Why is blacklist not racist?

[Cyclone]

What I was saying is that its not acceptable to use the word he did

 

It does not matter a jot what you think people should do.

 

Ironic, no?

[kelly4danny]

Ironic, no?

 

No Cyclone. Its not. You were appalled at the use of the word Chinky, in relation to a takeaway, were you not? I agreed with you. Its a horrible word to use, and i'm ashamed of saying it, and I apologise for using it to make a point. and I apologise to your partner, whom you said was in fact of Chinese origin.

I was offended by your public exhilaration of having no trouble with shouting the word "Wog", regardless of your freedom to shout it, without fear of being arrested. And once again, I apologise for being compelled to use the word myself. However, now that I have used the words, I am sickened by it, and also the very fact that people can be so shallow as to not realise that some people are offended by the use of these words, not so much in the context of a general discussion as such, but in the context of people blurting them out to prove a point of how it might be perceived by others. In any case, these words are clearly derogatory to a section of society.

The clearly offensive terms i've used in this comment are not from my mouth, as they are facsimiles of what you said and what others said. If I had written them borne from my mind, then I would be as guilty as the authors.

So no. Not ironic at all Cyclone, and to be fair your perception of irony is misplaced as I never actually told anybody to do anything, other than respect peoples right to be offended.

[Cyclone]

I wasn't appalled, I made the point that it was offensive, something that a few posters denied.

 

Seems ironic to me.

[Halibut]

No Cyclone. Its not. You were appalled at the use of the word Chinky, in relation to a takeaway, were you not? I agreed with you. Its a horrible word to use, and i'm ashamed of saying it, and I apologise for using it to make a point. and I apologise to your partner, whom you said was in fact of Chinese origin.

I was offended by your public exhilaration of having no trouble with shouting the word "Wog", regardless of your freedom to shout it, without fear of being arrested. And once again, I apologise for being compelled to use the word myself. However, now that I have used the words, I am sickened by it, and also the very fact that people can be so shallow as to not realise that some people are offended by the use of these words, not so much in the context of a general discussion as such, but in the context of people blurting them out to prove a point of how it might be perceived by others. In any case, these words are clearly derogatory to a section of society.

The clearly offensive terms i've used in this comment are not from my mouth, as they are facsimiles of what you said and what others said. If I had written them borne from my mind, then I would be as guilty as the authors.

So no. Not ironic at all Cyclone, and to be fair your perception of irony is misplaced as I never actually told anybody to do anything, other than respect peoples right to be offended.

 

Is this a good time to say 'Darky'?

Edited February 19, 2015 by Halibut

[aliceBB]

Is this a good time to say 'Darky'?

 

As long as it is completely out of context

[kelly4danny]

Is this a good time to say 'Darky'?

 

Very amusing. Are you not standing against racism on another thread at the moment Halibut? :suspect:

 

You are a complete wonder of the modern world.

 

---------- Post added 19-02-2015 at 19:23 ----------

 

As long as it is completely out of context

 

And you are on the next bus.

[rockonvynil]

so why are we still allow blacklists? No one though of it

You are a fine example of the educational system of this once fine country.

[Halibut]

Very amusing. Are you not standing against racism on another thread at the moment Halibut? :suspect:

 

 

I always stand against racism whenever I find it; doesn't stop me saying 'Darky' in the context in which I did.

 

As with all words it depends on the context - a point which seems wholly lost on you.

[kelly4danny]

I always stand against racism whenever I find it; doesn't stop me saying 'Darky' in the context in which I did.

 

As with all words it depends on the context - a point which seems wholly lost on you.

 

No. There was no need whatsoever to say that word. No need at all. Its no good pretending to stand against racism, then say things like this, just because of a "context" argument. You just seem to enjoy spouting offensive terms all the time, and a few idiot sheep think its funny too. I don't, and neither do many others.

Theres nothing lost on me at all, but there does seem to be dark side to your character.

[mort]

One final chance to behave like adults and if you can't then I will be happy to issue bans.

 

If you have a cogent argument to make make it but the slinging around of offensive terms merely to get a reaction will NOT be tolerated

Edited February 19, 2015 by mort