tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post776217938742793706..comments2023-07-02T19:23:47.154+10:00Comments on scuze i: enough, alreadyFruitCakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-1285691685789010602011-09-23T18:52:19.447+10:002011-09-23T18:52:19.447+10:00Hi Big Dog,
You get THREE gold stars for pointing ...Hi Big Dog,<br />You get THREE gold stars for pointing out the ironies.<br /><br />Hi Andrew,<br />Sometimes I think I have some kind of handle on how bad life can be for people who are deemed 'different' in one way or another, but every time that kind of in-yer-face ugliness happens it shocks me all over again. <br />Hopefully, the shock is not because I'm complacent, but because I really don't understand it.FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-26544352247623211422011-09-23T12:31:54.166+10:002011-09-23T12:31:54.166+10:00I am not sure if I have written this already elsew...I am not sure if I have written this already elsewhere, but the Jackson Five clip did not make me think of black Americans, nor Australian aborigines, nor Indians. I would be concerned about the piece if black people in Australia found it offensive but basing objections about something not meant to be offensive by another country's standards is just weird.<br /><br />It is not until your personal friend is called a black c*** in the street before your eyes, do you really get an understanding of what day to day racism is about.<br /><br />Kamahl used self deprecating humour about his race. I am not sure why, but I have come across this before. I learnt that it does not give anyone else the right to follow up or make similar cracks to the same person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2523157134200402843.post-46448817551844931902011-09-23T08:01:11.255+10:002011-09-23T08:01:11.255+10:00The irony of The Young Turks comments are amusing,...The irony of The Young Turks comments are amusing, "Those African Americans are so rowdy" says the woman. Hmm given the context I suspect the dancing guys are meant to be West Indian supporters, but presumably to the "enlightened" all "black folks" are the same.<br />The other problem is for whatever reason fried chicken is a favourite dish for a lot of coloured communities world wide and least I point out the obvious a lot of white folk like KFC too or it wouldn't be the world wide success that it is.<br />I am sure the advert makers would have been happy to reverse the roles but we all know that white guys can't dance and they ain't got no rythem.Big Dog Talkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505219369669562407noreply@blogger.com