Why is it such a difficult concept to grasp...

Patient Keeper · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:07

that an Asian, or an African, or an Aborigine, cannot be a Celtic person? In the same way that a celtic person can't ever be African?

Is it a suprise that a group entitled Celtic Women, only includes Celtic Women?

To be truly 'British', why is it such an alien concept that you would surely have to be white and northern european?

If the evil white man invaded India, and made it so the population was 90% white, surely it would no longer be 'Indian' anymore?

Brian8bit · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:08

Take it to speakers corner.

The Halk · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:10

I don't grasp the concept nor agree with you. Celtic is a word which describes a people who no longer exist, other than in the modern sense which is basicaly everybody from a region which claims to be of celtic descent - Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Scotland and Brittany.

Anyone from those regions can call themselves Celtic.

As for being "British" even the BNP agree black people are British. They dispute that they are English or Scottish etc.

Quite frankly your nationality in most cases is clear. If you are born and raised somewhere then it's bleeding obvious that is your nationality, regardless of what your racial stock is.

Vonhelmet · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:11

Haha, only had to look at the poster to know it would be a race/nationality thread. Play a different tune.

Raumarik · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:13

Another slightly racist thread on OCUK, this is becoming quite a trend these days and I'm really surprised it's tolerated by mods when swearing, wrong sigs and competitor threads are jumped upon with vigour.

Patient Keeper · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:13

The Halk said:
I don't grasp the concept nor agree with you. Celtic is a word which describes a people who no longer exist, other than in the modern sense which is basicaly everybody from a region which claims to be of celtic descent - Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Scotland and Brittany.

Anyone from those regions can call themselves Celtic.

As for being "British" even the BNP agree black people are British. They dispute that they are English or Scottish etc.

Quite frankly your nationality in most cases is clear. If you are born and raised somewhere then it's bleeding obvious that is your nationality, regardless of what your racial stock is.

Why do many immigrants continue to claim themselves as another nationality then, even when they are born and raised here?

Tefal · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:13

two troll threads in almost as many minutes.

Swifty55 · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:14

/sigh.

Patient Keeper · 12 Jan 2011 at 18:14

Halfmad said:
Another slightly racist thread on OCUK, this is becoming quite a trend these days and I'm really surprised it's tolerated by mods when swearing, wrong sigs and competitor threads are jumped upon with vigour.

How is it racist? Someone white and northern european can never ever, ever, be African by ethnicity? In the same way that an African can NEVER be european? Why is it racist to say that?