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The 'aul racism now, is it?
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Get ready to be labeled a racist on here by the high horse set.
LOL. you are right there.
Im not too bothered. Im fairly quite accepting in most occasions .
But not blind to whats happening around me either
But its kind of obvious when ye look into a car and see nothing but teeth and eyes followed by a deep African voice like in one of those programs about some war in africa, that this guy was not born and rared in Ballymun.
Another reason I guess is the Irish taxi men who where at it all their lives are doing badly because of it. I know its a government problem and taxi's where hard to get before, but its ridiculous now . I am getting into traffic jams at 2.00am in the morning caused by empty taxis .
Im just saying what most people are thinking. But worry about what the high horse set will say about them.0 -
The teeth and eyes comment reminds me of a story my uncle told me about serving with the Irish army in the Congo and guard duty at night.brokenarms wrote: »LOL. you are right there.
Im not too bothered. Im fairly quite accepting in most occasions .
But not blind to whats happening around me either
But its kind of obvious when ye look into a car and see nothing but teeth and eyes followed by a deep African voice like in one of those programs about some war in africa, that this guy was not born and rared in Ballymun.
Another reason I guess is the Irish taxi men who where at it all their lives are doing badly because of it. I know its a government problem and taxi's where hard to get before, but its ridiculous now . I am getting into traffic jams at 2.00am in the morning caused by empty taxis .
Im just saying what most people are thinking. But worry about what the high horse set will say about them.
The jist of it was sentries would only encounter the rebels at night and all you would see of them was the smiling white teeth before a blade would try and gut you.0 -
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brokenarms wrote: »LOL. you are right there.
Im not too bothered. Im fairly quite accepting in most occasions .
But not blind to whats happening around me either
But its kind of obvious when ye look into a car and see nothing but teeth and eyes followed by a deep African voice like in one of those programs about some war in africa, that this guy was not born and rared in Ballymun.
Another reason I guess is the Irish taxi men who where at it all their lives are doing badly because of it. I know its a government problem and taxi's where hard to get before, but its ridiculous now . I am getting into traffic jams at 2.00am in the morning caused by empty taxis .
Im just saying what most people are thinking. But worry about what the high horse set will say about them.
So what you are saying then is Black taxi drivers and not just non nationals? :rolleyes:0 -
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No she didn't have to resign.
She ran for leadership of the party a few years back after Gordon Brown stepped down.
Sorry my bad
Dear God :eek:
she'd give that guy in the OP a run for his moneyIn 1988 Abbott claimed, at a black studies conference in Philadelphia, that "the British invented racism."[38][39][40]
In 1996, Abbott attracted widespread criticism when she claimed that at her local hospital "blonde, blue-eyed Finnish girls" were unsuitable as nurses because they had "never met a black person before".[41] The secretary of the all-party Finland group of MPs, Conservative Ian Bruce responded by accusing her of using racial stereotypes, adding: "All Scandinavian countries have people from African and Caribbean countries living there. It shows ignorance to make such remarks."[42]
Abbott referred to David Cameron and Nick Clegg as "two posh white boys from the Home Counties" in May 2010.[43]
On 4 January 2012, Abbott tweeted that: "White people love playing 'divide and rule' We should not play their game", which again led to widespread criticism including accusations of racism.[44] Only after being told by the Labour Party leadership that the comment was unacceptable did she apologise for "any offence caused", claiming that she had not intended to "make generalisations about white people".[45][46] The Deputy Prime Minister called her comments a "stupid and crass generalisation". Nadhim Zahawi, Conservative MP, said: "This is racism. If this was a white member of Parliament saying that all black people want to do bad things to us he would have resigned within the hour or been sacked."[47] Members of the public lodged complaints but the Metropolitan Police stated that no investigation would be launched and no charges would be brought against her, saying she "did not commit a criminal offence".[48][49]
In January 2012 Abbott suggested that taxi drivers discriminate on racial grounds tweeting that she was “Dubious of [sic] black people claiming they’ve never experienced racism. Ever tried hailing a taxi I always wonder?”0 -
The Road Runner wrote: »Hehe lovin the twain quotes
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect - Mark Twain
I don't think a few people on an internet forum represent the majority of
of the public, just look at the turn up to the anti-abortion vigil compared to
the pro-choice turn out
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I don't think a few people on an internet forum represent the majority of
of the public, just look at the turn up to the anti-abortion vigil compared to
the pro-choice turn out
Thats true nearly 5,000,000 people chose to ignore the anti choice anti woman vigil.
The majority refused to turn out in support of it!0 -
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I don't think a few people on an internet forum represent the majority of
of the public, just look at the turn up to the anti-abortion vigil compared to
the pro-choice turn out
Or the way boards vote compared to the real vote on the last election.
Or generally everything . It does not really follow a true public reflection on trends as far as I see.0 -
brokenarms wrote: »LOL. you are right there.
Im not too bothered. Im fairly quite accepting in most occasions .
But not blind to whats happening around me either
But its kind of obvious when ye look into a car and see nothing but teeth and eyes followed by a deep African voice like in one of those programs about some war in africa, that this guy was not born and rared in Ballymun.
Another reason I guess is the Irish taxi men who where at it all their lives are doing badly because of it. I know its a government problem and taxi's where hard to get before, but its ridiculous now . I am getting into traffic jams at 2.00am in the morning caused by empty taxis .
Im just saying what most people are thinking. But worry about what the high horse set will say about them.
"programs about war in Africa"
Are you referring to the Arab Spring?
Do you mean a 'deep' African voice like that of Gaddafi or Mubarak?
Or is the 'deep' bit just another attempt at stereotyping?
"I'm just saying what most people are thinking"
No you're not, what you're indulging in is wishful thinking.
I believe that the vast majority of Irish people abhor racism, and would see your post for what it is: a crass attempt at getting a cheap laugh.The teeth and eyes comment reminds me of a story my uncle told me about serving with the Irish army in the Congo and guard duty at night.
The jist of it was sentries would only encounter the rebels at night and all you would see of them was the smiling white teeth before a blade would try and gut you.
The above reads like something from a BNP pamphlet.
"smiling white teeth"
Do 'teeth' smile?
Are you a racist?
No to both questions, I hope.
Novelist and playwright James Baldwin:
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The Road Runner wrote: »
hey pal. aren't we sworn enemies?
*beep beep*
I hate to point it out but Wile E. Coyote is Carnivorous vulgaris - it is The Road Runner that is Accelerati incredibilus.
As a massive Chuck Jones fan as a kid, I get a huge kick out of having both coyotes and road runners wandering around my back yard.0 -
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brokenarms wrote: »But its kind of obvious when ye look into a car and see nothing but teeth and eyes followed by a deep African voice like in one of those programs about some war in africa, that this guy was not born and rared in Ballymun.
Im just saying what most people are thinking. But worry about what the high horse set will say about them.
You certainly are not saying what most people are thinking. Your stereotyping is straight out of the 30s.
Nothing but teeth and eyes? Nothing but bull****, more like.0 -
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