I think two Wongs don't make a white is more the temper of this Harry situation, or that dreadful "two little boys" song. Our media devoted more time to this pathetic charade than the deaths of 7 babies at risk in Doncaster, My rugby nickname at school was Nigger, a term of affection I shared with another white colleague and indicative of hard work. A slightly browner lad got called Coon. He put up a brave face, but was deeply upset by this and homosexual slurs (he turned out, of course, to be the best womaniser of us all). Political correctness is no answer, as victims do not trust the politically correct, suspecting them (correctly) or mere rhetoric. I rather prefer PC to black gangster - but honesty is much better than either.
On 13 Jan, 21:43, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, I see. Sorry I am not familiar with British culture. The article > you linked to also mentioned a trend in Britain. > "In recent times there has been a trend by second and third-generation > British Pakistanis to reclaim the word. The word has been turned into > a keepsake for the young British Pakistani community that is not > acceptable for someone outside the community to say it, including > Indians and Bangladeshis." > One of those exclusive words, like "Nigger". Where someone who is > black can call another black the name, but a white cannot call them > the name. Or in other words, reverse discrimination. Two wrongs > don't make a right. > > On Jan 13, 12:54 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wrong again, Craig, the situation is exactly the same. The term "Paki" > > in British English, has no primary association with the inhabitants of > > the country, Pakistan (which, incidentally, is not officially regarded > > by any of Bush's so-called coalition against terror, including the UK, > > as an enemy), but rather is a pejorative term used to describe the > > millions of British citizens (the majority of whom today have been > > born in the UK) who have ethnic origins in Southern Asia/the Indian > > subcontinent. In this sense, the parallel to the USA and US citizens > > of African origin is pretty exact. > > >http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paki > > > Francis > > > On 13 Jan., 20:12, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That is a different situation frantheman. In that situation you are > > > making an enemy out of someone who is not an enemy. > > > > On Jan 13, 10:13 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Sorry, Craig, this is not what this is about. Imagine, if you will, a > > > > situation in which the son of the US president is serving in the army. > > > > On film, when a black comrade approaches, he says, "Oh look, here > > > > comes our nigger friend ..." > > > > > Harry, it seems, has inherited the brains of his mother and the looks > > > > of his father ... > > > > > Francis > > > > > On 13 Jan., 18:01, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I just think its pompous for us to criticize a soldier for a racist > > > > > remark he may have said. You can't be a soldier and love your enemy > > > > > at the same time. You have to hate your enemy or else you cannot > > > > > volley 5.56x44mm bullets at him. So its hypocritical of us to train a > > > > > solider to hate, and then criticize him when he does. > > > > > > On Jan 13, 4:22 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I would not piss on our German Royal Family if they were on fire. > > > > > > However, despite the chronic Paki remark and other infantile > > > > > > behaviour > > > > > > encouraged in upper class regiments, I suspect it will be Obama that > > > > > > takes us into war against Pakistan. He won't mean it, but the > > > > > > massed > > > > > > legions he proposes for the Afgan project are sure to go the wrong > > > > > > way. > > > > > > > On 12 Jan, 22:22, Kierkecraig <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Oh brother. > > > > > > > > On Jan 12, 12:26 pm, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=6626878&page=1 > > > > > > > > > What has the "poor boy" done now???? I can't recall, was it him > > > > > > > > or his > > > > > > > > brother a while back who wore some sort of Nazi clothing? > > > > > > > > > Really, though... it's as if these "royals" go out of their > > > > > > > > way to > > > > > > > > be..... I don't know.... "aristocratically racially snobbish?" > > > > > > > > > The royal men have all inherited those large noses... stuck up > > > > > > > > in the > > > > > > > > air all the time... > > > > > > > > > Just right to grab between the middle and forefinger in a > > > > > > > > classic > > > > > > > > "Three Stooges" pinch.... then apply the subsequent down slap > > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > the free hand....Woo....Wooo...Wooo. > > > > > > > > > nominal9 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
