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Post by Pacifico on Jun 4, 2023 17:57:20 GMT
white trash nounDEROGATORY•INFORMAL poor white people, especially those living in the southern US. White trash is a derogatory racial and class-related slur[1][2] used in American English to refer to poor white people, especially in the rural areas of the southern United States. The label signifies a social class inside the white population and especially a degraded standard of living Describing black racists as black trash is also a race-related slur. Describing the IRA as scum is also a race-related slur, as is describing the SS and Klu Klux Klan as such. They were scum... |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 4, 2023 18:11:13 GMT
Describing black racists as black trash is also a race-related slur. Describing the IRA as scum is also a race-related slur, as is describing the SS and Klu Klux Klan as such. They were scum... Interesting you haven't said the same thing about the Klu Klux Klan. Most people would say the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan were scum. What would the character in your avatar think? |
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Post by Dan Dare on Jun 4, 2023 20:12:55 GMT
No, I think it is more to do with assuring would-be migrants that they are sure to receive warm welcome in the UK, no matter where they hail from or how they get here. Don't pay attention to the Daily Mail, Channel 4 tells it like it is. "The idents were designed to reinforce the channel’s “values”, according to 4Creative chief Alice Tonge, who said in a statement: “Our new idents couldn’t be more Channel 4 — they celebrate inclusion, diversity, youth and the channel’s big noisy alternative voice. We use these idents as an opportunity to remind people why they’re watching Channel 4. Not just what they’re watching with a spinning logo,” she said. The ‘white cliffs’ ident is showing that Channel 4 knows that different cultures and backgrounds and ethnicities make the UK a better place to live.It’s a real celebration of that – I think it’s a really positive message,” added Tonge."
Channel 4 'may know', but how about the rest of us? Do we know that "different cultures and backgrounds and ethnicities make the UK a better place to live?" If so how do we know?
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Post by Pacifico on Jun 4, 2023 21:51:13 GMT
Interesting you haven't said the same thing about the Klu Klux Klan. Most people would say the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan were scum. What would the character in your avatar think? an outfit far away who are of no importance to my country - unlike the scum in the IRA |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 4, 2023 22:27:42 GMT
Interesting you haven't said the same thing about the Klu Klux Klan. Most people would say the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan were scum. What would the character in your avatar think? an outfit far away who are of no importance to my country - unlike the scum in the IRA Yeah, it wouldn't have taken much effort to add the KKK, Doc. That said, Alfie probably wouldn't have. |
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Post by Pacifico on Jun 5, 2023 7:18:50 GMT
an outfit far away who are of no importance to my country - unlike the scum in the IRA Yeah, it wouldn't have taken much effort to add the KKK, Doc. That said, Alfie probably wouldn't have. I didn't add Pol-Pot, the Chinese Communist Party or Rwandan Hutu's either. Simply because they are nothing to do with the UK and, like the KKK, are whataboutery to avoid condemning the IRA. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 5, 2023 8:22:58 GMT
Yeah, it wouldn't have taken much effort to add the KKK, Doc. That said, Alfie probably wouldn't have. I didn't add Pol-Pot, the Chinese Communist Party or Rwandan Hutu's either. Simply because they are nothing to do with the UK and, like the KKK, are whataboutery to avoid condemning the IRA. LOL!!!! I mentioned two groups: the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan. You came back to say that the IRA were scum. You didn't mention the Klu Klux Klan. Only the IRA. Why was that? Don't you think that's unwise, given that the character in your avatar is a racist? If the fictional Alf Garnett had been responding, he wouldn't have included the Klu Klux Klan, either. He was famously a racist, after all. I'm not saying that you're racist. I'm only saying that you would be wise to take steps to avoid creating the impression that you are a racist, given your avatar. |
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Post by Pacifico on Jun 5, 2023 16:00:20 GMT
I didn't add Pol-Pot, the Chinese Communist Party or Rwandan Hutu's either. Simply because they are nothing to do with the UK and, like the KKK, are whataboutery to avoid condemning the IRA. LOL!!!! I mentioned two groups: the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan. You came back to say that the IRA were scum. You didn't mention the Klu Klux Klan. Only the IRA. Why was that? Don't you think that's unwise, given that the character in your avatar is a racist? If the fictional Alf Garnett had been responding, he wouldn't have included the Klu Klux Klan, either. He was famously a racist, after all. I'm not saying that you're racist. I'm only saying that you would be wise to take steps to avoid creating the impression that you are a racist, given your avatar. What has the KKK got to do with the UK? |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 5, 2023 16:01:58 GMT
LOL!!!! I mentioned two groups: the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan. You came back to say that the IRA were scum. You didn't mention the Klu Klux Klan. Only the IRA. Why was that? Don't you think that's unwise, given that the character in your avatar is a racist? If the fictional Alf Garnett had been responding, he wouldn't have included the Klu Klux Klan, either. He was famously a racist, after all. I'm not saying that you're racist. I'm only saying that you would be wise to take steps to avoid creating the impression that you are a racist, given your avatar. What has the KKK got to do with the UK? Most people would have said that the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan are scum. That's all. |
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Post by Pacifico on Jun 5, 2023 16:12:42 GMT
What has the KKK got to do with the UK? Most people would have said that the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan are scum. That's all. What has the KKK got to do with the UK? |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 5, 2023 16:15:15 GMT
Most people would have said that the IRA and the Klu Klux Klan are scum. That's all. What has the KKK got to do with the UK? The KKK and the IRA were mentioned. You focussed only on the IRA. I commented that most people wouldn't have, that most people would have included both. I think that's a fair observation. |
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Post by Pacifico on Jun 5, 2023 16:32:26 GMT
I wonder why I focused on the IRA..
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 5, 2023 16:36:40 GMT
I wonder why I focused on the IRA.. Nobody's disputing that the IRA were murderers. George Floyd's police killers were murderers too. The KKK have killed. It's odd to focus on just one group of murderers when other groups were also under discussion. It's just a throwaway observation. Don't sweat it, Doc. |
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Post by Red Rackham on Jun 5, 2023 21:36:11 GMT
Describing black racists as black trash is also a race-related slur. Describing the IRA as scum is also a race-related slur, as is describing the SS and Klu Klux Klan as such. Anyone who uses the IRA in their defence, has lost. |
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Post by Einhorn on Jun 5, 2023 22:20:50 GMT
Describing black racists as black trash is also a race-related slur. Describing the IRA as scum is also a race-related slur, as is describing the SS and Klu Klux Klan as such. Anyone who uses the IRA in their defence, has lost. No idea what you're talking about, Red. |
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