[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by NettoSuperstar!

Oh dear what world is it when we cant call a spade a spade?? we cant single out and ridicule people based on their race!?! Its PC gone mad!! (please note the heavy use of sarcasm in this post)

Originally Posted by NettoSuperstar!

...and the same old loop arguments reappear! Fact is white people havent been adversly affected by discrimination and prejudice (being the majority group) in the real world so they are less likely to be offended by someone picking on them because of their race. If white people were a minority and people were constantly pointing out their colour it would soon become offensive, believe me!

The wise one, has spoken again!

[Prole]

I'm sure Diane Abbott wasn't offended any more than Michael Portillo was. It was a light-hearted comment, not meant to be offensive. If it had been meant in an offensive way then it would have been different.

I find that it's mostly left-wing, middle-class, touchy-feely white people who get a bit hysterical and stir up a racial hornets' nests like this.

While we're talking about discrimination, I'd just like to mention the white lower-working class, or "unter-class" as they have been referred to in the press. They have no special funding, They have no 'inclusion centres' or a board set up to ensure they are not disciminated against and they do not benefit from positive discrimination. No one cares whether or not they are "under-represented" in a particular area of industry and the chattering classes do not get outraged on their behalf. And they are the people that the BNP are currently targetting for membership.

[BB_Eye]

Lets not jump to conclusions. The people who complained might very well have been black and who are we to decide what is and isn't offensive unless we genuinely know how it feels?

It's all too telling how affronted many white people feel at the suggestion that anything could be deemed racist or that racism even exists.

[Prole]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

Lets not jump to conclusions. The people who complained might very well have been black and who are we to decide what is and isn't offensive unless we genuinely know how it feels?

It's all too telling how affronted many white people feel at the suggestion that anything could be deemed racist or that racism even exists.

Your own particular conclusion is that you know what race I am from my post, and that I have never been disciminated against.

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally Posted by Prole

I'm sure Diane Abbott wasn't offended any more than Michael Portillo was. It was a light-hearted comment, not meant to be offensive. If it had been meant in an offensive way then it would have been different.

I find that it's mostly left-wing, middle-class, touchy-feely white people who get a bit hysterical and stir up a racial hornets' nests like this.

While we're talking about discrimination, I'd just like to mention the white lower-working class, or "unter-class" as they have been referred to in the press. They have no special funding, They have no 'inclusion centres' or a board set up to ensure they are not disciminated against and they do not benefit from positive discrimination. No one cares whether or not they are "under-represented" in a particular area of industry and the chattering classes do not get outraged on their behalf. And they are the people that the BNP are currently targetting for membership.

There are sure start centres in all local deprived areas, inclusion workers in schools/colleges and schemes designed to give people a better start and opportunities (things I never had and some of my family make the cast of Shameless look tame!), I think your right there should be more done but its not like they are overlooked completely and its not like there should be one without the other. This particular incident was a storm in a teacup Im sure but it amazes me how people jump to the conclusion that the world has gone PC mad, its not, and you cant say anything nowadays blah blah blah! A few people complained and its not worth even giving the story the time of day, its bull but the Mail love to pick the few incidents where they can try and prove that we've all gone pc mad!

[NettoSuperstar!]

Originally Posted by Wildcat!

The wise one, has spoken again!

I cringe sometimes mate!