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wnolan1992

Am I the only one that read it as a funny joke and not a racist tirade?

humbert

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Am I the only one that read it as a funny joke and not a racist tirade?

I thought it was funny too.

TheChevron

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Am I the only one that read it as a funny joke and not a racist tirade?

Its by the same person who came out with this status:

TheChevron wrote: »

"Just burnt my pancakes.

They are so black and thin, im waitin on Bono and Bob Geldof to start singin them a song"

I'm half leaning towards racist, although there is a real attempt at humour going on. There was another status that mentioned the word wogs[sic] during an Italian football match not so long ago.

**Vai**

Clearly racist. An attempt at humour doesn't change that fact.

MrStuffins

Clearly a joke. A joke with racial tones is still a joke.

Also, saying that Black people get special treatment by official bodies (in this case the council giving black people special treatment over white people) isn't actually racist.

**Vai**

No, course not. Calling them wogs isn't that bad either.

kunst nugget

MrStuffins wrote: »

Clearly a joke. A joke with racial tones is still a joke.

Also, saying that Black people get special treatment by official bodies (in this case the council giving black people special treatment over white people) isn't actually racist.

It's a complete fabrication and the reason people say it is to create racial tension so it is racist.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/colette-browne/anti-immigrant-councillor-needs-to-get-his-facts-right-on-housing-issue-227148.html

Quazzie

kunst nugget wrote: »

It's a complete fabrication and the reason people say it is to create racial tension so it is racist.

She posted that as an attempt to create racial tension?.

No.

Twas but a joke, based around a pretty standard stereotype. No more racially acute than your standard Cavan man joke, which also plays on a stereotype.

Some people really would take offense to just about anything,:rolleyes:

kunst nugget

Quazzie wrote: »

She posted that as an attempt to create racial tension?.

No.

Twas but a joke, based around a pretty standard stereotype. No more racially acute than your standard Cavan man joke, which also plays on a stereotype.

Some people really would take offense to just about anything,:rolleyes:

I wasn't taking about the joke. I was addressing the point about black people getting preferential treatment from the council.

But tbf, if you need to talk about blacks and wogs when you're making jokes you need to sort that sh¡t out or else you come across as about as much of a dick as Bernard Manning.

**Vai**

Quazzie wrote: »

Twas but a joke, based around a pretty standard stereotype. No more racially acute than your standard Cavan man joke, which also plays on a stereotype.

Some people really would take offense to just about anything,:rolleyes:

Of course its well known that Cavan men have been through the wringer. Black people think they had it bad but Cavan jokes.....uncool.

I think the difference here is, Cavan jokes you would tell in front of a crowd of Cavan folk. Do you think this guy would do the same in front of a crowd of black people?

MrStuffins

kunst nugget wrote: »

It's a complete fabrication and the reason people say it is to create racial tension so it is racist.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/colette-browne/anti-immigrant-councillor-needs-to-get-his-facts-right-on-housing-issue-227148.html

It's still not racist and it's still a joke.

kunst nugget

MrStuffins wrote: »

It's still not racist and it's still a joke.

So saying black people get preferential treatment when it can be proven conclusively that they don't isn't racist? What's the purpose of saying it when it isn't true then?

MrStuffins

kunst nugget wrote: »

So saying black people get preferential treatment when it can be proven conclusively that they don't isn't racist?

Racism is when you belief members of a particular race all share a particular ability or trait.

In this case, i'd say while the comment has racial undertones, it's ot actually racist.

What's the purpose of saying it when it isn't true then?

Because it's a joke. I hear people make Irish jokes all the time. Does that mean they hate Irish people? No. They tell the jokes because they are funny.

kunst nugget

MrStuffins wrote: »

Racism is when you belief members of a particular race all share a particular ability or trait.

In this case, i'd say while the comment has racial undertones, it's ot actually racist.

Because it's a joke. I hear people make Irish jokes all the time. Does that mean they hate Irish people? No. They tell the jokes because they are funny.

I'm not talking about the joke at all. It's a sh¡te joke tbf. And to be honest I can't tell the context because I don't know the person. He could be pretending to be racist - who knows. If someone told me an Irish joke it would depend on the context there as well - if they were doing it to be a prick, I'd tell them to go fúck themselves.

I'm talking about what you said here:

Also, saying that Black people get special treatment by official bodies (in this case the council giving black people special treatment over white people) isn't actually racist.

MrStuffins

Yeah, it's not racist.

If I was to say "Women get preferential treatment by barmen in every pub in the country", that's not sexist. It's a comment on the behaviour of barmen, not women.

kunst nugget

MrStuffins wrote: »

Yeah, it's not racist.

If I was to say "Women get preferential treatment by barmen in every pub in the country", that's not sexist. It's a comment on the behaviour of barmen, not women.

