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Do ethnic miniorities who claim to be victims of racism have a point...?
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Is this why Asian families tend to live in overwhelmingly Asian areas?
For self-protection perhaps?
Is this why Asian families tend to live in overwhelmingly Asian areas?
For self-protection perhaps?
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Number one it's because that's where the goverment/council put them, number two, of course as a foreign stranger you would love to continue with the community and family spirit you are used to "back home" number three with racist idiots like these around I can understand the safety in numbers thing.
I remember watching this Panorama episode - I think the thugs would have targeted anyone that was different, not just because of the colour of their skin. At one point the girl reporter was actually threatened with a brick into her face and was pinned up against a hedge - then the householder came out and shouted at the thugs and they dropped the brick and ran away.
Unfortunately, this is a very poor example on which to base such an argument. Let me say, though, that I do not condone what happened, just the opposite.
However, this situation arose out of a documentary made by the BBC in Bristol which entailed two Asian reporters being deliberately found a house in what can only be described as an overwhelmingly white working class, run down council estate, where the average IQ is on a par with that of a goldfish, and unemployment is way above the national average.
The couple were equipped with secret cameras with which they filmed their comings and goings around the streets of the estate. The culprits were very few in number and were what can only be described as "typical yobs". They were not representative of the vast majority, some of whom in the film are seen coming to the aid of the Asian couple.
The strong impression given was that the documentary deliberately set out to trap and ensnare the pond life on that particular estate, and in that respect it did not disappoint. But it has to be put into perspective, the idiots who were responsible for the abuse are to be lambasted for their racist actions and behaviour, but were still in a very small minority.
Some cynical observers of that documentary may conclude that the BBC and their reporters got more or less what they expected, and otherwise they would not have had the kind of material for the programmed which they set out to achieve.
We live in a far from utopian society, and no decent person can condone racism, but I can only conclude that the BBC would not have achieved its aim had they sent two white reporters into that particular estate.
However, this situation arose out of a documentary made by the BBC in Bristol which entailed two Asian reporters being deliberately found a house in what can only be described as an overwhelmingly white working class, run down council estate, where the average IQ is on a par with that of a goldfish, and unemployment is way above the national average.
The couple were equipped with secret cameras with which they filmed their comings and goings around the streets of the estate. The culprits were very few in number and were what can only be described as "typical yobs". They were not representative of the vast majority, some of whom in the film are seen coming to the aid of the Asian couple.
The strong impression given was that the documentary deliberately set out to trap and ensnare the pond life on that particular estate, and in that respect it did not disappoint. But it has to be put into perspective, the idiots who were responsible for the abuse are to be lambasted for their racist actions and behaviour, but were still in a very small minority.
Some cynical observers of that documentary may conclude that the BBC and their reporters got more or less what they expected, and otherwise they would not have had the kind of material for the programmed which they set out to achieve.
We live in a far from utopian society, and no decent person can condone racism, but I can only conclude that the BBC would not have achieved its aim had they sent two white reporters into that particular estate.
joeluke
Exactly how was this a sting???
An Asian family moving into an ordinary street isn't a sting!
And as to whether a white family moving into a predominately Asian area - it would be an interesting exercise, but do black and Asian communities treat whites like this? Have you ever seen any news stories?
Do you condemn the two racist thugs by the way?
Exactly how was this a sting???
An Asian family moving into an ordinary street isn't a sting!
And as to whether a white family moving into a predominately Asian area - it would be an interesting exercise, but do black and Asian communities treat whites like this? Have you ever seen any news stories?
Do you condemn the two racist thugs by the way?
OrcadianOil
Then do you see why Asians tend to group together in their own communities, rather than try to venture out to overwhelmingly white estates?
Also, "The strong impression given was that the documentary deliberately set out to trap and ensnare the pond life on that particular estate" - the only things the reporters did was to be Asian.
If they tried to convert the local community centre into a mosque, or played loud music throughout the night, I'd understand - but they didn't. All they did was have the cheek not to be white.
That, surely cannot be entrapment.
And imagine how many other families are dealing with the same kind of racist thugs all over the country. All it takes is a couple of people (even if they're in a tiny minority) to make life a misery.
Then do you see why Asians tend to group together in their own communities, rather than try to venture out to overwhelmingly white estates?
Also, "The strong impression given was that the documentary deliberately set out to trap and ensnare the pond life on that particular estate" - the only things the reporters did was to be Asian.
If they tried to convert the local community centre into a mosque, or played loud music throughout the night, I'd understand - but they didn't. All they did was have the cheek not to be white.
That, surely cannot be entrapment.
And imagine how many other families are dealing with the same kind of racist thugs all over the country. All it takes is a couple of people (even if they're in a tiny minority) to make life a misery.
sp....I don't condone thuggery of any kind, just making a point that asian thugs wouldn't have been treated as severely
The programme makers obviously knew that planting 2 asians in a predominantly white area would provoke a reaction from a minority
Slip a pork sausage on the grill at a jewish barbecue and see what happens
The programme makers obviously knew that planting 2 asians in a predominantly white area would provoke a reaction from a minority
Slip a pork sausage on the grill at a jewish barbecue and see what happens
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