Is this racist?

sorn21 · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:23

a scotsman, englishman and an irishman walk into a bar...

Cosimo · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:25

Of course it’s not racist.

Azagoth · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:26

Going by that article, this similar joke is also racist.

Q. What do you call a Scottish cloakroom attendant?

A. Angus McCoatup.

Tefal · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:28

Any one who makes a sheep noise is racist too!!! :mad:

*and at risk of a damn good rodgering*

KNiVES · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:29

Azagoth said:
Going by that article, this similar joke is also racist.

Q. What do you call a Scottish cloakroom attendant?

A. Angus McCoatup.

RACIST

DominicStar · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:30

"We consider the views of our listeners to be very important and have received no complaints about these comments."

As no listeners have objected it's hard to see how they are considering their views, mind.

strudey · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:31

metamorphpwner said:
I'm pretty sure most of them learn english just to be offended.

The joke wasn't racist; this is. Have you read the article? Did every pakistani in the country complain?

strudey · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:35

MookJong said:
How can it be racist, it's simply a play on words...

Indeed. The only way it could be racist is if it was implying that all coat attendants are pakistani, or all pakistani people are coat attendants. Personally I don't think it was meant in that fashion.

Edinho · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:37

Its racist and he should be made to run through London in a Batman suit! Disgusting.

CrazySpeaker · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:40

Spawn said:
LOL exactly...so David old boy needs to brush up on his geography and history methinks. Mahatma is Ghandhi i imagine...who was Indian and not pakistani lol.

What you on about? Indian and Pakistani names are often the same depending on specific regions since both countries have the same herritage.

apeZ · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:40

I fail to see the problem. No complaints, and yet a spokeswoman feels that people have been offended.

Sigh.

CrazySpeaker · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:41

strudey said:
Indeed. The only way it could be racist is if it was implying that all coat attendants are pakistani, or all pakistani people are coat attendants. Personally I don't think it was meant in that fashion.

Why would that make it racist? It's just a joke for ****s sake.

Viper² · 26 Mar 2009 at 16:41

apeZ said:
I fail to see the problem. No complaints, and yet a spokeswoman feels that people have been offended.

Sigh.

I sense they are jumping before they are pushed.

Vonhelmet · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:00

No more racist than any one of a million knock-knock jokes that hinge on puns on names.

Von Smallhausen · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:04

If someone perceives it to be racist then it is.

strudey · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:08

CrazySpeaker said:
Why would that make it racist? It's just a joke for ****s sake.

In my opinion grouping people on the grounds of their 'race' is racist. Are you saying jokes can't be racist?

As I said, I don't think that this particular one was racist or meant in that way.

Viper² · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:09

Von Smallhausen said:
If someone perceives it to be racist then it is.

I perceive your post to be racist. Does that mean it is?

Von Smallhausen · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:11

Viper² said:
I perceive your post to be racist. Does that mean it is?

In the eyes of the self-righteous, very probably.

WARHURYEAH · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:14

I miss the days when people would laugh at a joke or just take it on the chin.

Now everyone just rings OfCom or something too complain

Mr Kingston · 26 Mar 2009 at 17:19

WARHURYEAH said:
I miss the days when people would laugh at a joke or just take it on the chin.

Now everyone just rings OfCom or something too complain

yeh, just look at top gear now, not the same at all. Dam pollitcally correct people ( GET LOST )