Posted by Spex on 06/14/06 15:16

Martin Heffels wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:59:36 +0100, Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:
>
>> She was warned if that phrase was repeated again she would
>> be barred from entry to all council offices across the city.
>
> Interesting. I bet this warning came from over-PC white people? I have
> plenty of African friends, and they don't mind, nor care to be called
> black, because that is what they are, and they are proud of it. Of course,
> used in the wrong way, it will upset them.
> Maybe the over-PC people should listen to rap-lyrics (Ludacris comes to my
> mind now) and listen how they "talk" about their own race.
>
> cheers
>
> -martin-

Precisely, PCism is patronising in the extreme and just reinforces
racial inequality and makes race an issue where it shouldn't be.

Its just discrimination by the back door and it ticks me off!

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