Julian Cope presents Head Heritage

Yeah I know the roots of the expression but it is also used by whites in the manner I speak of, and that's what I'm referring to.

It wasn't just black people attacking Sachmo for his 'brow wiping' antics and even Ainsley blimmin Harriot's been on the wrong end of that one.

As I said shocking.

Damn though I started watch The Professionals again last year. There I said it. The only time (well that and Minder) that ITV gets any of my custom.

Oh and Randal and Hopkirk.

:-)

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first episode of Minder (gunfight at the ok launderette). Terry gets held hostage in afore mentioned laundry place by a couple of black fellas.
He gets arthur on the phone who says (something like) Terry, Can't believe you got hold up by a couple of niggers.

ITV4 bleep out the word.

I did read your post, and am glad that he repented. I'm sure you will agree that he is the exception, and not the rule.But still, great.
I don't think it ruins my argument at all - It just means that one old boy, and good on him, saw the error of his ways - as a story, it's great as a statistic it is meaningless. sorry, but it is.
Ok, to add to my many other faults I am now ageist. Ok, I can lve with it if you'd like to believe that.
Try to think of them as human beings? great advice, i'll endeavour to give it a go.
I was not assuming that the elderly (or coffin dodgers, if it helps fulfill your opinion of me).
As for not doing it to make yourself feel better, I don't believe you. I don't mean to be insulting, but I'm trying to be honest. I may be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

As for not doing it to make yourself feel better, I don't believe you. I don't mean to be insulting, but I'm trying to be honest. I may be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

So where are your foolproof statistics that he was the exception not the rule? Anything to back that up? Thought not. Until that is proven I will continue to attempt to whittle away at racism bit by little bit.

And even if he was the exception, every mind opened is a victory against racism.

And, yes, you are wrong. I was not doing it to try to please myself, apart from the fact that I wouldn't be able to face myself if I didn't speak up for my own point of view. Do you prefer to keep your opinions to yourself just because it gives you an easy ride? How does that poem go?

First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist.

Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.

What on earth ? Why are you attacking somebody for doing the right thing because you don't think that their motives for doing the right thing were correct ? Seriously, please explain how this level of suspicious derision is worthwhile. A lot of us do know Squid personally, and yes you're wrong, and no it definitely isn't the first time. What the hell, your posts are just personal attacks now. Sort yourself out.

You're just doing it again aren't you ? Thrashing around trying to score points against somebody because you actually have no argument anymore. People have discussed the points you've made, found them to be shallow, hypocritical or counterproductive, or in short they just disagree with you. Rather than then simply backing off, agreeing to disagree, or sensibly defending your point.. You just stick out your tongue and attempt to continue with the weakest of Sophistry. Or we get stuff like this series of posts here, hysterically awful and ugly as they are 'Well.. I'm a better person than you, you're a fake, you only challenge (x) to make you feel better *sticks out tongue, again*' Listen to yourself, think hard about what you're saying here. Stop resorting to constructing strawmen. Stop projecting your dim view of others on any poor sod who genuinely tries to understand or debate with you when they refuse to just accept and agree with you. Just stop.

If, as you posted earlier in this thread you truly are annoyed with how its gone then lock it please, it's your thread. It would show some consistency.

As for not doing it to make yourself feel better, I don't believe you. I don't mean to be insulting, but I'm trying to be honest. I may be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

*sigh*

The point is that unless we speak out against racism, it will flourish. This is how my parents brought me up, and I still find it a good rule to live by. It is that simple. Let us drop all the personal stuff and get to the nitty gritty. As I see it, if you do not speak out against racism, you are tacitly agreeing with it. It is irrelevant what the age or sex or creed or colour of person being racist is. If you can't be straight with your own friends and relations, what hope is there?