Am I Racist? - Page 3

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2006, 13:20

Good grief you have got a talent for misreading things haven't you Poppy?

Go back and read it again and then if you still think your interpretation is correct I shall attempt to spell it out to you in simple short sentences.

Grr grr grr

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2006, 13:33

OK Poppy, have you got it yet?

I have friends of different races.
I do not stop to think what race each person is.
Why? because FIRST AND FOREMOST THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
Geddit?
I said ALL of my friends are human beings.
I didn't say that I have to stop to remind myself that they are human beings!
I said that I have to stop to remind myself what ethnic origin they are IF anyone else raises the subject.

You neatly left out the following sentence when you were quotiing me out of context:

Quote:

One mixed race family I have to think hard to remember which one of the parents is which

which illustrates what I have just said. A family which is friends with our family is of mixed race. It is so irrelevant to me which parent is which race that when anyone actually asks I have to stop and think about it before answering!

I see only one racist in this thread Poppy and that is you for ever assuming that anyone could consider others of a different ethnic background to be anything other than human beings.

Do you understand it yet or are you still going to quote me out of context, twist what I have said and call me racist?

I am deeply offended.

AccyJay · 29-09-2006, 13:40

In your eye's the Poppy. When one of my asian friends refers to me as "the white guy" over there to one of his friends, he's being racist too?

The fact of the matter is that he is merely pointing out a FACT.

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2006, 13:43

When my youngest daughter was at Springhill her best friend there was a Palestinian girl. The friend came to me one day and said "I wish I had white skin. White skin is better than brown skin." I was gobsmacked and asked her why she thought that. She looked at me in her childish innocence and said "When I draw on my legs you can't see it as good as when Em draws on hers!" !!!

AccyJay · 29-09-2006, 13:48

How can i be racist, when my girlfriend is Irish & i'm English?

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2006, 13:50

Ah well now bejaysus and begorrah I'm part Oirish meself so I wouldn't be knowing the answer to that one so.

AccyJay · 29-09-2006, 14:00

lol .......................

BLACKBURN RAVER · 29-09-2006, 14:09

its all bollox..

im white they are brown /black or whatever, i dont get offended when i get called a white guy,so long as its meant in the right way as it was in this thread when jay said pakistanis.

IF it was being used in a racist context then im sure the people on here would have let jay know that, as this site is their baby (so to speak)....

so poppy i think that you are blowing this whole thread out of proportion and making a mountain out of a molehill IMO..

Billcat · 29-09-2006, 14:11

Hmmmm.....I've always viewed being racist as treating people differently primarily because of their race or ethnicity, rather than as individuals. Also, racism would include making generalizations (especially derogatory ones) about someone based on the same factors.

There are often gray areas....for instance, suppose I hold a fundraising event and notice that someone is wearing, say, jewelry with the Star of David. If I alert them to the fact that one of the dishes being served contains pork or shellfish (both non-Kosher foods) am I being considerate or racist? If I open the door for a lady, am I being polite or sexist?

Frankly, the various "isms," while are often very real, sometimes only exist in the eye of the beholder. It's probably best not to take offense unless you are sure that the offense was intentional. If it is unintentional, either let it it pass or express your concerns to the individual quitely and privately.

Treat folks as individuals, give them respect and try to follow the Golden Rule (even if they don't), and you'll do pretty well!

AccyJay · 29-09-2006, 14:15

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Originally Posted by BLACKBURN RAVER

when jay said pakistanis.

IF it was being used in a racist context then im sure the people on here would have let jay know that, as this site is their baby (so to speak)....

I started the thread, but i was refering to another post. It wasn't me that initially used the term "Pakistani".

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silvermain

Is there going to be anything done about the number of mainly pakistani males driving like Stirling moss around our town? Now im a big car nut and love the sound of all the Subaru Impreza's and Mitsubishi Evos but dont want to see them tear down my street at stupid speeds espacially when there are children playing on there. Dont think im having a pop at people of other colours (im not a racist at all) but it is mainly them who drive such cars.

Thanks for the support though.

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/welcome-accrington-grand-prix-24467.html

Billcat · 29-09-2006, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Why? because FIRST AND FOREMOST THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
Geddit?
I said ALL of my friends are human beings.

Human beings? Now there is a group that causes all sorts of problems!

Of course, they do some pretty nice things once in a while, too!

WillowTheWhisp · 29-09-2006, 14:17

If I was the person wearing the Star of David and you told me about the pork I would appreciate that Biillcat, just as I do appreciate anyone warning me about sherry trifle knowing I'm a Mormon.