I shall, of course, not use the two Wongs thing if I am successful in my bid for a couple of years teaching in Shanghai. I doubt Harry would either.
On 14 Jan, 13:00, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > Was it intellegent? No of course not, it is really that big an issue, > well I'm gonna plump for the same answer! ;¬) > > On 14 Jan, 12:47, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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