So What About Harry Then??
Because it's a complete non story and it pisses me off that the BBC has wasted so much time reporting it! Mind you I've often cried myself to sleep at night after being called a 'Brit' friend (Oh sorry I meant the 'B' word) by some foreign chap, don't they realise how delicate we are in the miltary?
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I just wondered if it might have been a bit too PC for people to comment.
Lets face it nobody really knows what a racist comment is these days:
Brit is fine
Taff is ok
Jock is acceptable
Paddy is used quite often
Aussi is used all the time.
We use these when addressing these people to their face, more often than not they are our friends.
We also use:
Cloggi for the dutch
Frog for the french
Wop for the italian
Etc, etc, etc.
So just what is rasist??
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Lets face it nobody really knows what a racist comment is these days:
Brit is fine
Taff is ok
Jock is acceptable
Paddy is used quite often
Aussi is used all the time.
We use these when addressing these people to their face, more often than not they are our friends.
We also use:
Cloggi for the dutch
Frog for the french
Wop for the italian
Etc, etc, etc.
So just what is rasist??
Am I banned yet
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Just been "listening" to that sanctimonious pratt Keith Vaz...
When [directly] asked about "punishment", he crawled back into his shell, and said that the "Army" should deal with it......
When [directly] asked about "punishment", he crawled back into his shell, and said that the "Army" should deal with it......
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Not worth a thread or even a comment...
But I have to say...
'IF' I call a British person a "Brit", a Jewish person a "Jew", a Scotsman a "Jock", an Irishman a "Paddy", a Welshman a "Taffy", an American a "Yank",........Does that make me a "Racist"? I really don't think so!
He'll get a gentle slap on the wrist & sent home for a week of luxury & parties for his punishment...
Delete my post if "You" want...I know how some are quite sensitive on here.
P.S. I've just watch this Harry nonsense on C4 news, it spent the first 10-15 minutes about this crap, followed by; "A Royal Marine has been killed in Afghanistan in Hellmand Province"...That bit was on no more than 30 seconds, if that.....
But I have to say...
'IF' I call a British person a "Brit", a Jewish person a "Jew", a Scotsman a "Jock", an Irishman a "Paddy", a Welshman a "Taffy", an American a "Yank",........Does that make me a "Racist"? I really don't think so!
He'll get a gentle slap on the wrist & sent home for a week of luxury & parties for his punishment...
Delete my post if "You" want...I know how some are quite sensitive on here.
P.S. I've just watch this Harry nonsense on C4 news, it spent the first 10-15 minutes about this crap, followed by; "A Royal Marine has been killed in Afghanistan in Hellmand Province"...That bit was on no more than 30 seconds, if that.....
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Sorry but in my opinion it is worth a comment because it is wrong that we have to put up with this.
It is a story blown up out of all proportion. It was not a racist comment, it was made among friends and it was banter.
To bury heads in the sand and say it is not worthy of comment is just an excuse.
It is a story blown up out of all proportion. It was not a racist comment, it was made among friends and it was banter.
To bury heads in the sand and say it is not worthy of comment is just an excuse.
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Brit is fine
Taff is ok
Jock is acceptable
Paddy is used quite often
Aussi is used all the time
Taff is ok
Jock is acceptable
Paddy is used quite often
Aussi is used all the time
Srennaps, This was exactly the line of conversation in my local this lunchtime.
How on earth can the shortening/nickname of one's national identity be offensive? As a Brit I find this, so called insincere PC, by the press all so much dire crap! And as for the sanctimonious politicians wringing their hands with anguish ............
Interesting (having just heard the 1900hrs news on Radio 4) that a senior Muslim also thinks it a non-story and we all should move on. NoW are clearly having a slow news day.
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How on earth can the shortening/nickname of one's national identity be offensive? As a Brit I find this, so called insincere PC, by the press all so much dire crap!
Next month they'll run a story about out-of-touch Royals, failing to relate to the common man.
This was filmed a long time ago, how has it just emerged now, what is the government and its media friends trying to hide.
Slow news day, i don't think so.
Slow news day, i don't think so.
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The only culprit is the fool who handed the footage to the News of the World who, I assume is a serving officer.
Chimp.
Nice to see SKY News prioritising this story over that of another RM KIA...
RIP.
Chimp.
Nice to see SKY News prioritising this story over that of another RM KIA...
RIP.
Couple of observations:
He's 3rd in line to the train set. He either keeps his head down, or learns to apologise in the news. A lot.
Why was the film made, and who for? How's he picking his friends?
Paki isn't the same as Taffy or Jock, and it is naive to think so. Had the commentary gone, "This is my Jock mate Tam, this is my Taffy mate Dai", (Aussie Bruce etc, you get the drift) etc, then Paki still wouldn't be ok.
Like the German fancy dress issue- not a biggie in the great scheme, but not clever. And there lies the problem perhaps.
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He's 3rd in line to the train set. He either keeps his head down, or learns to apologise in the news. A lot.
Why was the film made, and who for? How's he picking his friends?
Paki isn't the same as Taffy or Jock, and it is naive to think so. Had the commentary gone, "This is my Jock mate Tam, this is my Taffy mate Dai", (Aussie Bruce etc, you get the drift) etc, then Paki still wouldn't be ok.
Like the German fancy dress issue- not a biggie in the great scheme, but not clever. And there lies the problem perhaps.
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The difference is that calling someone george, Paddy or Jock is because of their accent or where they come from. Calling someone "Paki" is because of the colour of their skin. The term Paki is racist and this case proves once again that the Armed forces are institutionally racist.