Are you racist?

Cakes. · 11-09-2010 09:24AM

MIN2511 wrote: »

To a certain degree we are all racists!
What bogs me is what some people define as racism; telling another white person to go back home isn't racism!! Can't remember the word for it but it's definitely not racism

Is it bigotism ?

Muckie · 11-09-2010 09:38AM

Personally i like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

I don't like the loud Nigerian women, who haggle and shout about the

price of things. Also i get annoyed when i see them with their "gaggle"

of kids(who they don't seem to be able to control or really care how

annoying their bein). Must try harder.

bonerm · 11-09-2010 09:41AM

I'd love if there was a clearer distinction between prejudices against nationalities/cultures rather than mere genetics.

For instance I prefer and get on better with black Irish people than white South Africans and many people would give you a pass for having that attitude. However conversely I prefer and get on better white Irish people than black Nigerians. Now suddenly I'm racist.

Porridgemonster · 11-09-2010 10:35AM

I never had any contact with Blacks,Africans,etc until 9 or 10 years ago when the State decided they were going to house them in guesthouses and centres near my town.
I said to myself,Ahh sure the poor feckers,they are coming over here to make a new life and fair play to them.They came,the males made bee-lines for any girls that wouldnt usually of got much male attention,if ya know what i mean

;) and sure enough nine months later a little beige dude born and father fecks off with his new Irish passport

Over time I met loads of them,they told me they were from Ghana,Ivory Coast,Nigeria fleeing persecution and I heard loads of sad stories and there teenage kids had English accents LOL. We are a country of eejits,we really are and boy do they know it ! Am I racist ?? Yes,I can honestly say I cant stand them now ! Im not too proud to say I dislike people,but I can say Ive had more negative dealings with them rather than positive.
I await the abuse,but Im only being honest with ye from my experiences :cool:

11-09-2010 10:38AM

Muckie wrote: »

I don't like the loud Nigerian women, who haggle and shout about the

price of things.

Duno about you but I don't like anyone who unnecessarily yells a lot anyway, regardless of colour

I had to laugh one day when meeting grandfather after a quartet rehearsal
He sees one of the girls "omg she's black..."
me: "eh... oh yeah... so she is... so?"

Rocky_Dennis · 11-09-2010 10:44AM

Im not racist but i used to work with a guy who was up in court for been drunk and disorderly. Lets say he wasnt the sharpest tool in the box. He went into a kebab house after a night out. The bouncer left him in but when he got to the counter, they wouldnt serve him. They were ready to close. He lost the head saying to the man behind the counter " all i want is a kebab you paki b@stard". He wouldnt leave when they asked him so they called the guards. Guards arrived and he said to them" the bouncer left me in and the paki cnut behind the counter wont give me a kebab". Was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and failing to comply with garda directions. Up in court awhile later, when judge asked him what happened, he told him the story and at the end he said" i swear judge, im no RACISIM, i have never been a RACISM but if wanting a kebab is been a RACISM, then i am a RACISM" I fell around the place laughing when he was telling me the story, dead serious telling me about been a racism, didnt have the heart to tell him its racist and not racism.

11-09-2010 10:47AM

Andrewh1984 wrote: »

Im not racist but

lol

if wanting a kebab is been a RACISM...
dead serious telling me about been a racism, didnt have the heart to tell him its racist and not racism.

I don't know if I have the heart to tell you it's "being" and not "been"

easyeason3 · 11-09-2010 10:47AM

I don't think I'm racist but if a black/ chinese pisses me off then i'll comment in my own head about that black fcuker or that chinky pr!ck.

derfderf · 11-09-2010 10:50AM

I don't know if this qualifies, maybe a little, but if i have change and see someone begging i'll always give them about a euro or so. Except for one particular group.
I'm sure everyone can guess which group i'm talking about.

storm2811 · 11-09-2010 10:54AM

I'd say no, there's dickheads everywhere, regardless of colour!
But sure we've all laughed at the odd racist joke now and again..:pac:

BattyInNZ · 11-09-2010 10:55AM

bonerm wrote: »

I'd love if there was a clearer distinction between prejudices against nationalities/cultures rather than mere genetics.

For instance I prefer and get on better with black Irish people than white South Africans and many people would give you a pass for having that attitude. However conversely I prefer and get on better white Irish people than black Nigerians. Now suddenly I'm racist.

I live in New Zealand (we have a large SA population) and I can tell ye it's easier to get on with anyone than it is to get on with white South Africans! I think most Irish people would have a problem really. Arrogance doesn't sit comfortably on our shoulders.

I grew up in a home where we were encouraged to be nice to the 'travellers' and I'm really proud that my parents were that kind and understanding. As far as I've always been concerned, if you're a git you're a git, no matter what colour you are or where you live or have come from.

mikemac · 11-09-2010 10:55AM

If rap artists like Jay-Z are going to include n****r in their songs then I don't how it's become an abhorrent term for others to use. So what's the double standard?
If used in the right context I don't see any issue at all.