That's a bullshít analogy and you know it. Women getting preferential treatment in bars doesn't imply that they are getting money for nothing and defrauding the state by getting what rightly belongs to men.

MrStuffins

kunst nugget wrote: »

That's a bullshít analogy and you know it. Women getting preferential treatment in bars doesn't imply that they are getting money for nothing and defrauding the state by getting what rightly belongs to men.

Neither did the joke in the post above

Mr Benevolent

Well this thread got boring quickly.

Pawwed Rig

Mr Benevolent wrote: »

Well this thread got boring quickly.

racist :P

That_Guy

My mate and his girlfriend are currently on holidays in Portugal at the moment.

His Facebook page about an hour ago.

"Just lost 20 quid already in one of the biggest casino's in Europe - With ****
She's updated hers at the same time.

"Having the best time ever with **** even if we did lose 20 quid in a casino. Love you babe xxx"

Why??? Just why? You're on holiday. Tell me when you come home FFS.

How so Joe

That_Guy wrote: »

My mate and his girlfriend are currently on holidays in Portugal at the moment.

His Facebook page about an hour ago.

"Just lost 20 quid already in one of the biggest casino's in Europe - With ****
She's updated hers at the same time.

"Having the best time ever with **** even if we did lose 20 quid in a casino. Love you babe xxx"

Why??? Just why? You're on holiday. Tell me when you come home FFS.

I suffered through two weeks of that recently - three of my Facebook friends went on holiday with a few others (they're all related) to Florida.
With the number of check-ins and photos they uploaded between them (and obviously had to tag each other in) every. Damn. Day, I never need to go to florida, I've lived it vicariously through them.
Thank god they're all home now, although I'd say it won't be long until the posts of 'wish I was still in Florida - with x, y, z'.
Jesus H Christ, like.

PizzamanIRL

'Drinks tonight, sure it would be rude not to'

'Lie in in the morning, it would be rude not to'

'Pizza and DVD, it would be rude not to'

'Blah blah blah, it would be rude not to'

I have a strong dislike to 'it would be rude not to' and i'm seeing it more and more now on facebook.

Yes I'm aware I just typed it 5 times

coolhull

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

'Drinks tonight, sure it would be rude not to'

'Lie in in the morning, it would be rude not to'

'Pizza and DVD, it would be rude not to'

'Blah blah blah, it would be rude not to'

I have a strong dislike to 'it would be rude not to' and i'm seeing it more and more now on facebook.

Yes I'm aware I just typed it 5 times

It would be rude not to!

iDave

Why do Irish women constantly refer to wine as 'vino' on Facebook. I've noticed that a lot lately. Your not bloody Italian so it's wine!

MrStuffins

iDave wrote: »

Why do Irish women constantly refer to wine as 'vino' on Facebook. I've noticed that a lot lately. Your not bloody Italian so it's wine!

It makes their midweek alcoholism seem more acceptable.

Most of them would be b*itching if someone was sitting drinking a Vodka or a Whiskey each night of the work week. But "vino" is ok.

Mars Bar

I've seen men refer to it as vino on my facebook. Grow a pair like!

Custardpi

MrStuffins wrote: »

It makes their midweek alcoholism seem more acceptable.

Most of them would be b*itching if someone was sitting drinking a Vodka or a Whiskey each night of the work week. But "vino" is ok.

Yeah definitely. In this context the phrase "in vino veritas" would seem to have an inverse meaning!

sinead88

"All dressed up to meet someone I taut was a great guy an got stood up well hunny u just missed out on sumtin great coz ladys lik me aint worth been seen wiv boys lik u !"

"cant stop crying she was my best mate lik best mates do tat to each other dis just mite b my ticket outta here cant take it anymore"

These are both updates by the same girl. WHY would you choose to put that online??? Also.....

"Literally feel like crying so excited talkin wiv my photographer about ideas an plans my first photoshoot tommoro week can't wait 1 of my dreams r finally coming true modelling at last yea me xxx soooo happy"

Napper Hawkins

sinead88 wrote: »

"All dressed up to meet someone I taut was a great guy an got stood up well hunny u just missed out on sumtin great coz ladys lik me aint worth been seen wiv boys lik u !"

"cant stop crying she was my best mate lik best mates do tat to each other dis just mite b my ticket outta here cant take it anymore"

These are both updates by the same girl. WHY would you choose to put that online??? Also.....

"Literally feel like crying so excited talkin wiv my photographer about ideas an plans my first photoshoot tommoro week can't wait 1 of my dreams r finally coming true modelling at last yea me xxx soooo happy"

How old is she?

sinead88

In her twenties. The "modelling" shoot is indescribably awful.