OK, Lee, I can accept that. Still, the question remains whether it was intelligent to carry on this way on film. Harry's got into enough messes in his life to know that he should be careful, but he seems to have a tendency to open his mouth and promptly put his foot in it. Apart from the genetic legacy of the legendary Spencer intelligence, there may also be genetic traces of his paternal grandfather's feeling for tactful comments.
For some good examples see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1848553.stm Francis On 14 Jan., 13:16, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > As anti bigoty that I am I can't help but wonder at all of the hoohaa > surrounding this. > > Who amongst us has not for example got a gay friend whom we are quite > confatable calling any amount of derogatory names in a freindly > playful manor? > > He was talking about a freind of his, and certianly in the circles I > move in insulting your friend is quite normal. > > On 14 Jan, 04:10, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
