Racist grandparentsIt Came From Planet Aylia says: "My husband's mad Auntie Joan accused the man seven doors down of stealing her milk as he was the first black neighbour she had. She doesn't even get her milk delivered." Tell us about casual racism from oldies.
Thanks to Brayn Dedd who suggested this too
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:54)
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"She also had a hatred of anyone and anything Japanese - somewhat understandable as two of her cousins were killed by Japanese soldiers in the Second World War (rather gruesomely as I recall)."
Say what now? Isn't that the very definition of racism; bad people were Japanese, therefore all Japanese are bad?
Unless of course you wrote this to illustrate this very point (but it didn't read like it).
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Ghoti Fingers, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 13:41,
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"Understandable" is not the same as "Justifiable"</pedantry>
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