[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Zizu

As regards the burqa/ burka issue ... are you really suggesting Boris is racist ?

I don't really see the issue with saying an item of clothing resembles something else - wearing a grey trenchcoat might make you look like a detective, a tailcoat might make you look like a magician, apparently my favourite beanie makes me look like a malformed penis, and burkas look like letterboxes

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I don't really see the issue with saying an item of clothing resembles something else - wearing a grey trenchcoat might make you look like a detective, a tailcoat might make you look like a magician, apparently my favourite beanie makes me look like a malformed penis, and burkas look like letterboxes

Even when it's deragatory?

You don't see how how being called a letter box because you wear a burka wrong?

However none of those examples you just gave are deragatory apart from the burka one.

So you're basically saying we can call people what we want as long as it's factually correct? We can go around calling people fat and disabled because it's factually correct? Even though it may cause extreme offence.

Absolutely ridiculous attitude you have.

[bots]

Originally Posted by ThomasC

Even when it's deragatory?

You don't see how how being called a letter box because you wear a burka wrong?

However none of those examples you just gave are deragatory apart from the burka one.

So you're basically saying we can call people what we want as long as it's factually correct? We can go around calling people fat and disabled because it's factually correct? Even though it may cause extreme offence.

Absolutely ridiculous attitude you have.

it's still not against the law to say a burka looks like a letter box, and that is the point isn't it

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

it's still not against the law to say a burka looks like a letter box, and that is the point isn't it

No it's not the point. What has the law got to do with it?

On about his character.

[bots]

Originally Posted by ThomasC

No it's not the point. What has the law got to do with it?

On about his character.

its got everything to do with it, it's called free speech. People are allowed to be as colourful or controversial as they want provided it is not breaking the law

[ThomasC]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

its got everything to do with it, it's called free speech. People are allowed to be as colourful or controversial as they want provided it is not breaking the law

Free speech does not allow comments which can cause alarm and distress as that is a criminal offence or hate crime.

Regardless, it doesn't make it right whether it breaks the law or not.

It's called being a nice person

Which you seem to find hard to grab the concept using you can say what you like under the guise of 'free speech'

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by ThomasC

Free speech does not allow comments which can cause alarm and distress as that is a criminal offence or hate crime.

Regardless, it doesn't make it right whether it breaks the law or not.

It's called being a nice person

Which you seem to find hard to grab the concept using you can say what you like under the guise of 'free speech'

People say nuns look like penguins, no one cares

Comparisons are made every day of the week