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[superpoon]

sree loves england, and he also loves english culture.

[rayheartbliss]

i dont think hes racist, just ignorant in few things

[ange7]

Originally posted by Lauren

If that racism, then Noirin should be kicked out too for saying English girls sleep around and give it up easier than Irish girls.

I know you said it's not racism, I just quoted you since you specified which part we were in reference to.

Nah in both cases. There's no racial divide between the Irish and the UK. 50 years ago when the Irish were oppressed everywhere then yeah maybe a statement like Noirin's could be seen to insight hate crimes but not today and certainly not if there's some truth to it. ( lol not saying there is).

I think people of one culture can comment on the values of another without being called racist as long as there isn't any possibility of inciting hate crimes. Eg If I were to take the p*ss out of Irish accent it wouldn't be racist since there's no racial divide between me and the Irish and secondly the Irish aren't oppressed and so my comment could be seen by others as an invitation to discriminate. If on the other hand I was at my local and a tried on an Indian accent my mates would poor a beer on my head. In both case my intent isn't to be racist but in the second example there is a racial divide between me and Indians and so others may see that statement as a green light to go in harder in future. Sorry re the essay.

[snoopygirl]

Originally posted by ange7

Nah in both cases. There's no racial divide between the Irish and the UK. 50 years ago when the Irish were oppressed everywhere then yeah maybe a statement like Noirin's could be seen to insight hate crimes but not today and certainly not if there's some truth to it. ( lol not saying there is).

I think people of one culture can comment on the values of another without being called racist as long as there isn't any possibility of inciting hate crimes. Eg If I were to take the p*ss out of Irish accent it wouldn't be racist since there's no racial divide between me and the Irish and secondly the Irish aren't oppressed and so my comment could be seen by others as an invitation to discriminate. If on the other hand I was at my local and a tried on an Indian accent my mates would poor a beer on my head. In both case my intent isn't to be racist but in the second example there is a racial divide between me and Indians and so others may see that statement as a green light to go in harder in future. Sorry re the essay.

If you tried to put on an Irish accent not only would you fail miserably, but it WOULD be racist. It was racist in the 50's, 60's and 70's etc and it's racist now.

And I'm Irish, I know what I'm talking about.

[ange7]

Originally posted by snoopygirl

If you tried to put on an Irish accent not only would you fail miserably, but it WOULD be racist. It was racist in the 50's, 60's and 70's etc and it's racist now.

And I'm Irish, I know what I'm talking about.

lol..I have an Irish mate and he hates our horrible Irish accent. He complains we all think the Irish talk with that stereotypical leprechaun voice. It's not racist... it's **** comedy and a cheap shot at humour based on a nasty 2 dimensional stereotype but is it a hate crime? lol

[Niamh.]

Personnally as an Irish person, I don't think an English person taking off my accent is racist/insulting, in the majority of situations it's only a bit of fun. I've met many English people, most of them have taken the piss out of my accent but in a light hearted way! On the otherhand I have met a few (a very small number I might add) that have done it in a nasty way because they seemed to have a dislike of Irish people, this I would consider to be offensive to me (don't know if racist is the right word)

[C4_spoil_BB]

Dear Mrs Kitten-Mosley, You love being English so much - try learning the language then! >"if one of the Brittish (sic) hm (sic) said something like that about India...". Your arguments are beneath contempt - so I just pick on how fick you iz.

[kisywisy]

Originally posted by ange7

"white scum get out of my shop" or "go back to your white wh**e of a mother"

I don't believe this for a second.


" we 'whites/crackers' have to just 'deal' with it!"

yeah right ... you have to deal with getting turned down at job interviews based on your race or have people get up when you sit next to them on buses. You don't seem to even know what "reverse discrimination " means. Look it up ... it's means positive discrimination ... favourably treatment to the racially oppressed. That ain't you sweetness. Go start a race war somewhere else.

sorry, but who are you to say that white people aren't racially abused??

totally out of order what you said

[ange7]

kisywisy what are you sorry about... not reading my post properly.? I didn't say "white people aren't racially abused". Eastern Europeans in the UK can attest to that. I was talking about the definition of "reverse discrimination". She got it wrong and you did too.

[Kore]

haha Sree's not racist!!!