Tan ,Offensive?

lost in cork · 14-01-2016 12:50AM #1

Is calling a person who has moved from the uk "a tan" very ofensive ,or should they live with it

The Sidewards Man · 14-01-2016 12:52AM

Mrs Brown finds it offensive anyway.

Eugene Norman · 14-01-2016 12:53AM

lost in cork wrote: »

Is calling a person who has moved from the uk "a tan" very ofensive ,or should they live with it

Best to call people by their names.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 14-01-2016 12:54AM

I'd rather be a tan than from Cork. Just sayin'.

fleet_admiral · 14-01-2016 12:55AM

They call us Paddy or Mick so it works both ways

lost in cork · 14-01-2016 12:55AM

why?

Eugene Norman · 14-01-2016 12:56AM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

They call us Paddy or Mick so it works both ways

Not all of them do. The ones that do are nasty. You don't have to be nasty.

Custardpi · 14-01-2016 01:00AM

Disappointed. Thought this was going to be about whether having a suntan was offensive - could offend people who can't afford to go on holiday, could be seen as "appropriating" the identity of people from sunnier climes etc. Some good laughs at Tumblr inspired nonsense. Pity, ah well.

The Randy Riverbeast · 14-01-2016 01:00AM

Throw a pipe bomb through their letter box, then they'll see being called a tan is the least of their worries.

DareGod · 14-01-2016 01:05AM

When I read the title, I instantly assumed that this was going be about some new thing where people are offended by fake tan, because it's making yourself look like a Latino or South American, etc. Y'know, the way that people get offended by blackface.

And, when ye think about it......

14-01-2016 01:09AM

I'd be fairly sure most of them won't know what you are talking about anyway!

Tigger · 14-01-2016 01:12AM

I had a guy working for me that plays soccer and he was pulled up for calling the ref a tan
I'm glad to say he no longer works here
He's a guard now lol

wil · 14-01-2016 01:13AM

Surely a ton of tan would be an orange.

Dyr · 14-01-2016 01:15AM

Tigger wrote: »

I had a guy working for me that plays soccer and he was pulled up for calling the ref a tan
I'm glad to say he no longer works here
He's a guard now lol

A free stater having a go at a tan?

OP, it's not very offensive, you should probably call them a tan bastard just to be sure.

osarusan · 14-01-2016 01:15AM

EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS

Contributor 2013 · 14-01-2016 01:17AM

Fake is always so offensive;

- So you been on holiday?

No I just went to the salon yesterday......(awkward silence ensues)

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you do this often?

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Get a fake tan, then not tell someone you meet about it? They should list off destinations until you finally say "Nah, I went to the salon

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General query;......

Personally I hate the fact society has made women feel they need to colour their skin to be attractive.

Good luck,

Cont.

Ruu · 14-01-2016 01:44AM

Dale Winton is offensive.

dodderangler · 14-01-2016 01:56AM

I can't get my head around people that get offended by words

dd972 · 14-01-2016 02:04AM

I think someone with a U.K accent but Irish name and family background would be quite rightly offended at being labelled a 'tan'.

Azalea · 14-01-2016 02:20AM

lost in cork wrote: »

Is calling a person who has moved from the uk "a tan" very ofensive ,or should they live with it

As said, they likely won't know what you're talking about, but if/when they do, yeah I wouldn't blame them for finding it pretty hostile - I mean, it is. Unless it's just joking of course.
Bit pointless and strange to call them after a group of people who came over here more than 100 years ago to intimidate. What if their parents are Irish?
Imagine one of us being called IRA members if we moved to England.

Disgruntled Badger · 14-01-2016 02:55AM

If he was from Pakistan Uzbekistan or Afghanistan yes.... That'd probably be rude.

I never heard anyone call British people 'tans'...? But if you think about it. It is akin to calling a German a Nazi? I'd laugh though.

Azalea · 14-01-2016 02:59AM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

They call us Paddy or Mick so it works both ways

Yeah all of them do.

Murray007 · 14-01-2016 03:05AM

It is offensive, although I suspect the people who you are hanging around with and call you that haven't a clue how offensive it could be perceive d or even know the history of the term

I was talking with my twenty year old son over Xmas and he called a girl a bunny boiler I asked him did he knows what it referred to, and he hadn't a clue, the story of the film had been lost in time and it was now just a catch all for being a bit annoying.

The so called Black and Tans were temporary British constables stationed in Ireland to help combat Irish republicans circa 1920s. Some of them were petty criminals who were given the choice of Ireland or goal (jail). They were indiciplined and there were many allegations of human rights abuses if such a concept existed at the time. The name came from the colour of their uniforms. This is my secondary school history lesson understanding of the term.

Disgruntled Badger · 14-01-2016 03:14AM

Murray007 wrote:

I was taking with my twenty year old son over Xmas and he called a girl a bunny boiler I asked him did he knows what it referred to, and he hadn't a clue, the story of the film had been lost in time and it was now just a catch all for being a bit annoying.

That's hilarious.....makes you realise there are loads of expressions we use every day, and we couldn't tell you the origin....e.g a penny for your thoughts is from an 18th century novel

Junkyard Tom · 14-01-2016 03:16AM

Calling ordinary folk who've come here from across the water to live 'a tan' for no reason is just being a dick whether they find it offensive or not. Why would someone want to do that?

Fame and Demise · 14-01-2016 03:19AM

From my travels I found that most of them don't even know who the Black and Tans were. Having to explain an attempted insult takes away from the insult.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-01-2016 03:27AM

Most probably wouldn't get it, they'd assume you were referring to their suntan or something.

eeguy · 14-01-2016 03:28AM

If there under 40 I doubt they get the reference.

14-01-2016 03:35AM

Ethnic insults are usually just used by assholes imo, and in most cases it's a bit puzzling in how it applies to you. But you shouldn't have to put up with it anyway although sadly it's probably easier to just ignore the idiots than get involved with them

.. and if it's from a Free Stater it's just plain hypocritical, they probably executed more people than the BnTs, tying men to a mine is barbaric

Murray007 · 14-01-2016 03:38AM

riffmongous wrote: »

Ethnic insults are usually just used by assholes imo, and in most cases it's a bit puzzling in how it applies to you. But you shouldn't have to put up with it anyway although sadly it's probably easier to just ignore the idiots than get involved with them

.. and if it's from a Free Stater it's just plain hypocritical, they probably executed more people than the BnTs, tying men to a mine is barbaric

I don't really understand your last sentence, but generally two wrongs don't make a right

eeguy · 14-01-2016 03:41AM

Murray007 wrote: »

I don't really understand your last sentence, but generally two wrongs don't make a right

There's an argument that the famous cruelty of the black and tans is a a drop in the ocean compared to acts during the Civil War years.

No one likes to be on the side perceived as evil.

Tan ,Offensive?

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