John Francis wrote:
On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 02:10:43PM +0930, Keith McGuinness wrote:
John Francis wrote:
And even if it had been, using it as a launching pad for a racist
dig at the British really wasn't the best way of making your point.
Well, whatever sort of dig it was, it was NOT racist (I am
getting *really* tired of hearing that). The British are NOT a
race, any more than are the "Americans" or the "Australians".
Truth in labelling might be a good idea, but it isn't realistic.
Most "sexist" jokes aren't "sexist" so much as "genderist".
You've lost me there.
"Racist" just happens to be the label applied to stereotyping
based on nationality and/or perceived national characteristics.
Ah! This is the "most other people do it wrong so I will too"
line of defense!
There have been several recent unpleasant incidents in Australia
with South African cricket players being subjected to racist
insults from individuals in the crowd.
You can bet that they weren't being insulted by being called
"South African".
But this is getting definitely OT, so I'll leave it there...
Keith McG
