It's time. Racial Villification. What a load of Crap.

[Johno6]

lol..
also are people struggling to find the difference between offensive and racist?

[woodublieve12]

I was in an Indian restaurant last night, speaking with the owners, full-blood Indians. They don't understand what the problem is.

Because someone was offended. And there's your problem. Just because it doesn't bother some doesn't mean it doesn't not bother all.
regards,
REB

But how do any of us avoid offending someone?
There may be someone who finds our very existence offensive because of their philosophy, expectations, or social set...

I have an acquaintance (female) who seems to be offended because my hair is still brown - except at the temples - at 69.
She keeps hinting that I'm dyeing it - to the extent I've publicly invited her to inspect the roots for herself.

Why does every post you make have to come back to some irrelevant story about how good you think you are?

who cares it's brilliant...

[Q.]

Real racism should be opposed but let's not whip up hysteria over every word that can be misinterpreted as a racist attack rather than just the inherent and directionless rudeness/crassness it usually is.

This is racism. Just because it isn't potent, doesn't make it any less racist.

I disagree.
People say a lot of things to each other that are simply rude and crass - even on this site.
It is only racist if people are denigrated because of their race, rather than for being bigots, or stupid, or simply unpleasant.

Nope. The racist doesn't get to decide whether his racism is offensive or not.

Racism doesn't to be sinister. It can be as careless as you like, you can label it rude or misdirected, but referring to an indigenous as an ape is racist.

[Footy Chick]

I was in an Indian restaurant last night, speaking with the owners, full-blood Indians. They don't understand what the problem is.

Because someone was offended. And there's your problem. Just because it doesn't bother some doesn't mean it doesn't not bother all.

regards,

REB

I think we've got to the point nowdays where EVERYTHING is offensive to someone. It's ridiculous and it's bullshite.

and we can probably thank the same do-gooders who told kids they have rights and are now complaining because this generation are little turds and belting teachers and police because they have no respect for anyone or anything.

But I digress..

[Gozu]

Real racism should be opposed but let's not whip up hysteria over every word that can be misinterpreted as a racist attack rather than just the inherent and directionless rudeness/crassness it usually is.

This is racism. Just because it isn't potent, doesn't make it any less racist.

I disagree.
People say a lot of things to each other that are simply rude and crass - even on this site.
It is only racist if people are denigrated because of their race, rather than for being bigots, or stupid, or simply unpleasant.

Nope. The racist doesn't get to decide whether his racism is offensive or not.

Racism doesn't to be sinister. It can be as careless as you like, you can label it rude or misdirected, but referring to an indigenous as an ape is racist.

Of course it is and no amount of racist apologia by the usual suspects will change that.

[Footy Chick]

agreed

[CENTURION]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

[Q.]

As REB wrote elsewhere, as long as "indigenous Australians have a much higher illiteracy, infant mortality, unemployment and inceration rate than their fellow Australians" then casual slips of the tongue that imply inferiority will always be racist.

[Footy Chick]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

All in favour?

[Dogwatcher]

Don't worry, it's not just Australia that has a problem...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEqJG3csztU

[Q.]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

All in favour?

Why not? Easier to pretend it doesn't exist

[Dogwatcher]

Yell whatever you want, uncensored, at people.
But...lock a thread discussing it.

[Booney]

I thought the very first line of Dog_gers opener summed it up pretty well for most Australians. Pity it was edited.

[CENTURION]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

All in favour?

Why not? Easier to pretend it doesn't exist

I think everyone has put their point across & you don't want to upset anyone.

[Booney]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

All in favour?

Not me.

Although it seems those of us trying to explain what we see as the problem are being ignored by those asking what the problem is.

[CENTURION]

fair enough.

[Booney]

time to lock this merry-go-round.

All in favour?

Why not? Easier to pretend it doesn't exist

I think everyone has put their point across & you don't want to upset anyone.

What about people who are getting something positive from this?

Perhaps some people are gaining an understanding by discussing it with others.

[CENTURION]

All in favour?[/quote]
Why not? Easier to pretend it doesn't exist [/quote]
I think everyone has put their point across & you don't want to upset anyone.[/quote]

What about people who are getting something positive from this?

Perhaps some people are gaining an understanding by discussing it with others.[/quote]
it doesn't seem that way. Anyway, play on.

[Footy Chick]

and we're not going to solve the problem of racism on this very thread, so locking it isn't ignoring it.

and yes, it's going around in circles so there's no point keeping it open.

Plus Q is about this far away of just calling all of us racists.*sorry Q, just my observations*

I'll leave the final say to admin but I agree with Centurion ( )

[Johno6]

I think we just broke the internet