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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:12

Just had a brief discussion about racism where I live. My flatmate reckons calling a person a 'Monkey' is not a racist term.

Also, apparently 'half-cast' is still allowed?


Either people are severely uneducated or severely stupid.

It's quite unbelievable some of the things people say.


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Post by G.Wood Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:16

Did you ask him about Subi?
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:16

She wouldn't know what that means.
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Post by tac Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:19

DJ_Smerk wrote:

Either people are severely uneducated or severely stupid.


Which are you?
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:21

tac wrote:
DJ_Smerk wrote:

Either people are severely uneducated or severely stupid.


Which are you?



I wasn't talking about me.
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Post by tac Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:23

Aren't you a "people"?
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:24

Forget it.
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Post by footwork Tue 10 Nov 2009, 22:59

I have to admit smerky I had no idea 'paki' was a racist term - I treated as I do 'Aussie' - just an abbreviation. And I said it several times throughout the UK. Racism and the ridiculous thoughts of individuals Fresse Racism and the ridiculous thoughts of individuals Icon_redface

I guess we act on the understanding we have at a particular time.
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Post by JKLever Tue 10 Nov 2009, 23:45

Monkey on its own isn't racist.

Perspective please Smerky.
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Post by mynah Wed 11 Nov 2009, 00:07

In Afrikaans calling someone a baboon was identical to saying "you fool" when they'd done something stupid, and had no racial connotation at all. Then, when the ANC came to power in 1994, the use of the insult was outlawed in Parliament. If ever there was a better way of issuing an open invitation to racists... Rolling Eyes

It seems the uakari, a pink-faced South American monkey, got its name from a native word for "white man". I don't feel particularly insulted.
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Post by G.Wood Wed 11 Nov 2009, 00:18

Smerky just wanted to show off that he lives with a wench
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Post by DJ_Smerk Wed 11 Nov 2009, 01:15

JKLever wrote:Monkey on its own isn't racist.

Perspective please Smerky.



What do you have to combine it with to make it racist?
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Post by skully Wed 11 Nov 2009, 01:22

Which would you be more offended by Smerky, if I chose to call you:

a) a cheeky monkey, or;

b) a stinking, flea-infested, gibbering monkey (accompanied by inane armpit scratching movements and monkey noises)?

I think it's about the tone, context and intent.
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Post by buckSH Wed 11 Nov 2009, 04:21

DJ_Smerk wrote:Just had a brief discussion about racism where I live. My flatmate reckons calling a person a 'Monkey' is not a racist term.

Also, apparently 'half-cast' is still allowed?


Either people are severely uneducated or severely stupid.

It's quite unbelievable some of the things people say.

this is a peculiarly caucasian behaviour.

they will go the extra mile to prove that the 'other' doesn't exist.

sadly western govts for all their claims of being anti-racist also condone and encourage this behaviour by promoting a steady stream of racial undercurrent in their media and govt/police policies.

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Post by tac Wed 11 Nov 2009, 04:54

It seems pretty common for Indians to refer to SRT as a "monkey-faced dwarf" . . . as Indians are not racist, obviously monkey isn't always a racist term . . .
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Post by buckSH Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:17

tac wrote:It seems pretty common for Indians to refer to SRT as a "monkey-faced dwarf" . . . as Indians are not racist, obviously monkey isn't always a racist term . . .

my goodness. I haven't come across such an Indian.

unless you refer to aussies who became Indians.

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Post by tac Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:21

Indeed, monkey is such a common epithet used on most Indian cricket forums that it's hard to believe that Harbi used anything but that term to Roy . . . still, hardly racist as we know that Indians just aren't racist . . .
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Post by taipan Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:31

G.Wood wrote:Smerky just wanted to show off that he lives with a severely uneducated or severely stupid wench

Fixed
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Post by G.Wood Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:34

Well she's living with Smerky so I thought that was a given
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Post by tac Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:37

What's her name Baabaara Lamb?
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Post by embee Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:41

I think Marie knows....
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Post by DJ_Smerk Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:42

She's Irish, if that helps.
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Post by tac Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:44

Norman-Irish?
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Post by embee Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:46

Maureen O'Shaunshaggeder
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Post by DJ_Smerk Wed 11 Nov 2009, 05:46

tac wrote:Norman-Irish?


Racism and the ridiculous thoughts of individuals Jlp_facepalm
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