Racism Chat...if You Dare.

[-Talbot-]

Some white people appear to be afraid to call


black racists...racist
Muslim racists ...racists


Why?
Is it the fear of being branded...racist?

[Hypognosis]

@Talbot

"Why?"

Why not explore the fear factor? What happens after one is branded racist? Immediate dismissal, or pressure to resign/retire?

And who gains, after the fire-ee jas gone?

[Hypognosis]

*has gone

[Zacs-Master]

Ah, that's ok then ummmm. I just see these posts where people say 'my black friend/s' and 'my Asian friend/s' and I thought they may carry more weight than someone who doesnt have such acquaintances.

[ummmm]

I don't think it makes a difference, Zacs.

I only mentioned my Indian friend because she's never experienced racism whereas I have.

[-Talbot-]

Ooops thought this thread was dead.

Oyinbo is a word I came across a couple of days ago I typed that word in twitter and found some interesting results.

I have a disproportionate amount of black friends. Until a few days ago I had no idea that blacks only make up just over 3% (5% if we add black and mixed race together) of the population.
Only 1 Asian friend and that is probably because he likes a drink or two.

Black people integrate with society at large more than Asians people do.
Agree?
Disagree?

[DTCwordfan]

Mamya's right, anywhere, any race. The Chinese are bloody awful xenophobists in my book.

One of my peer business managers hired a West Indian on a short term assignment to sort out a new floating tank installation that was causing a lot of problems and to assist with the depot at large as to his product. A nice chap, I think aged 32....

Anyway during a marketing managers' meeting (sales and ops), the most senior Chinese guy in the company and at a junior VP worldwide level, turned around said "Why are we hiring a bloody n-g--r?" Major shooting down......

Also, they weren't amiss to using gweipo or gweipor as a term equivalent for we Caucasians, often in jest but if the tone goes up at the end then that is the abusive variation, the equivalent of effing white ghost.

Of all places, in the Cathay Pacific sales office in Central HK, close to the Mandarin Oriental, I was booking a new route around the world, two company contributions and tickets involved, leaving me with the delta to cover across the USA, all very complicated but just needed some patience - I had pointed out that the delta was on my budget and not all we foreigners were dripping in wealth. In short, I got the effing white ghost expression.....result one senior manager summonsed and we flew HK to San Fran and then London to HK in first class on CPA's nickel..... Hope she got the sack.

[David H]

I really really hope people are waking up to this. When I heard a BBC reporter say Newcastle was 'Hideously white' I saw our society hit one of its lowest points. Imagine going to Lagos or Tokyo and saying the equivalent there?

If you wouldn't say something bad about other races you don't say it about anyone, end of. And what about Asian racism about blacks and vice versa, it is universal and totally immaterial who it is from and to.