A question of color

Chris Austin

Too bad things haven't changed enough. Last year in New Orleans a bitch-ass waitress refused to serve me, my wife, and her father. When we complained and the manager rebuked her she quit right then and there rather than serve us. I am not saying this is the rule, but my wife or I have been on the receiving end too many time to think that we have breed out these rednecks. Hey don't worry, I can handle it. I took something. I can see things no one else can see. Why are you dressed like that? - Jack Burton

Chris Losinger

"Black Man, Black Woman, Black Baby White Man White Woman, White Baby Black Man, White Woman, Black Baby White Man, Black Woman, Black Baby." Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy -c

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Chris Austin

Arghhhh! Damn, now I have "FOBP" and "Can't Trust It" running through my head. Hey don't worry, I can handle it. I took something. I can see things no one else can see. Why are you dressed like that? - Jack Burton

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

I'm sorry to hear that Chris. :rose: It does seem to take longer in some areas than others. The UK is a pretty cosmopolitan place now, and it's a huge contrast to the way it was 20 years ago. I like it that way. :) Anna :rose: Homepage | My life in tears

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Chris Losinger

Fight the power (of PE). -c

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Lost User

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote: I'm so glad things have changed. Has it? http://www.newvision.org.uk/eu_urges_.htm[^] "In separate reports issued recently by the two anti-racism bodies, the United Kingdom has been referred to as one of the increasingly intolerant, hostile, and xenophobic countries in the European Union." Mike Mullikin :beer:

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Chris Austin

groan...........:) Hey don't worry, I can handle it. I took something. I can see things no one else can see. Why are you dressed like that? - Jack Burton

Anna Jayne Metcalfe

Personally, I don't agree with the way asylum applications are treated at all, but I haven't seen that report before and I'm rather shocked by it. I am glad to say that I haven't encountered racism myself in a long, long time. Maybe I've been lucky - I really don't know. I certainly wouldn't tolerate it if I encountered it. Sadly, I do see a different kind of discrimination here - that between those who can afford to live well in the UK and those that can't. The cost of living here is getting crazy. Anna :rose: Homepage | My life in tears

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Paul Watson

"They" are called Coloureds here. A whole race was born when the settlers arrived in South Africa and began procreating with the "natives." Nishant S wrote: I mean if it's an Indian-White cross they refer to him/her as a Indian-american, same for chinese-americans, pakistani-americans etc... But why is it otherwise for black-white crosses? Huh? I think you have it wrong. An Indian-American is a NATIVE Indian, like a Cherokee. A Chinese-American means the parents or lineage is predominatley Chinese but the person in question was born in America. Like an African-American is a black African born in America. That is how I see it (though just for the record I am as African as anyone else in Africa and they can shove it if they want to label me European! So if I was born in America with my current parents I would be an African-American.)

Paul Watson
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Nick Seng

In Malaysia, if a chinese married or vice-versa, we call them "Chindian" :) Notorious SMC

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