Jigga-Boo, Coon, Wog, Paki, Nigger, Kike, Frog, Spear-chucker
All pretty offensive racial slurs if you ask me. So why then are some people, just a small amount of mostly British media people with voices saying that some of these words are no more harmful than calling someone from Australia an Aussie!
Prince Charles apparently chooses to call his Asian friend Sootie. Sootie says this is an affectionate term and he doesn’t mind at all and Prince Charles is being harmless. Who am I to tell Sootie that the term in fact doesn’t sound like a term of endearment to me. From where I’m standing, it sounds like Prince Charles is taking the living p***. Just like when his dad said to a British student in China that if he stays there much longer, he’ll go home with slitty eyes! What an ugly ignorant thing to say. Ask me if I’ve lost my sense of humour and the answer is maybe because referring to a race or nation in a way that describes their appearance or skin colour in a way that makes their appearance seem “abnormal” is acting like an ignoramus.
I don’t like darkie, rag head or frog either. They’re offensive, they do mean harm and being called a Spear Chucker is not a term of endearment.
One journalist says the following:
Let's be honest, Prince Harry is no racist
Now, suddenly, Harry is a wicked racist - make that a thick, ginger-haired Royal racist - who must 'learn a painful lesson' and go on TV to make a public apology for his crime. Have we all gone barking mad?
It would seem so, judging by the buckets of vitriol poured over Harry for using the words 'Paki' and 'raghead' in a video made in 2006. While filming fellow cadets, Harry zoomed in on Captain Ahmed Raza Khan saying: 'Ah, our little Paki friend... Ahmed.'
Out of context, his words may shock. But in context, Harry was simply indulging in equal-opportunities Army banter - that's equally offensive to everyone, be they Taff, Paddy, Jock or simply some poor sod saddled with a fat girlfriend.
Many people make the mistake of trying to normalise racial slurs. I once over-heard a mixed-race woman say to her friend I love black men, I just don't like the darkies. Which I presume means she doesn't like the darker complexion variety of black men.
I have to scratch my head in wonderment at such comments. If people want to go around “normalising” the work Paki, Frog or Darkie, (…oh but he didn’t say it out of context) may they live in their small minded ignorance in bliss.
Prince Charles apparently chooses to call his Asian friend Sootie. Sootie says this is an affectionate term and he doesn’t mind at all and Prince Charles is being harmless. Who am I to tell Sootie that the term in fact doesn’t sound like a term of endearment to me. From where I’m standing, it sounds like Prince Charles is taking the living p***. Just like when his dad said to a British student in China that if he stays there much longer, he’ll go home with slitty eyes! What an ugly ignorant thing to say. Ask me if I’ve lost my sense of humour and the answer is maybe because referring to a race or nation in a way that describes their appearance or skin colour in a way that makes their appearance seem “abnormal” is acting like an ignoramus.
I don’t like darkie, rag head or frog either. They’re offensive, they do mean harm and being called a Spear Chucker is not a term of endearment.
One journalist says the following:
Let's be honest, Prince Harry is no racist
Now, suddenly, Harry is a wicked racist - make that a thick, ginger-haired Royal racist - who must 'learn a painful lesson' and go on TV to make a public apology for his crime. Have we all gone barking mad?
It would seem so, judging by the buckets of vitriol poured over Harry for using the words 'Paki' and 'raghead' in a video made in 2006. While filming fellow cadets, Harry zoomed in on Captain Ahmed Raza Khan saying: 'Ah, our little Paki friend... Ahmed.'
Out of context, his words may shock. But in context, Harry was simply indulging in equal-opportunities Army banter - that's equally offensive to everyone, be they Taff, Paddy, Jock or simply some poor sod saddled with a fat girlfriend.
Many people make the mistake of trying to normalise racial slurs. I once over-heard a mixed-race woman say to her friend I love black men, I just don't like the darkies. Which I presume means she doesn't like the darker complexion variety of black men.
I have to scratch my head in wonderment at such comments. If people want to go around “normalising” the work Paki, Frog or Darkie, (…oh but he didn’t say it out of context) may they live in their small minded ignorance in bliss.
posted by August Mayfield at
14:16
2 Comments:
Miss August
Your not gonna get a OBE with your comments against the British Royal Family. But good on you. I hate the way people act like it's ok to call people racist names like it's nothing.
In the past, I've been pulled up for using the words coloured referring to black people, half-caste, referring to people of mixed race and spastic, referring to disabled people and quite rightly so. If they're derogatory words and they're of no place in society, then I'm happy to be pulled up and happy to take the words out of my vocab.
Keep up the good work and entertainment.
Mahogany B
I often make offensive comments - mostly because I'm not very confidence and being a loud mouth makes people believe I am - but it's about time I became a bit more thoughtful about how people feel about being made fun of. Sometimes words not thought out properly hurt and cause offense.
I wouldn't like to stop being outspoken, just less hurtful with what I say. I don't mean to cause harm but I don't mean to hurt people's feelings either.
I'm very overweight and not "officially" pretty and I'd hate it if someone called me names and made me feel bad about what I can't change.
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