The sickness of modern life.

StewartGriffin wrote: »

That's ok, cos we all know you're black yourself.

You are black aren't you? Am I being a racist calling you black?:eek:

Of Feck it, I think I've just offended myself. [SELF DESTRUCTS]

I do wonder what will happen to these young sjw folk when they get a bit older though. When they get to their 30's, a bit cranky, less tolerant.

You can't call them black, coloured or the n word. What can you call them? Chocolate people?

StewartGriffin wrote: »

That's ok, cos we all know you're black yourself.

You are black aren't you? Am I being a racist calling you black?:eek:

Of Feck it, I think I've just offended myself. [SELF DESTRUCTS]

I do wonder what will happen to these young sjw folk when they get a bit older though. When they get to their 30's, a bit cranky, less tolerant.

You'd hope some will mature when they leave college and face the harsh realities of existence.

Others won't and that's a worry because they need help, they're so unhappy. It's what turned me towards the end of my college days, I began to realise that some poor people in the societies I was apart of and the Union were actually insane.

The world hasn't gotten any worse. If this little girl had been on the toy show twenty years ago, half of the households in the country would have been making ching-chong-chinaman jokes and she would have been the talk of the place the next day, nobody batting an eyelid to the casual racism.

The fact that people are shocked and outraged by others' racist and creepy remarks goes to show how less acceptable this is nowadays and how rare it is to hear.

The song she sang was incidental. She otherwise stood out cos she was a little rip who needs to learn some manners.

maggiepip wrote: »

I knew there'd be one to jump at me, if you think for one second I was suggesting there was any excuse for online abuse you're very sadly mistaken. But you just had to jump in there didn't you.

I didn't jump at you at all, nor did I think for one second you were suggesting there was any excuse for online abuse. Your post was simply the equivalent of "I'm not racist but...", and what follows is a paper thin justification offered as an attempt to understand why people would fire off abuse against this girl and her parents.

That's why I suggested you should have stopped at "but", because the words of the song were exactly why this girl and her parents were subjected to the abuse they received. I know that wasn't your intent though, which is why I didn't jump at you, in the same way I wouldn't jump at a child for signing a song about an imaginary pony on national tv.

Guaranteed of course another group of people would object to her singing Baa Baa Black Sheep or Puff the Magic Dragon or some shyte, because some people love to find some way to put someone down, for something, anything!

It's embarrassing is all that anyone would offer any sort of understanding to those idiots that would be made feel insecure about themselves, by a child.

Sam Kade wrote: »

If you say black people to some Americans they get highly offended.

Americans are offended by everything

I'm reminded of a time when I was at a football match and two kids of about ten were running around messing. One of them hit the other and the other lad said: "Get away from me, you black bastard!"

Cue dozens of middle-aged men roaring at the kid, effing and blinding him and saying he can't be saying that. The kid then asked why and none of these fine anti-racism crusaders could explain it, one of them just barked at him: "Just because!"

Now, I appreciate what they were trying to do but by not explaining it to him I think they aren't solving the problem. Racism is wrong but you need to explain why, especially to someone so young. Just telling people you can't do something but not explaining why is lazy and counter-productive.

In this case, I don't see the problem with what the girl said, just another case of people getting worked up about nothing.

This is the problem Twitter, FB and even boards presents.
Up to the 90s, perhaps even mid 00s the many idiots like this could only be heard as far as their voice could be carried. So essentially limited to the pub, water cooler etc.
Now since Twitter went supernova all these idiots nonsense opinions can be be broadcast to a massive audience and gain traction.
I enjoy Twitter as much as the next person but it really has given stupidity a platform it doesn't deserve.

Personally I don't know anyone who's ever offended by these things, let alone friends with any of them.

Unless, similar to what someone said previously, maybe they are but wait until they get on their computer to vent.

The funny thing about that little rhyme is that it's the ammended 'politically correct' version.

I'd say there would have been international incident had she come out with what we used to chant in the 80's

My Litte Pony,

Skinny and bony,

Made out of plastic,

Looks like a spastic.

Cork Lass wrote: »

One of my in-laws is American and she'd be offended if you asked her the time

I work in an office in the States. Myself and one of the other Irish guys have been talked to for using the word 'Girls.' Thats apparently a no-no when describing female co-workers. Also, a joke about 'these foreigners, coming over and taking our jobs,' obviously a joke referring to ourselves, went down like a lead balloon.

The thing is, I can see the reasoning behind it, they're scared sh!tless of getting sued, even for an innocuous comment. I've seen 2 people lose their jobs for something said on the floor that I'd consider pretty inoffensive, naive at worst. But because of someone else's right to take offence, HR had to take disciplinary action and that was that