First rude thing I ever sawOur Ginger Fuhrer's young life was scarred by the discovery of an end-of-the-pier 'What The Butler Saw' machine and a jazz mag shoved behind a toilet cistern. Tell us about the first time you realised that there was more to life than sweet shops and Friday night TV
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 11 Aug 2011, 13:07)
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The OP has my sympathiesI still used the term 'half caste' and not mixed race until quite recently even in front of a friend with a mixed race child completely oblivious to the fact it wasn't a PC term. She wasn't massively offended but did point out my error which I obviously felt bad about.
I wasn't using the word in a derogatory way as I was unaware of any negative connotations but I suppose that's the issue in a nutshell - it was my ignorance that could be found offensive by others.
I now refer to her son as 'half rice/half chips' so everyone's happy!
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