Is Sarah Kennedy a racist? - Page 2

Lilly · 01-11-2007, 16:37

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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

The'd have had something to moan about if she'd knocked the guy down an killed him, It is high time the coloured people stopped being so damn touchy and using any old excuse to shout foul. It's becoming boring listening to them moan about the most trivial slip of the tongue, Black is Black White is White you cannot alter the fact.

I'll second that Ianto. You can't say anything these days without being accused of racism. It's pathetic.

flashy · 01-11-2007, 16:38

i think its fact, she wasnt being racist at all, its exactly the same as kids wearing hoodies in the dark, you cant see them at all

magpie · 01-11-2007, 16:57

how stupid.... this country is going to the dogs... lets all roll over now shall we:

katex · 01-11-2007, 17:04

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Originally Posted by flashytart

i think its fact, she wasnt being racist at all, its exactly the same as kids wearing hoodies in the dark, you cant see them at all

Let's face it though, it was quite funny .. just think some folks have no sense of humour.

Will at least do some good and draw their attention to this danger. (hoodies and whites too)

Less · 01-11-2007, 17:04

Was it racist? Of course it was, she is a white woman making a joke about a person of a different skin.

Was it deliberately meant to harm anyone? Of course not!

I have worked in places where there have been many people of different ethnic backgrounds and yet no matter what we called each other, (and compared to Sarah Kennedy, (who I can't stand)),

Our remarks to each other should have caused WWIII, but we knew there were boundaries, said with a smile and being ready to be called 'white sh*t', and laugh was as harmful to me as working in a dark tunnel was to the darker coloured workers, we ALL had to smile to be seen!

katex · 01-11-2007, 17:23

She was probably given that line anyway by the Production team .. ok her choice whether to use it or not, but was most likely persuaded.

Terry Wogan's funny asides almost all come from script writers that are shoved in his hand during his show,of which, he will willingly admit.

yerself · 01-11-2007, 17:25

I would be very surprised if she kept her job. Didn't Jim Bowen get sacked from Radio Lancs. a few years ago for calling someone a nig-nog? When I was young the term nig-nog was used to describe someone acting a bit daft or stupid, which was the way Jim Bowen meant it. Made no difference though, he went down the road.

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2007, 17:25

But she didn't say anything derogatory about black people did she? If she'd said they were too thick to realise they couldn't be seen now THAT would have been racist and offensive and deserving of a complaint.

WillowTheWhisp · 01-11-2007, 17:26

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Originally Posted by yerself

When I was young the term nig-nog was used to describe someone acting a bit daft or stupid, which was the way Jim Bowen meant it. Made no difference though, he went down the road.

I was often called a nig-nog when I was at school.

Less · 01-11-2007, 17:28

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

I was often called a nig-nog when I was at school.

If I was a nig nog I'd be annoyed to be associated with you Willow!

yerself · 01-11-2007, 17:34

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWisp

But she didn't say anything derogatory about black people did she?

Neither did Jim. Someone phoned in and made what he considered to be a silly remark so he told her not to be a nig-nog.

lancsdave · 01-11-2007, 17:38

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Originally Posted by yerself

I would be very surprised if she kept her job. Didn't Jim Bowen get sacked from Radio Lancs. a few years ago for calling someone a nig-nog? When I was young the term nig-nog was used to describe someone acting a bit daft or stupid, which was the way Jim Bowen meant it. Made no difference though, he went down the road.

He also had a dog called Sambo which didn't help his cause

mani · 01-11-2007, 18:20

some of these "uproars" remind me of the crowd in south park cartoons that just shout rabble rabble rabble

no i think she was bang on - i've nearly hit a few ppl myself cause i didnt see them at the last second

and these days so many people have so little respect to crossing the road htey just think that they're immortal