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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Is racial stereotypingNot a form of racism?
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wakeupandsmellthebacon, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 14:02,
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Is it stereotyping to describe a laundry, staffed by individuals of chinese heritage, as a Chinese laundry?Our high street is full of Chinese takeaways (serving Chinese food, and staffed by Chinese emigrants), but no one makes a fuss.
Most of the Indian takeaways are staffed by people of Bangladeshi heritage, but that doesn't cause any upset, either.
Then again, my only experience of a Chinese laundry is from the pages of Dandy comics, so perhaps I've simply grown up unaware of the terrible racial slur - is it similar to how "paki shop" used to be used?
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monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 31 Oct 2011, 14:09,
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Perhaps, though what is racially offensive is up to each person. Should I be offended if someone dresses up as a Viking for Halloween because it "insults my heritage "? I don't feel offended but maybe I should be. I don't know. I am often confused about what is PC and acceptable and what isn't.
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