I believe Eskimo is now unacceptable and the correct term is Inuit.
Except that the Inuits are only a small group of the people who live in the polar region, and that other tribes would find it annoying if you called them Inuits!
I believe Eskimo is now unacceptable and the correct term is Inuit.
Yep , Mrs pulled me up for using the term Eskimo a few weeks back .
I presume in cricketing parlance the “chinaman” has been banished as well, in fact it must be I haven’t heard it in recent times , think it was used in reference to left arm spinners of some sort
Try having an Uncle Packie. Used to cause many a raised eyebrow in the classroom when discussing my summer holidays when back at school. I got a board rubber chucked at me by one of the nuns who thought I was using a derogatory term (& that was in the late 70’s).
Oh & I have heard Indians in India calling Pakistanis Paki’s. And Australians calling anyone with a Mediterranean heritage ‘wop’. Neither thought there was an issue. Both found it hilarious I was totally appalled 😮
And don’t get me started that all Irish sandwich shops advertise ‘sambo of the day’ 😳😳😳😳😳
The father in law still says his off to the wog shop actually Pakistanis. He has no thought of him being racist saying that.
Think it’s a different world now from the 70s and 80s if you watch back at the sit comes only fools and horses steptoe raising damp in sickness and health on the buses there was no swearing on the tele allowed I remember my dad laughing his head of because someone like sid James or the old man In steptoe nearly swore.
But sure if you watch you’ll hear Del Boy saying I’m having a chinky or something else that is totally unacceptable racism now. Yet you watch eastenders now and there swearing in it and it’s acceptable.
How society now accept calling someone a fucking cunt as ok but not saying I’m having a Chinese takeaway chinky because that’s all it means to me nothing else.
From the following words coloured black bollocks to me bollocks is most offensive and talking about a black person I asked my wife when I got in from work what do you think is most offensive coloured person or black person and she said black would seem more offensive to her.
Think we’re from different world now honestly sorry if it upsets you paddy but I would never say it to a Chinese person and in the context of it it would be nothing racial but to me saying to the mrs do you fancy a Chinese takeaway and that’s all it means
The father in law still says his off to the wog shop actually Pakistanis. He has no thought of him being racist saying that.
Think it’s a different world now from the 70s and 80s if you watch back at the sit comes only fools and horses steptoe raising damp in sickness and health on the buses there was no swearing on the tele allowed I remember my dad laughing his head of because someone like sid James or the old man In steptoe nearly swore.
But sure if you watch you’ll hear Del Boy saying I’m having a chinky or something else that is totally unacceptable racism now. Yet you watch eastenders now and there swearing in it and it’s acceptable.
How society now accept calling someone a fucking cunt as ok but not saying I’m having a Chinese takeaway chinky because that’s all it means to me nothing else.
From the following words coloured black bollocks to me bollocks is most offensive and talking about a black person I asked my wife when I got in from work what do you think is most offensive coloured person or black person and she said black would seem more offensive to her.
Think we’re from different world now honestly sorry if it upsets you paddy but I would never say it to a Chinese person and in the context of it it would be nothing racial but to me saying to the mrs do you fancy a Chinese takeaway and that’s all it means
But you just did say it to a Chinese person.
And you taught your daughter to say it.
It's not a nice word, easy enough to stop using it.
But it’s not racist context your taking it wrong way and I haven’t actually said it to a Chinese person ever personally. And I’m not saying it to paddy and certainly not with any racist or offensive intentions and if I offend you paddy I apologise.
I live in Sheffield I get called a southern what ever all the time it’s acceptable but it’s racist.
Over the years of watching Charlton I’ve heard us sing the vince Hilare song the I’d rather be a paki than a scouse song the adams family song the go down pub dirty northern bastard song We earn your dole money for u song these are all offensive songs and all racist and some are still being sung which I personally find more unacceptable than asking my wife if she wants a takeaway sorry I don’t agree with u or the foul language of society today.
That Danny Dyer fella of eastenders and football factory I feel so embarrassed for him and his foul language he makes himself look and idiot but people copy him to be cool now.
Anyway I’ve tried to make my point how society has changed I won’t say any more on it but sorry Henry I don’t agree with you.
