07-09-2018, 11:06 PM
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Re: Casual racism
Originally Posted by d00d
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... tis grim down south.
07-09-2018, 11:39 PM
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Re: Casual racism
Originally Posted by Ffosse
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Recently I was called a Jock by someone on these forums and found myself taking offence. To me it's like Rafael Nadal being called a Dago.Does racism still exist in our country? Isn't it becoming rarer?
Jock is a slang term for your nationality, not your race.
My dear wife and I are the same race. Caucasian. She is from the US of A. I'm a Brit.
07-09-2018, 11:54 PM
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Re: Casual racism
I'm happy with this...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8094716.stm
08-09-2018, 12:09 AM
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Re: Casual racism
Originally Posted by ruthio
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I'm happy with this...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8094716.stm
"Nigel Buckland, a Welsh comedian who lives in Glasgow, believes concerns over the word Jock reflect regionalism, rather than racism.
He said: "That goes on everywhere, I don't think Jock, or Taff or Brummie or Scouser are pejorative terms, it's like when you call people 'guys' - it's a collective term and it just breaks things down."
Unless the use of any of these words is used with an offensive intent, and that is easy to determine by the way they are spoken, they should be taken as without intended offence.
The problem now, of course, is that it is trendy these days for some people to be 'offended' at the least little thing.
08-09-2018, 01:17 AM
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Re: Casual racism
Originally Posted by ruthio
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I'm happy with this...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8094716.stm
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