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Plus, I only down-voted him. Didnt report it as abuse. It was only the gentlest of "prods"
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And if you consider it racist (which I don't) it could only be considered 'gently racist', to (possibly) coin a phrase. It could also be considered as a stereotyping remark without any overt racist intent. It could also be considered factual, from any direction, as most people have difficulty in distinguishing members of other races/ethnic groupings from a quick glance, unless there are dramatically distinguishing features, my beard and thinning pate for example.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Why don't we spice up your question with a hinglish answer? ;P 'Hinglish' -- a mixture of Hindi and English widely spoken in India may soon become the most common form of the Queen's language, according to a British expert. And as ancient as it can get: http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/oct/17hing.htm[^]
Interesting read. I wonder how far that has progressed in the intervening 6 years.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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And if you consider it racist (which I don't) it could only be considered 'gently racist', to (possibly) coin a phrase. It could also be considered as a stereotyping remark without any overt racist intent. It could also be considered factual, from any direction, as most people have difficulty in distinguishing members of other races/ethnic groupings from a quick glance, unless there are dramatically distinguishing features, my beard and thinning pate for example.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Why don't we spice up your question with a hinglish answer? ;P 'Hinglish' -- a mixture of Hindi and English widely spoken in India may soon become the most common form of the Queen's language, according to a British expert. And as ancient as it can get: http://www.rediff.com/news/2004/oct/17hing.htm[^]
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I was wondering why the GIT and GCT were started and it just struck me! To keep the drivel out of the lounge! It is working great! Very cunning of CG. :) But seriously, what exactly is the point of a 'hinglish' lounge on a English programming site?
You know guys Indians are more intelligent and hard working :rolleyes:. For the site popularity purpose CP has started the GIT as the separate forum as CP Admin knows that 'hinglish' lounge on a English programming site is more important than 'English' lounge on a English programming site. :laugh:
NMehta83 “We cannot fail until we fail to try”
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That's a religionist remark!
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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And if you consider it racist (which I don't) it could only be considered 'gently racist', to (possibly) coin a phrase. It could also be considered as a stereotyping remark without any overt racist intent. It could also be considered factual, from any direction, as most people have difficulty in distinguishing members of other races/ethnic groupings from a quick glance, unless there are dramatically distinguishing features, my beard and thinning pate for example.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
'gently racist'
What the fuck is a gentle racist? You either are an asshole or you are not. I never heard of someone being a gentle asshole...have you?
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Would you believe me if I said that this funny thing was the second link to the search term "hinglish" in google? :laugh:
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Interesting read. I wonder how far that has progressed in the intervening 6 years.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I for one hope that it hasn't progressed at all. :~
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Henry Minute wrote:
'gently racist'
What the fuck is a gentle racist? You either are an asshole or you are not. I never heard of someone being a gentle asshole...have you?
A gentle racist is the opposite end of the racist scale from a violent racist, many of whom I have had the misfortune to meet. Whilst it is true that you cannot be slightly pregnant, there are degrees of racism. Just as there varieties of ass-hole, once again I have encountered many during my life, and continue to do so an an almost daily basis.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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We are all Racist. Certainly during the World Cup I was rooting for England, I didn't want the nasty Hun to beat us, but they did. So I showed my racist colours. I am sure you would shout loudly for England too.
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DEUTSCHLAND!!!! :laugh:
Dalek Dave wrote:
I didn't want the nasty Hun to beat us
Strange... He didn't have a problem with you calling the German's Huns... I'm german... And I get it...
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
We are all Racist
You are joking right? I can only hope that your comment was in fun. Just because you were rooting for England doesn't make you a racist...you know that don't you.
I suspect you do not understand the term Race. The English are a Race. The French are a Race. A Race is a Nationality or Group based on Cultural Similarities and Shared Heredity... Example... a group of persons related by common descent or heredity. or a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavic race. or any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race. It is from the French 'Razza' meaning Lineage. To apply it to the Phenotypes of Humanity, Caucasion, Mongoloid or Negroid is a relatively recent diversion from it's original meaning. Although, Oddly Indians are Caucasion. Discuss.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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You know guys Indians are more intelligent and hard working :rolleyes:. For the site popularity purpose CP has started the GIT as the separate forum as CP Admin knows that 'hinglish' lounge on a English programming site is more important than 'English' lounge on a English programming site. :laugh:
NMehta83 “We cannot fail until we fail to try”
NMehta83 wrote:
You know guys Indians are more intelligent and hard working
Something missing at the end of that sentence.
Go and never darken my towels again - Groucho Marx
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DEUTSCHLAND!!!! :laugh:
Dalek Dave wrote:
I didn't want the nasty Hun to beat us
Strange... He didn't have a problem with you calling the German's Huns... I'm german... And I get it...
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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A gentle racist is the opposite end of the racist scale from a violent racist, many of whom I have had the misfortune to meet. Whilst it is true that you cannot be slightly pregnant, there are degrees of racism. Just as there varieties of ass-hole, once again I have encountered many during my life, and continue to do so an an almost daily basis.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
As Reginald D Hunter once said, too many people get upset about the racism that might upset someone a bit and ignore the racism that kicks the sh!t out of people. Or words to that effect. IIRC he was talking about the Jade Goody affair, which was a stupid white girl being construed as racist by other white people. Soft targets and all that.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
'The Villainous Hun'
Now, now.. No need to get personal... ;)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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I suspect you do not understand the term Race. The English are a Race. The French are a Race. A Race is a Nationality or Group based on Cultural Similarities and Shared Heredity... Example... a group of persons related by common descent or heredity. or a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavic race. or any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race. It is from the French 'Razza' meaning Lineage. To apply it to the Phenotypes of Humanity, Caucasion, Mongoloid or Negroid is a relatively recent diversion from it's original meaning. Although, Oddly Indians are Caucasion. Discuss.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
I suspect you do not understand the term Race.
I suspect you are full of stinky shit. I don't agree with you on this topic Dave and will not pursue it any further with you.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
'The Villainous Hun'
Now, now.. No need to get personal... ;)
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
Nah, what you need is the Frivolous Hungarian. :-D
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H
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A gentle racist is the opposite end of the racist scale from a violent racist, many of whom I have had the misfortune to meet. Whilst it is true that you cannot be slightly pregnant, there are degrees of racism. Just as there varieties of ass-hole, once again I have encountered many during my life, and continue to do so an an almost daily basis.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
A gentle racist is the opposite end of the racist scale from a violent racist
But you are still a racist, gentle or not. A bigot is a bigot regardless of your definition. :mad: And yes Henry, I am an asshole and damn proud of it.
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Henry Minute wrote:
A gentle racist is the opposite end of the racist scale from a violent racist
But you are still a racist, gentle or not. A bigot is a bigot regardless of your definition. :mad: And yes Henry, I am an asshole and damn proud of it.
I'll have to agree with this. Racism generally hurts people who are sensitive to it whether it's gentle or violent. It's okay between friends when they have a laugh about such topics but to the outsiders it will just be that one word: Racism.