Why have you not done the full text for cunt is that not acceptable and the other swear words are or is cunt a racist word. When I grew up down south we all swore in our house. But when I moved up my wife’s family did not swear in the house. I found there was no need to add fuck cunt and bastard to my sentences. which made me realise it’s a bit embarrassing adding swear words in every sentence for no reason and find it a bit silly now listening to people swearing away for no reason.
I referee I get foul and abusive language every weekend. The law of the game is it is a red card for foul and abusive language. But because swearing in society now is so Much you would never finish a match for sending players off for swearing. So you have to consider what is really worthy off a red card for swearing.
So you have to take into account what sort of swearing it is to decide.
Is it just frustration can get away with not sending you player off.
Normally is it loud everyone around can hear it is it aimed at anyone personally or is it provocative buy trying to start something.then it’s a sending off.
So are all words that seem racist actually racist I say no it’s how they are used that makes them racial.
I’m not on about race I’m just pointing out how things have changed in 30 years that you couldn’t swear on the tele back then but sit coms back then had racial content that was acceptable and was found funny but would not be allowed today. Just go and watch one you will be disgusted probably. Even our beloved Del Boy and Rodney would be racist today I laughed when he called the the Indian doctor the turbinater. I admit it and all my family laughed Couldn’t do that now. Right or wrong that’s how it was in them days.
But I’d sooner watch Del Boy and Rodney than that pillock Danny dyer
But as what started this was the f a bloke saying coloured I agree with all his other comments he had to go but me and my wife both agreed I thought black people sounds more racist than coloured people to us. Is it age/generation thing I don’t know. But this guy must be in his 70s it’s lucky he didn’t say what farther in law says
Pretty sure Rodney was an avowed anti-racist leftist eco warrior. I also think there's far fewer epithets used in OFAH than people imagine, maybe 2 or 3 in 7 series. Also not sure why a OFAH is relevant.
There are so few terms you have to remember to use/not use. Fair enough if people are genuinely ignorant, but once it's been mentioned and explained, if you keep using those terms it just makes you a bit 'orrid. Come on, you know it makes sense.
Why have you not done the full text for cunt is that not acceptable and the other swear words are or is cunt a racist word. When I grew up down south we all swore in our house. But when I moved up my wife’s family did not swear in the house. I found there was no need to add fuck cunt and bastard to my sentences. which made me realise it’s a bit embarrassing adding swear words in every sentence for no reason and find it a bit silly now listening to people swearing away for no reason.
I referee I get foul and abusive language every weekend. The law of the game is it is a red card for foul and abusive language. But because swearing in society now is so Much you would never finish a match for sending players off for swearing. So you have to consider what is really worthy off a red card for swearing.
So you have to take into account what sort of swearing it is to decide.
Is it just frustration can get away with not sending you player off.
Normally is it loud everyone around can hear it is it aimed at anyone personally or is it provocative buy trying to start something.then it’s a sending off.
So are all words that seem racist actually racist I say no it’s how they are used that makes them racial.
The father in law still says his off to the wog shop actually Pakistanis. He has no thought of him being racist saying that.
Think it’s a different world now from the 70s and 80s if you watch back at the sit comes only fools and horses steptoe raising damp in sickness and health on the buses there was no swearing on the tele allowed I remember my dad laughing his head of because someone like sid James or the old man In steptoe nearly swore.
But sure if you watch you’ll hear Del Boy saying I’m having a chinky or something else that is totally unacceptable racism now. Yet you watch eastenders now and there swearing in it and it’s acceptable.
How society now accept calling someone a fucking cunt as ok but not saying I’m having a Chinese takeaway chinky because that’s all it means to me nothing else.
From the following words coloured black bollocks to me bollocks is most offensive and talking about a black person I asked my wife when I got in from work what do you think is most offensive coloured person or black person and she said black would seem more offensive to her.
Think we’re from different world now honestly sorry if it upsets you paddy but I would never say it to a Chinese person and in the context of it it would be nothing racial but to me saying to the mrs do you fancy a Chinese takeaway and that’s all it means
Look mate, I quite explicitly said "do not use the word" - twice - and you go ahead and use it multiple times. Other than one other poster who used the word to point out that it's unacceptable these days, no one else has written it, since I asked.
That crapulous non-apology is incredibly insulting. As another poster posits, would you say that word to my - or any other Far East Asian person's - face?
