cuttsie Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 After apartheid ended with the release of Mandela South Africa became known as the Rainbow Nation , All creeds and colours living in perfect harmony , A situation that is still far from the true situation with the rich blacks now holding the upper hand and more and more black and now whites falling into poverty So it has set me thinking , Are we in the UK the new Rainbow Nation ????, It is beginning to look that way to me any way , Our media , TV, and big business now seem to be non sectarian , all the top programmes now inc all colours and creeds , Our football as well as other sports has fair mix of cultures (except Yorkshire cricket ) . Go down town and we now see a fair mix of people and if we keep our ears open we can hear many languages on the street. The hospitals are a big example of mixed culture from porters to brain surgeons ,(what would we do without them ) . So in conclusion putting daft religion aside ( my opinion sorry ) We now seem to be the best Country World wide for tolerance and are indeed the new Rainbow Nation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbow Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 40 minutes ago, cuttsie said: After apartheid ended with the release of Mandela South Africa became known as the Rainbow Nation , All creeds and colours living in perfect harmony , A situation that is still far from the true situation with the rich blacks now holding the upper hand and more and more black and now whites falling into poverty So it has set me thinking , Are we in the UK the new Rainbow Nation ????, It is beginning to look that way to me any way , Our media , TV, and big business now seem to be non sectarian , all the top programmes now inc all colours and creeds , Our football as well as other sports has fair mix of cultures (except Yorkshire cricket ) . Go down town and we now see a fair mix of people and if we keep our ears open we can hear many languages on the street. The hospitals are a big example of mixed culture from porters to brain surgeons ,(what would we do without them ) . So in conclusion putting daft religion aside ( my opinion sorry ) We now seem to be the best Country World wide for tolerance and are indeed the new Rainbow Nation . Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 How diverse are the FTSE directors these days? Its a good aim, but our coloured friends are still poorer than average. Which is why some do less well in education and business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butlers Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Really " coloured" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, butlers said: Really " coloured" I'm a redy bluey colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearysmith Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 My mom was very respectful. A wonderful woman. Used to be Head Girl at her school in the '40s. Back in the 60s she taught my sister & I to say "coloured" rather than "black', which was considered offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 1 hour ago, butlers said: Really " coloured" Just insert 'of'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Black and coloured were perfectly legitimate terms when I was growing up. Its only since the offence Olympics began that this divisive nonsense gained a foothold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, The_DADDY said: Black and coloured were perfectly legitimate terms when I was growing up. Its only since the offence Olympics began that this divisive nonsense gained a foothold. 'Coloured' is even more appropreate today because there are examples of every colour worldwide. Should all the 'whites' become offended, because none of them are actually white, more magnolia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 We are all coloured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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