Now This Is What You Call Racism.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/young-girl-writes-letter-to-classmate-saying-she-may-not-be-allowed-to-attend-her-birthday-party-because-she-is-black-10116365.html

So sad that this type of thing is still happening, even if it is in America's deep south.

[ummmm]

Andy was just giving an opinion...

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// Your post was name calling, AOG. ///

How often have we seen the words, knuckle-dragger, Racist, Nazi, homophobic, Fascist, Xenophobic, Islamophobic, banded about by some on this site?

All very legitimate it would seem, because I have yet to see any removed.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// Andy was just giving an opinion.. ///

Would 'self-opinionated' be in order then?

[ummmm]

Self opinionated is politer than what you put in your -answer removed-

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

No comment to make regarding my 12.46 post?

[ummmm]

They aren't personal attacks. They are remarks about a group of people...like the EDL :-)

[Svejk]

who said it was 'more sad'?

[anotheoldgit]

naval

/// Why do you think this is more sad than other acts of racisim we have seen recently? ///

Do you mean actual acts of racism such as in this case, or just accusations of racism? There is a whole world of difference.

[retrocop]

naval
Perhaps the fact that racism seems to be so overt and introduced to two young innocent children so soon.It ain't going anywhere but it is a pity that they do not experience this at a later date if it has to be experienced at all!!

[Svejk]

/// on other previous posts he has denounced racism. ///

Do you think he shouldn't?

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

/// They aren't personal attacks. They are remarks about a group of people...like the EDL :-) ///

You have been on this site long enough to know that this isn't always so, such name calling has also been aimed at fellow ABers.

[retrocop]

Seems like if I were to post."I thought your post was an intelligent comment and had shown you to be erudite " That is name calling though I thought those adjectives were descriptive myself. I had better not be complimentary to any one on this site then. :-(

[ummmm]

No different to the leftie liberal yogurt knitting tree huggers...etc

[andy-hughes]

I have just returned from lunch - and I see that my initial point remains valid, since most of the thread seems to consist of the OP'er complaining that a post - I assume about me - has been removed. That's a shame, since the gentleman concerned took severe offence to a post of mine, and advised he was no longer debating with me, but still wants to be (I assume, didn't see the post) less than complimentary.

So - let's continue - I am still unsure if the thread will continue to follow the OP - we shall see.

[ummmm]

Do they ever, Andy?

[Mamyalynne]

As long as ignorant adults continue to allow their prejudices to rub off on their children , this will not stop.


My heart goes out to the youngsters.

[andy-hughes]

retrocop - // Are you in a hurry or something?It has only been going 52 minutes. //

A fair point.

//My point is: I suspect that aog's post is the opposite of which you would of liked or expected from him.//

I don't 'like' or 'expect' anything from any poster - I respond as I see, not based on any preconceived ideas.

// If he had expressed a less sympathetic approach to the little girls you would of been at his throat all day.That is probably why you think there is no point in the thread isn't it really? No snide comments to be bandied about is there.? //

That is a completely baseless observation. I would not expect AOG to agree with racism, I know him better than that - so your point is completely off track.

I am not in the business of picking a fight with anyone - including AOG, who has declined to debate with me anyway, so I w

[andy-hughes]

,... would be wasting my time.

OK - shall we carry on now?