[Nurse57]

"I'm defending my right to use it, yeah, because this is a debate. It's not important that I use the word but I feel strongly about defending myself when people are branding me a racist. "

Don't use racist words and I won't. Simple as.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by GiRTh
So let me get this straight - Even thought you know full well that the word may be interpretted as offensive, you still think it's OK to use it in maybe one in a thousand situtaions. I say why bother.

There are certain situations you know 100% the word won't be interpreted as offensive.

Also, you were insinuating that I was using words that were offending others, which I do not appreciate.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Lauren
There are certain situations you know 100% the word won't be interpreted as offensive.

Also, you were insinuating that I was using words that were offending others, which I do not appreciate.

I deny insinuatating anything. Do you see how easily things can be misinterpreted?

[Lauren]

Originally posted by GiRTh

I deny insinutating anything. Do you see how easily things can be misinterpreted?

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a misinterpretation.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Lauren

I'm pretty sure it wasn't a misinterpretation.

What are you saying?

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"I'm defending my right to use it, yeah, because this is a debate. It's not important that I use the word but I feel strongly about defending myself when people are branding me a racist. "

Don't use racist words and I won't. Simple as.

It's not racist though. Racist is being prejudiced to somebody because of their race and treating them differently. Hell, if I was racist, I wouldn't even go into the shop in the first place would I!?

[Nurse57]

"There are certain situations you know 100% the word won't be interpreted as offensive."

What, like at a NF... I mean BNP meeting?

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"There are certain situations you know 100% the word won't be interpreted as offensive."

What, like at a NF... I mean BNP meeting?

Another insinuation.

[_Audrey]

At the end of the day this is all about opinion. You can't say that our opinions are wrong, and we can't say yours are wrong. It's all about what you believe.

[Nurse57]

"and treating them differently." You mean like singling the race of the shop owner out for no reason when you don't do it with any other race?

[Nurse57]

"Another insinuation." Yes, an insinuation that the word would be 100% ok to use there. Not an insinuation that you are a NF/BNP member. If I wanted to know that I would ask you outright. But I don't believe you are. I think you are just misguided on this matter.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"and treating them differently." You mean like singling the race of the shop owner out for no reason when you don't do it with any other race?

Singling out their race? Like going to the Chinese restaraunt?

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by _Audrey
At the end of the day this is all about opinion. You can't say that our opinions are wrong, and we can't say yours are wrong. It's all about what you believe.

What is that supposed to mean? Are you saying that racist slurs are down to opinions? You need to explain.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"Another insinuation." Yes, an insinuation that the word would be 100% ok to use there. Not an insinuation that you are a NF/BNP member. If I wanted to know that I would ask you outright.

It looked like you were trying to suggest that she holds the same views as the BNP.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by _Audrey
Singling out their race? Like going to the Chinese restaraunt?

Not a good example. You dont go to a Chinese Restaurant for the people you go for the food.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by GiRTh

What is that supposed to mean? Are you saying that racist slurs are down to opinions? You need to explain.

How many times? I would never use it as a racist slur! I'm not going to have this conversation if you and Nurse57 are just going to constantly insinuate I'm a racist.

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Nurse57
"Another insinuation." Yes, an insinuation that the word would be 100% ok to use there. Not an insinuation that you are a NF/BNP member. If I wanted to know that I would ask you outright.

Nice hedging around the subject. I refuse to partake in a conversation with people that feel it's alright to suggest that someone is racist very lightly.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by GiRTh

Not a good example. You dont go to a Chinese Restaurant for the people you go for the food.

I don't go to a pakistani shop for the people either? I go to get whatever I need.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by _Audrey

How many times? I would never use it as a racist slur! I'm not going to have this conversation if you and Nurse57 are just going to constantly insinuate I'm a racist.

You said its down to opinions. What is down to opinions? I think its down to the potentially offensive nature of the word but you haven't mentioned anything about that.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by Lauren

Nice hedging around the subject. I refuse to partake in a conversation with people that feel it's alright to suggest that someone is racist very lightly.

Same. I'm not going to try and defend myself to people are gonna refuse to take my point and just retaliate that I'm a racist and that I use racist slurs, even though I've told them that I'm not and I don't, and they don't know me or anything about me.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by _Audrey

I don't go to a pakistani shop for the people either? I go to get whatever I need.

How is the chinese restaurant relevant then? Why did you bring it up?

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by Lauren

Nice hedging around the subject. I refuse to partake in a conversation with people that feel it's alright to suggest that someone is racist very lightly.

Who said that? Not me for sure. If so point it out.

[_Audrey]

Originally posted by GiRTh

How is the chinese restaurant relevant then? Why did you bring it up?

Because Nurse57 was talking about singling out someone's race and said I wouldn't do it with anything else.

Anyway, I'm done. I'm not going to continue being called a racist. It's very offensive and I think people should think twice before accusing someone of it.

[GiRTh]

Originally posted by _Audrey
Anyway, I'm done. I'm not going to continue being called a racist. It's very offensive and I think people should think twice before accusing someone of it.

Who accused whom?

[Nurse57]

I go to the Chinese restaurant for Chinese food. Do you go to the **** shop for *****?


Tell you what.

I offer anyone who thinks pa** is an acceptable term the same offer I made to nodis. Come to Leicester. I will take you for a beer and invite you to do a blind test. Go up to random Asian people in the street and call them pa**. I will quite happily then drop you off at the hospital. I will also translate for you as the pa** doctor struggles to understand you through your smashed up face as you try to explain what happened and that it is just short for Pakistani.