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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Cosmopolitan DevonNot so much a grandparent as my lovely Mum. We've driven to Dawlish for the afternoon but, quelle surprise, it was cunting it down so it was more of a car based event than anything else.
However, being at the seaside we had to have an ice cream so we dutifully parked up outside one of the parlours where she and my other half went in to buy a cone each. In the window was a stuffed mascot from Robinsons Marmalade. I admired the shopkeepers audacity/stupidity but thought nothing else of it.
Upon their return my Mum opens the door to the car and screeches (in your broadest Devon accent) "Ohmygod look! They got a Golliwog in the window. Mind you can't call 'em that now. You gotta call 'em Wogs".
Genius.
(, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 11:54, 1 reply)
ConfusionI had a similar conversation with my stepdad a few weks ago. He was genuinely confused as to why you had to stop calling them "gollywogs". He just kept asking me what was offensive about the word "golly" and the more he asked, the more I uncontrollably laughed. Silly sod. He's not racist, just a bit dumb.
(, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 12:25, closed)
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