Im not racist
what is the correct term? Genuinely interested.
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 16:47, 3 replies)

my friend Che
would be the correct term his skin colour is irrelevent to the story
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 16:58, closed)

I understand this
but I have two friends called Che, one is black and one is half caste/mixed race whatever, Mixed race to me sounds more like some bizarre experiment whereas half caste seems like a label, of sorts. like white or black. Neither give a shit what I call them as they call me a honky and I call one a black bastard and one a half breed if we are having a laugh. If that makes me racist then it also makes them racist too.
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 23:48, closed)

How many friends called Che you have is irrelevant - as is the ethnicity of either.
It's not as if we'd be wondering which of your friends-that-we've-never-met you had in mind.

You utter imbecile.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 12 Aug 2011, 21:17, closed)

So I am an imbecile because of that?
I doubt that massively, they are people I know and socialise with that I call what I want. And them to me, if I were to meet a stranger of any ethnicity then I wouldn't be using the same language or terms with them. I call my mates cunts but wouldnt greet a stranger like that, colour or race doesnt come into it, a friend called fat bob or something, you then dont greet someone new who is overweight with fat xxxxx do you. Its how you all socialise with each other, 2 friends with the smae name and one is fat/black/asian/ a giraffe whatever, you use labels to differenciate them, no racism involved.
(robneymcplum spiced up his life on, Sat 13 Aug 2011, 16:58, closed)

Fuck me
You were coming out of this better before your half arsed explanation.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Sat 13 Aug 2011, 7:48, closed)

Well, I would use 'mixed race'
but in this instance I would have just said 'my friend Che'
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 16:58, closed)

I would claim a mindpiss
but it's not it's "stating the fucking obvious to a mong"
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 17:00, closed)

Provided he doesn't say something like "my half-caste friend, who stole my wallet, because they're all like that aren't they? Eh? EH?", is it really worth getting riled about? Would it matter if it was "my Scottish friend", or "my Swahili friend"? Irrelevant detail - but possibly not pejorative, malicious, or indicative of a 'mong'.
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 18:07, closed)

yeh maybe the mong comment was a bit harsh
I think it is a pejorative term though a few points down from the n bomb but not similar to Scottish.
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 19:16, closed)

Mixed race?
I thought that had been replaced with 'dual heritage'.
( 4Q just lurking, Fri 12 Aug 2011, 1:15, closed)

My mum favours "with a little bit of tar-brush in him."
I believe that anyone whose brain isn't firmly lodged in the pre-1960s wouldn't mention at all.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 19:50, closed)