I know someone is going to post a Chris Rock video now

Minstrel27 · 11-09-2010 10:56AM

derfderf wrote: »

I don't know if this qualifies, maybe a little, but if i have change and see someone begging i'll always give them about a euro or so. Except for one particular group.
I'm sure everyone can guess which group i'm talking about.

Black people?

feelingstressed wrote: »

If rap artists like Jay-Z are going to include n****r in their songs then I don't how it's becomes an abhorrent term for others to use.
If used in a joking context I don't see any issue at all

I know someone is going to post a Chris Rock video now

How about a Michael Bolton video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiO313nYKt0

Ollchailin · 11-09-2010 10:56AM

I think what we're all trying to say is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHKIMOgoJoU

rebel10 · 11-09-2010 11:01AM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

I hate when non nationals talk really loud and start shouting in their own language and act like they own the place.

I hate when Irish nationals talk really loud and start shouting in their own language and act like they own the place.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 11-09-2010 11:02AM

Ah yeah, a bit.

Nodin · 11-09-2010 11:03AM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

I hate when non nationals talk really loud and start shouting in their own language and act like they own the place.

How do you 'act like you own the place', as a matter of interest....?

storm2811 · 11-09-2010 11:05AM

feelingstressed wrote: »

If rap artists like Jay-Z are going to include n****r in their songs then I don't how it's become an abhorrent term for others to use. So what's the double standard?
If used in the right context I don't see any issue at all.

I know someone is going to post a Chris Rock video now

Whats the right context?
This?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixxKKPkxz5o

:pac:
I do say it when I'm singing along to stuff, on my own though, except for that time I was walking down the street singing Straight outta Compton out loud and didn't realise..seriously.:o

rooney111 · 11-09-2010 11:07AM

i sometimes feel that some black people use the 'victim of racism' card to gain an advantage in life.much like them 'holy' travellers with their rosery beads in one hand and a crowbar in the other nicking some lads stuff.im not a racist but do enjoy a black man joke as much as any paddy joke.ill mix with people i like regardless of their colour

thebaz · 11-09-2010 11:07AM

BattyInNZ wrote: »

I live in New Zealand (we have a large SA population) and I can tell ye it's easier to get on with anyone than it is to get on with white South Africans! I think most Irish people would have a problem really. Arrogance doesn't sit comfortably on our shoulders.

I feel the same about Eastern Europeans here in Ireland - I have had some great black friends , skin colour or religious background means little to me - but in general I find most Eastern Europeans have a superior arrogant manner , where they think they are better than us Irish and that gets up my goat - when i state this I'm deemed racist , so i don't know

Paparazzo · 11-09-2010 11:09AM

Black drivers (where I live anyway) are generally terrible. Negative stereotype based on race, I guess I'm racist.
I also think micra drivers are bad

Gone West · 11-09-2010 11:09AM

People of minority races cook my food, serve my food, drive for me, work as armed security guarding where I live, clean my clothes, clean my room, etc etc.

Yet I am still fairly racist.

11-09-2010 11:10AM

Paparazzo wrote: »

I also think micra drivers are bad

:mad:

cgordonfreeman · 11-09-2010 11:12AM

Racist? I don't think so. Intolerant of dickheads? Yes.

- Spanish students who nurse one pint between 10 of them in a pub and then rob drinks from everyone else after that.

-Spanish people (in my experience regardless of age) who think that they can steal from shops and then pay for whatever they get caught with.

-Roma gypsies who have never made one iota of positive contribution to Irish society. Training their kids to steal purses from elderly ladies and if they get caught claim their own children are crazy.

-Loud and obnoxious African women who have no control over their loud and obnoxious kids. And couldn't care less.

-Groups of meathead eastern european men who'll batter anyone that looks sideways at their girlfriends in a nightclub. Not as many of these eejits around these days.

BattyInNZ · 11-09-2010 11:17AM

Ollchailin wrote: »

I think what we're all trying to say is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHKIMOgoJoU

crap ventriloquists! Can there be an "I hate mediocrity" no matter what higher plane they're supposed to be serving thread?

gbee · 11-09-2010 11:18AM

greenmachine88 wrote: »

I'm a little bit racist, I'll admit, it's almost normal in this country in this day and age.

The Irish were always very racist.

We succeeded in the USA because we hated one group of people more than the White Americans did, there was no love of the Irish, but just like our own recent Polish invasion, we accepted them because they were white and they had massive black competition for the same jobs and benefits.

We've been **taught** to hate people for thousands of years. After a while it just becomes instinctive and natural, "I'm not racist but ....!"

admiralofthefleet · 11-09-2010 11:21AM

no, everyone is a cunt

derfderf · 11-09-2010 11:23AM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Black people?
QUOTE]
Nah, don't see many black people begging on O'Connell street

orourkeda · 11-09-2010 11:31AM

Everyone is racist or prejudiced to some degree.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. Everyone has a chip on their shoulder. The only question is how pronounced your chip becomes.

It may not be against a particular " race " exactly but all you have to do is scratch the surface and peoples prejudices will become clear.

Ush1 · 11-09-2010 11:32AM

I'm not a racist, I've had 3 black people in my house. I counted them.

1, 2, 3...alright enough, this ain't Harlem god dammit!

Are you racist?

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