard it used as a style of doing eye makeup before.
Seems like people looking to be offended again tbh.

A point that needs highlighted.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Never heard that “oriental” was racist
In fact i’m sure i’ve heard it used as a style of doing eye makeup before.
Seems like people looking to be offended again tbh.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

a style of doing eye makeup before.

I-

[joeysteele]

I don't care how old her comments are.
She was truly awful in both CBBs she was in.
A filthy foul mouth and bigoted views.

She's a horrible, insulting and offensive individual on Loose Women.

In fact it seems to run in the Nolans.

She's talentless and not worth the time of day.

[sleleen]

Y’all need to get a grip if you are trying to make up excuses and saying it’s not bad!

[Livia]

Originally Posted by sleleen

Y’all need to get a grip if you are trying to make up excuses and saying it’s not bad!

And y'all need to stop making ridiculous and tenuous claims of racism only on the strength that it came from someone you dislike. It minimises real racism people suffer.

Oriental just means "from the East". Like Occidental mean "from the west". Neither is an offensive term. Great job getting all outraged on other people's behalf.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

And y'all need to stop making ridiculous and tenuous claims of racism only on the strength that it came from someone you dislike. It minimises real racism people suffer.

Oriental just means "from the East". Like Occidental mean "from the west". Neither is an offensive term. Great job getting all outraged on other people's behalf.

Are people suggesting "oriental" was racist.

I think the issue was her pulling on her eyes.

There's a reason things like blackface and yellowface are seen as outdated and not acceptable.

[joeysteele]

The point is, on lots of topics now today.
People do have to be careful of what they say.

What was acceptable decades ago is not now.

Saying something today no matter how harmlessly meant can get you into big problems.
If it's of another nationality or race.

You can near be branded racist, anti Semitic, or even of terrorist intention just on simple comments or who you may be looking at online as to organisations.

There used to be a figure on jam jars decades ago that is now banned.

Sadly, even commenting on a leader or government of a Country now can have you deemed as being against that whole Nation or people.

Whether we've all got too edgy or lost humour.
The fact is, it is easy to get into all sorts of difficulties now, for the slightest even throwaway comment.

Even as to things said probably decades ago too.

Then the likes of Nolan using her celebrity status to spout offensive rhetoric.
Doesn't help at all either.
Even worse she may get supported.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

The point is, on lots of topics now today.
People do have to be careful of what they say.

What was acceptable decades ago is not now.

Saying something today no matter how harmlessly meant can get you into big problems.
If it's of another nationality or race.

You can near be branded racist, anti Semitic, or even of terrorist intention just on simple comments or who you may be looking at online as to organisations.

There used to be a figure on jam jars decades ago that is now banned.

Sadly, even commenting on a leader or government of a Country now can have you deemed as being against that whole Nation or people.

Whether we've all got too edgy or lost humour.
The fact is, it is easy to get into all sorts of difficulties now, for the slightest even throwaway comment.

Even as to things said probably decades ago too.

Then the likes of Nolan using her celebrity status to spout offensive rhetoric.
Doesn't help at all either.
Even worse she may get supported.

I will happily be branded as any one of those as long as I don't get arrested for saying what I say.


So if I'm not getting arrested for saying things...isn't it then harrasment to be labelled as these things?

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by parmnion

I will happily be branded as any one of those as long as I don't get arrested for saying what I say.


So if I'm not getting arrested for saying things...isn't it then harrasment to be labelled as these things?

No it's not harassment and that's a ridiculous conclusion with respect.

People do get in trouble for loose talk.
Lose careers and are pilloried in the media too, when their full and proper identities are known.

You may choose to possibly be happy to be branded, ( your words that not mine), racist, anti semitic whatever.
I certainly wouldn't..
It's not something I'd want to brag about or ever be myself.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

No it's not harassment and that's a ridiculous conclusion with respect.

People do get in trouble for loose talk.
Lose careers and are pilloried in the media too, when their full and proper identities are known.

You may choose to possibly be happy to be branded, ( your words that not mine), racist, anti semitic whatever.
I certainly wouldn't..
It's not something I'd want to brag about or ever be myself.

I think the jo brand incident when you compare it to the danny baker incident as well as other things that I need to fact check first kind if shows that a debate is worthy wether or not certain things are seen as "isty" depending on the subject matter or who is saying the things.


Bit I'm not happy about being branded as this or that to be fair, but its a corner I've been sent to....but I'm not ever going to face the wall over it

[King Gizzard]

Horrid

[Elliot]

Some of the posts in this thread are a tad worrying