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  • #32
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    PC nonsense, its not what you say but what you mean by it. If you call someone black as if its a bad thing thats wrong, if you say they are black simply as a description, surely thats OK. Call me white if you want, it don't bother me, actually i'm fairly pink:P. I've pretty well been call allsorts in my life, none of it ever bothered me

    (Im pink therefore Im spam. old joke, but then it was really new when I first heard it)


  • #33
    The Davestator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,690 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Slightly off topic but i was at a seminar recently and apparently using the term disabled is a no no. It's bank to being handicapped according to the tutor.

    Pc brigade need to just decide and do a press release!


  • #34
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).


  • #35
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    The Devastator wrote: »
    Slightly off topic but i was at a seminar recently and apparently using the term disabled is a no no. It's bank to being handicapped according to the tutor.

    Pc brigade need to just decide and do a press release!


    Afaik there called special needs now.


  • #36
    flutterflye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    realies wrote: »
    Afaik there called special needs now.

    Additional needs actually I'll have you know! :rolleyes:


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  • #37
    Sunnyisland
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,562 ✭✭✭✭Sunnyisland


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).


    And what about all the rap songs & singers that constantly refer to each other in the N word .motherfcuker:cool:


  • #38
    The Rook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭The Rook


    Batsy wrote: »
    Well, they aren't green or tartan, are they?
    No, but they're not black either .....they're brown, same way we're not white,we're a pinkie colour....


  • #39
    The Rook
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 437 ✭✭The Rook


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).

    This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much.


  • #40
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    flutterflye wrote: »
    Additional needs actually I'll have you know! :rolleyes:

    ....ever time I bring up my 'additional needs' they just call me a pervert....


  • #41
    Davidth88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    You know , my daughter 5 is a big strictly come dancing fan.

    Last week , I was asking her who was ' in danger ' , she told me it was the big guy with curly hair. I was a bit confused who she meant so I said , do you mean the black guy ? , her answer was no , he is wearing a blue shirt .

    She genuinely didn't see what I meant by the black guy.


    Anyway back on thread , I don't see any harm in describing someone as black if they are . As for the posters saying ' ask their name etc' , you could be talking about someone in a crowd or something where you can't ask their name.


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  • #42
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).
    What's the 'W' word? :confused:


  • #43
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,872 ✭✭✭Skid


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).

    Is it just me who has no idea what the 'W' word is?

    Welsh? Weird? :confused:


  • #44
    paulieeye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 909 ✭✭✭paulieeye


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).

    W word??


  • #45
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    What's the 'W' word? :confused:

    Wog, I'd imagine.


  • #46
    Davidth88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Western Oriental Gentleman

    Term used in the Raj ( IIRC )

    Interestingly you don't hear it at all now


  • #47
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    Nodin wrote: »
    Wog, I'd imagine.
    Wigga?


  • #48
    flutterflye
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    Nodin wrote: »
    Wog, I'd imagine.

    I used to have a doll.
    It was a gift from a family member from when they went to Cuba I think.
    I always knew it as a wog doll (or something like that). (edit: golliwog - that's what the doll was called!)
    I mentioned it to someone a few years ago and they had a fit at me.
    I never knew that it was a derogatory term, and I still have no idea what it means exactly.


  • #49
    iregk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    Well - I am BLACK!! And I do not mind being referred to as such. Most black people describe themselves as black. It's a generational thing. My parents often refer to people of colour as coloured which is frowned upon now. Personally, I don't mind.

    But if you called me the 'N' or 'W' word, then we would seriously fall out. Where I come from, that would be followed by a Millwall handshake (or worse!).

    W = WOG?

    I'm interested to find your thoughts on rappers then using the 'N' word? Surely racism is either racist or it's not, it can't be selective?


  • #50
    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Wigga?

    Possibly, one never knows what these delightful scamps might feel the urge to share.


  • #51
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    iregk wrote: »

    I'm interested to find your thoughts on rappers then using the 'N' word? Surely racism is either racist or it's not, it can't be subjective?

    Context is everything, it can be very subjective.


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  • #52
    iregk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    Blatter wrote: »
    Context is everything, it can be very subjective.

    Bull crap. So if I walked up to a black guy that I know and say 'sup n***a'. The context is the same as fiddy would do in a music video yet that deemed as ok.

    To me that's the biggest problem with the PC / Anti Racism brigade. Nobody actually has any idea what is racism these days.


  • #53
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    Western Oriental Gentleman

    Term used in the Raj ( IIRC )

    Interestingly you don't hear it at all now

    Always thought it came from Golliwog..


  • #54
    Blatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,832 ✭✭✭✭Blatter


    iregk wrote: »
    Bull crap. So if I walked up to a black guy that I know and say 'sup n***a'. The context is the same as fiddy would do in a music video yet that deemed as ok.

    To me that's the biggest problem with the PC / Anti Racism brigade. Nobody actually has any idea what is racism these days.

    As a white person you can never call a black person a nigg*r.Ever.

    It is acceptable in certain social circles for a black person to call another black person a nigg*r.

    Most black people diagree with the use of the word full stop.

    Simple.


  • #55
    orourkeda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,916 ✭✭✭✭orourkeda


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZvBCuWLp1s


  • #56
    RustyNut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,427 ✭✭✭RustyNut


    According to the rubber bandits it's black man. :D


  • #57
    johnnysmack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    Blatter wrote: »
    As a white person you can never call a black person a nigg*r.Ever.

    It is acceptable in certain social circles for a black person to call another black person a nigg*r.

    Most black people diagree with the use of the word full stop.

    Simple.

    Is that you Sepp?


  • #58
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Nodin wrote: »
    Wog, I'd imagine.

    Correct


  • #59
    Captain Darling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    Naggers.


  • #60
    ABajaninCork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    iregk wrote: »
    W = WOG?

    I'm interested to find your thoughts on rappers then using the 'N' word? Surely racism is either racist or it's not, it can't be selective?

    I never said anything about rappers did I? FWIW I do not agree with the use of the word in ANY context. You'll find a lot of black people who think the same way.

    We have enough negativity going around without the same crap coming from people of the same race.


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  • #61
    earpiece
    Closed Accounts Posts: 550 ✭✭✭earpiece


    White people are actually the coloured ones......

    White people go pink in the sun
    White people go red with embarrassment
    White people go blue in the cold
    White people go pale when sick

    And I think you'll find 'Black' people pretty much stay the same colour all the time!


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