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1. RealMan - Member

   How about banning nuns? Fairly close to Muslim atire. Or little old ladies in Greece/Spain that wear mourning vails. Women who wear big black sunglasses, privacy glass in cars, hoodies.......

   Hoodies are banned in certain places. I've been kicked out of a few places for wearing a hoodie, although most of the time they just ask you to take it off. Which does raise the question - if I cant wear a hood, why should they be allowed to wear a whole burka thing? Although in reality, I don't really care what they wear. Just doesn't affect me.

   Is kinda amusing when you see them all group together for photos though. Smile! Why..?

   Posted 2 years ago #
2. west kipper - Member

   I wish some of you would stop using the old "if you live in this country, you should live by our rules" crap.
   There is, thankfully, no law against what they're wearing, so they ARE living by our rules.
   The 'bans' on hoodies, and white trainers in nightclubs etc are as a rule in private businesses/ shopping centres and such, and in the case of the former, are there because of people using them to get away with crime.
   Forgive me, but I dont see a huge wave of shoplifting and bag theft being commited by Muslim women (or terrorism, for that matter)
   So, yes, you are being prejudiced.

   Posted 2 years ago #
3. crikey - Member

   I does make me chuckle to think that Western civilisation is so fragile that it can be threatened so enormously by a few ladies in scarves that cover their faces.

   It's also very enlightening to see the number of excuses people trot out when what they really mean is 'I don't like darkies'....

   Posted 2 years ago #
4. dmiller - Member

   crikey - Member

   I does make me chuckle to think that Western civilisation is so fragile that it can be threatened so enormously by a few ladies in scarves that cover their faces.

   It's also very enlightening to see the number of excuses people trot out when what they really mean is 'I don't like darkies'....

   Nicely put.

   Posted 2 years ago #
5. crikey - Member

   I live in an area with loads of families whose origins lie in Pakistan or Bangladesh, and see very few burkas, but was standing at a bus stop with a lady in full ninja gear; it was slightly incongruous to hear her say 'bloody 'ell it's 'kin freezin', should 'ave put me 'at on'

   Posted 2 years ago #
6. Northwind - Member

   Not racist, possibly xenophobic.

   Posted 2 years ago #
7. zaskar - Inactive

   fotorat - Member
   I am not a racist I have shagged indian, afro carribean and chinese women, viva racial diversity.

   and even married muslim women are normally adjusted and lap up the attention.....

   So ask yourself this: how many Girlfriends or Boyfriends from ethnic backgrounds different to yours have you had.

   Are you still not racist
   

   He has a point and therefore I'm not rascilistic either.

   Posted 2 years ago #
8. mudsux - Member

   I am not a racist I have shagged indian, afro carribean and chinese women, viva racial diversity.
   and even married muslim women are normally adjusted and lap up the attention.....

   Racist? You're not a racist. You sound more like a rapist.

   Posted 2 years ago #
9. zaskar - Inactive

   They could have attacked him y'know.

   Posted 2 years ago #
10. kennyp - Member

    Might be a simpler world if everyone just said "Okay, I am a bit racist, what's the big deal". That would take the wind out the PC sails. I suspect most of us are anyway, at least a bit. As long as you aren't harming anyone, what's the problem?

    Same goes for the burka. If women want to wear it then that's their business.

    Posted 2 years ago #
11. nonk - Member

    my dad broke his leg last year.
    phones me on the way out of the hospital..
    me: how dit go?
    dad: champion lad, yes i got one of these paki types..top bloke mind you sorted me out no bother.

    if you told my dad he was a racist he would be shocked.

    Posted 2 years ago #
12. saxabar - Member

    Don't ya just love targeted advertising!

    * (Did anyone else see an ad for Muslima.com and a Muslim matrimonial site?!)

    Posted 2 years ago #
13. kennyp - Member

    On holiday in America a few years ago we found ourselves droving in a part of the city where we were the only white faces. My instinctive reaction was to make sure the car doors were locked. Therefore I'm definitely racist. Anyone else want to admit it?

    Posted 2 years ago #
14. mudsux - Member

    dad: champion lad, yes i got one of these paki types..top bloke mind you sorted me out no bother.

    if you told my dad he was a racist he would be shocked.

    Just a friend of Ron Atkinson then.

    I'm sure the guy who treated him would see it the same too.

    Posted 2 years ago #
15. swollen - Member

    joolsburger- hit the nail on the head

    Also, the thing was originally invented to stop them from shagging each others birds all the time.

    Posted 2 years ago #
16. zaskar - Inactive

    nonk - Member
    my dad broke his leg last year.
    phones me on the way out of the hospital..
    me: how dit go?
    dad: champion lad, yes i got one of these paki types..top bloke mind you sorted me out no bother.

    if you told my dad he was a racist he would be shocked.
    

    Racist? nah.

    Stupid? Hell yeah.

    I don't think the Doctor or Nurse would appreciate being called Paki either. They probably think he's not racist, just Ignorant. (Sorry not my words but from an asian Doctor I used to work with -emailed for his input-he saw the lighter side of it though!)

    Posted 2 years ago #
17. nonk - Member

    you emailed him for his imput?

    your right though it is ignorant but importantly he means no harm.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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