Is It Racist To Be Called Frank?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2431562/Black-commander-called-Frank-Bruno-West-Midlands-firefighters-passed-promotion.html

Seems to me this chap is using the race card when it is not at all called for. being the highest-ranked black officer in the West Midlands Fire Service, can't be all bad, can it?

[ummmm]

Why couldn't they have just called him Warren?

[sandyRoe]

Frank Bruno was a good boxer but nobody would claim he was the sharpest knife in the box. Perhaps in calling this man, 'Frank', they were implying he was stupid.

[B00]

But he does have a look of Frank Bruno about him.

[youngmafbog]

Certainly does sound like it AOG.

[ummmm]

I don't think he looks anything like Bruno.

[sandyRoe]

Well, he's the same colour, true enough. But apart from that I don't see much of a resemblance.

[FredPuli43]

No, but calling him Frank is not the substance of the argument, judging from his wife's summing up.

[dannyk13]

How does Frank Bruno feel about the fact that comparing someone with him is racist?

[mikey4444]

No !

[woofgang]

not racist but abusive. Frank Bruno used to make a joke out of being slow, it was part of the act.

[sp1814]

AOG

What has happened here, is that the Daily Mail has taken one detail out of the race discrimination case, and put it in the headline.

Reading the story, it appears that his case is not really about him being referred to by the name of some other random black person.

Something I'm a little curious about...seeing as all we know about the story is that he had a nickname and that he claims that his career progression didn't go as expected, how comes some are so sure he's playing the race card?

Why is it that? Is it because some people think that all black people are the same and are just looking to screw the system?

I think there's a word for those kinds of people.

Can anyone guess what it is?

[mikey4444]

I agree sp...if the story was about someone in the Fire Service that was a bit accident prone and was nicknamed Frank, after Frank Spencer, they wouldn't have even bothered with the story in the first place. Just the usual low quality, sensationalist for the DM. We must never forget that the DM is a tabloid newspaper these days, and see the need to act like one with every opportunity it gets. It appeals to the same dunderheads that the Sun does, but without the nudes.

[Frank97]

Is It Racist To Be Called Frank?

I hope not!

[bazwillrun]

"I think there's a word for those kinds of people. Can anyone guess what it is? "

no, why dont you tell us what it is


"how comes some are so sure he's playing the race card?
"
youre obviously not a betting person...

[woofgang]

well but mikey, if he wasn't accident prone and people nicknamed him Frank for Frank Spencer because they meant that he was a clumsy idiot then that could be abuse too.

[anotheoldgit]

sp1814

/// What has happened here, is that the Daily Mail has taken one detail out of the race discrimination case, and put it in the headline. ///

/// Reading the story, it appears that his case is not really about him being referred to by the name of some other random black person. ///

Oh I see all the fault of the Daily Mail again, how dare they mention a known factor of his case put before the city tribunal.

*** His wife Cordell Simpson represented him at the city tribunal. She claimed he had been referred to as ‘Frank’ after the ex-world champion Bruno. ***

Perhaps his missus should not have mentioned it also?

[society]

People nowadays are too thin-skinned and put meaning to everything. One has to watch their P's and Q's and mind the egg shells.

[FredPuli43]

He's been the highest-ranked black officer, eh, AOG? So what has he got to complain about? LOL

[mikey4444]

Trigger...I have just seen the photo on the link and I agree...he's the spitting image of old Bruno !

By the way, whatever happened to Bruno ?