Because it becomes personal so I wouldn’t say it to a Chinese person I explained it already did I not. My use of chinky is for a take away meal not a person or personal to anyone.
But you being southerners apparently this can’t be racist although I’d say it discriminating see it as me saying hi darling want a fucking big mother fucker chinky for tea from the chinky smelly geyser on the corner tonight now to me this is racist as I’ve aimed the sentence at a Chinese person and I’ve been abusive. Why do I make the sentence so long adding words because I’m a southerner I have to have swear words in a sentence.
No all I say is hi darling fancy a chinky for tea tonight.
I’m not referring to any body I’m on about food do you not get me.
I’ll give you another example that come up at a referee meeting about racist/ abusive behaviour We was discussing sending of for racial abuse and someone said what if someone calls someone a ginger bastard this is personal aimed at someone and abusive but we was it classed as racist should we send them off. You would be surprised how often people call someone a ginger something on a football field. This was discussed for quite a while and in the end someone joked they need to add Scottish or Irish to make it a sending off so what are your thoughts on this is this acceptable is it racist discriminatory what are you thoughts.
Paddy it’s not personal I’m just trying to explain something back in the day people used including Del Boy older generation will not see anything wrong with this.
I’ve got nothing against Chinese people and buy the way some of your horse tips are great all the best fella I’m not saying anymore if people don’t get my point now that’s it.
Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from repercussions of that speech. I am a Chinese man telling someone to stop using a term that a couple of times a month is used to racially abuse me. I am telling them to stop using it in any context.
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It is not harmless.
Oh, but then there would be arguments on your bloody number!
Always found those far more effective for me than the googly (apologies to anyone of Google heritage).
Used to cause many a raised eyebrow in the classroom when discussing my summer holidays when back at school.
I got a board rubber chucked at me by one of the nuns who thought I was using a derogatory term (& that was in the late 70’s).
Oh & I have heard Indians in India calling Pakistanis Paki’s.
And Australians calling anyone with a Mediterranean heritage ‘wop’.
Neither thought there was an issue.
Both found it hilarious I was totally appalled 😮
And don’t get me started that all Irish sandwich shops advertise ‘sambo of the day’ 😳😳😳😳😳
coloured
black
bollocks
to me bollocks is most offensive and talking about a black person I asked my wife when I got in from work what do you think is most offensive coloured person or black person and she said black would seem more offensive to her.
And you taught your daughter to say it.
It's not a nice word, easy enough to stop using it.
So just stop.
the vince Hilare song
the I’d rather be a paki than a scouse song
the adams family song
the go down pub dirty northern bastard song
We earn your dole money for u song
these are all offensive songs and all racist and some are still being sung
which I personally find more unacceptable than asking my wife if she wants a takeaway sorry I don’t agree with u or the foul language of society today.
When I grew up down south we all swore in our house. But when I moved up my wife’s family did not swear in the house. I found there was no need to add fuck cunt and bastard to my sentences.
which made me realise it’s a bit embarrassing adding swear words in every sentence for no reason and find it a bit silly now listening to people swearing away for no reason.
THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR WORK AND CONTAINS A LOT OF SWEARING
There are so few terms you have to remember to use/not use. Fair enough if people are genuinely ignorant, but once it's been mentioned and explained, if you keep using those terms it just makes you a bit 'orrid. Come on, you know it makes sense.
That crapulous non-apology is incredibly insulting. As another poster posits, would you say that word to my - or any other Far East Asian person's - face?
now to me this is racist as I’ve aimed the sentence at a Chinese person and I’ve been abusive. Why do I make the sentence so long adding words because I’m a southerner I have to have swear words in a sentence.
hi darling fancy a chinky for tea tonight.
We was discussing sending of for racial abuse and someone said what if someone calls someone a ginger bastard
this is personal aimed at someone and abusive but we was it classed as racist should we send them off. You would be surprised how often people call someone a ginger something on a football field. This was discussed for quite a while and in the end someone joked they need to add Scottish or Irish to make it a sending off
so what are your thoughts on this is this acceptable is it racist discriminatory what are you thoughts.
All tories are evil scum,
I wish all tories were dead,
All brexiters are scum.
All brexiters are knuckle draggers etc, etc etc..zzzzz
But one rule for them and another rule for others.
This is not a difficult concept to grasp.