zardebt said:whether we need them or not for our economy just because they are foreign don't make them bad people.......
hay I think this country is far better with influence from other countries and as long as they are prepared to work I think they are good for the community.....
however maybe we are a bit harsh on the TD !! lets judge a man by his actions rather than his words ...
zag said:clubman - how does one objectively define "real racist comment/incidents" ?
If he had referred to "niggers" would that be classed as a real racist comment ?
Or could it be argued that he might have been referring to something else entirely and to presume he was talking about a particular race or group of people is too presumptuous to be taken seriously ?
Is there not an element of presumption in all discussion ? I think there is and I think without it we would all be sitting in our labs in our white coats refusing to discuss anything without scientific fact to back it up.
ClubMan said:One a related note... given that some (minority) groups have tended to (re)appropriate terms of abuse, is it racist when, for example, some blacks refer to each other as "niggers" or prejudicial when some homosexuals refer to each other as "queer" when the use of those terms by individuals outside these groups would normally be beyond the pale? When can one determine that the mere use of language betrays racist/prejudicial beliefs?
michaelm said:If he said "speculative claims" instead of "cock and bull stories" would that be palatable enough?
MissRibena said:Purple, that was completely different; it was his private life.
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