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Singer arrested for racism after a Chinese guy heard him singing "kung fu fighting"

Jimmy Garlic

A pub singer has been arrested on suspicion of racism for singing the classic chart hit Kung Fu Fighting.

The song, performed by Simon Ledger, 34, is said to have offended two Chinese people as they walked past the bar where he was singing.
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‘It’s political correctness gone potty. There are plenty of Welsh people at our shows – does it mean I can’t play any Tom Jones?’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380971/Simon-Ledger-arrested-racism-performing-Kung-Fu-Fighting.html

Have the police in the UK got any common sense at all?. They should have arrested the Chinese guy for wasting police time and being a total knob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhUkGIsKvn0

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Jamie Starr

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

Morlar

blackdog2 wrote: »

Well, he may come to regret that one come sentencing....

I agree. Comments like that ... I don't know. It's like they put a great wall between people.

Orando Broom

How many people would be Peking at his profile?

the groutch

the guys walking past while he was signing that exact song, it really WAS expert timing

Thrill

Orando Broom wrote: »

How many people would be Peking at his profile?

A lot, I'm willing Tibet.

efb

Orando Broom wrote: »

Fixed his post.

Now with 33% more racism.

is it not 200% more racism???

Orando Broom

efb wrote: »

is it not 200% more racism???

300% in fact. It's hard to tell. Sure maths and numbers are all a load of bollix really.

super_furry

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

So because it is a daily mail story it mustn't have happened? come on now.

No but tomorrow, the Daily Heil will have an article claiming that Asian people give you cancer.

Capt'n Midnight

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

Capt'n Midnight

super_furry wrote: »

No but tomorrow, the Daily Heil will have an article claiming that Asian people give you cancer.

It's not on the list yet http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=269512464297

TerrorFirmer

Jokes aside, the fact that someone was arrested for singing 'Kung Fu Fighting' is terrifying. Sometimes, you have to wonder about the world we live in - on one hand, ultra democratic and as good as any time in which to live, others....I mean, this? Honestly? It's like hearing news from an alternite dimension, sometimes, in AH. I can't believe this crap happens in real life. Poor guy...

Dudess

ceadaoin. wrote: »

There's bound to be more to this story that what the Daily Mail article claims. Typical rabble rousing story from them to keep their readers outraged.

The BBC story says:

So maybe that is the reason he got arrested and NOT because he was singing Kung Fu Fighting

+1

But if it WAS for that reason, then it's not political correctness gone "potty" (despite the hard-on it would have given him to say that) it was just the Chinese guy being an asshole.
Although "There are plenty of Welsh people at our shows – does it mean I can’t play any Tom Jones?" is a sh1t and dumb analogy. A song about being from the valleys/eating leeks would be the equivalent he's looking for.

landsleaving

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Jokes aside, the fact that someone was arrested for singing 'Kung Fu Fighting' is terrifying. Sometimes, you have to wonder about the world we live in - on one hand, ultra democratic and as good as any time in which to live, others....I mean, this? Honestly? It's like hearing news from an alternite dimension, sometimes, in AH. I can't believe this crap happens in real life. Poor guy...

The Daily Fail is an alternate dimension. Reality has no place within their walls.

Yahew

This anti-racism act from the people who gave is the term PaddyWagon is a bit Irish, isn't it?

Yahew

Makes me want to throw a Paddy.

blaze1

Saw this in the local rag from back home, thought it was worthy of an AH post. Shows the shocking mentality of some people. PC gone mad imo.

Taken From
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/8996674.Kung_Fu_singer_faces_no_charges/

A PUB singer has been told he faced no charges after singing 1970s disco hit Kung Fu Fighting in front of Chinese people.

It is thought the passer-by on the Isle of Wight was offended by the lyrics on Sunday and complained to police.

Simon Ledger, 34, from Shanklin, who performs in a pub in Sandown was later arrested – in a Chinese restaurant.

But after answering "street bail", to be quizzed on suspicious of causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm and distress, no charges were brought.

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: “Anyone who perceives they are a victim of a racially aggravated crime is entitled to make a report to the police and we will treat a report seriously.”

El Guapo!

Me so Solly \ /

Nodin

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056251479

eco2live

Thats just bwoody wong

admiralofthefleet

ROR

blaze1

ahhhhh

sorry folks, thought a story like this would be confined to the local np's.

I'll go back to singing Big in Japan so:D

Iomega Man

eco2live wrote: »

Thats just bwoody wong

It didn't say what his name was....:D

Owwmykneecap

The worst thing about this is, it's the japs that can't pronounce the letter l.

Way to rub that into the chinese thread, you confuse them with the hated japanese.