Another tram experience... 96 year old WW2 veteran beat by a black man, gets no jail time

Burnsy2023 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:22

dirtydog said:
Hmm, no I don't think calling a spade a spade can ever be racist.

That's because you're a racist, of course your views will be warped.

Castiel · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:27

dirtydog said:
Hmm, no I don't think calling a spade a spade can ever be racist.

Yes, very droll.......

Play on words aside.....you implied in the thread title that the man's colour is somehow significant to the issue.....it is not, this can be construed as being racist.

dirtydog · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:36

Burnsy2023 said:
That's because you're a racist

not this

dirtydog · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:37

Castiel said:
Yes, very droll.......

Play on words aside.....you implied in the thread title that the man's colour is somehow significant to the issue.....it is not, this can be construed as being racist.

His race is significant, highly so. But pointing out a truth isn't racism however you may wish to portray it as such.

Castiel · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:43

dirtydog said:
His race is significant, highly so. But pointing out a truth isn't racism however you may wish to portray it as such.

How is his race significant?

Fuzz · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:50

Burnsy2023 · 9 Dec 2011 at 20:57

dirtydog said:
not this

Sorry, I meant you're a racist in denial.

i-bert · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:17

Castiel said:
How is his race significant?

He will not answer this.

Castiel · 9 Dec 2011 at 21:22

i-bert said:
He will not answer this.

Don't worry, I am used to being ignored by Dirtydog......

Rich_L · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:07

Burnsy2023 said:
Sorry, I meant you're a racist in denial.

Tbf you can't be racist if you're Egyptian.

LabR@t · 9 Dec 2011 at 22:11

sickening, I despair at this country.

Castiel · 10 Dec 2011 at 08:40

Rich_L said:
Tbf you can't be racist if you're Egyptian.

But you can walk funny....

SexyGreyFox · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:29

So when dunking biscuits does anybody actually buy hobnobs which drink all your tea or do you buy custard creams, digestives and other lesser biscuits?

dirtydog · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:35

Haha you're changing the subject

Castiel · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:35

Dimple said:
So when dunking biscuits does anybody actually buy hobnobs which drink all your tea or do you buy custard creams, digestives and other lesser biscuits?

Rich Tea are best.....an easy compromise.

Tummy · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:37

Why in the title do you feel the need to mention he was black?

dirtydog · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:38

Because he is

Tummy · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:43

dirtydog said:
Because he is

I don't see how it's relevant?

Would you of said "white man" in the title if this had been committed by a white man? I actually doubt you'd have made a thread had that happened.

Castiel · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:45

Tummy said:
Why in the title do you feel the need to mention he was black?

Because he stated it is significant to the offence, however has so far failed to explain precisely how a man's skin colour/race is significant to the specific offence.

Tummy · 10 Dec 2011 at 09:48

There is a story about a white teenager beating some man to death on the BBC website. Had he been black would that of gotten a thread?

I honestly struggle to believe that humanity has come so far, we have put a man on the moon, we have gazed in to the depth of space, yet people still fight over skin colour.