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weeksy wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:10 pm

MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:03 pm Realising that trying to fit new fence panels that are almost as big as you on your own, after a run of 7 nights is a recipe for disaster.

How much fire-wood do you now have ?

MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:15 pm

weeksy wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:10 pm

MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:03 pm Realising that trying to fit new fence panels that are almost as big as you on your own, after a run of 7 nights is a recipe for disaster.

How much fire-wood do you now have ?

Unusually for me I stopped before a full on Donald Duck Mantrum so I must be tired. Now trying not to buy rubbish on the internet or opening bottle of cider.

gremlin wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:49 pm Older people and their unintentional racism. I went to my mum's for dinner yesterday along with Mrs. G, the Gremlinette and her girlfriend J, who is half-Philippine and who's mum is a nurse in our local hospital
My mum, who is deaf, was describing her experience in her local hospital that morning when she went for a CT scan whereby the 'Chinese' nurse wouldn't take off her mask so my mum could lip-read, which was understandably upsetting for her. In regaling us with this story, my mum decided she needed to do the voice of said 'Chinese' nurse, like some Black and White Minstrel show from 1974, giving it full 'Ping, pang, pong,whah!'....

Awkward silence ensued. I know my mum would be mortified if she thought she'd caused offence to J, who she thinks is lovely, but I really don't think she thought anything of it.

Potter wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:56 am Is that actually racist? I know some people will say so, but is it actually?

I'm one of a few white English blokes in my company and I know for a fact that sometimes people pretend they're me and put a posh English accent on and have a laugh at my expense, sometimes it's even been done in front of me, but I know they don't hate me because of where I'm from or the race that I'm from, it's just taking the piss out of my mannerisms.

I had one bloke actually say to me (in front of a big gathering) that he considers me "one of them" and not a stereotypical white person, he added that he doesn't even see me as white anymore. I asked what he meant and he said that most white people are dodgy and I wasn't one of them
This man is my friend.

You can call that racist and I'm definitely a minority, but I'm not being disadvantaged or picked on, I don't feel like a victim, it's not malicious, just some talk based on stereotypes and a bit of piss taking - in fact most of it is genuinely funny.

Jody wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:16 am Imitating someone from a different part of the UK because "they talk funny" = OK, just a bit of fun
Imitating someone from a different part of Europe because "they talk funny" = Racist scumbag should be burned at the stake

????

Potter wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:56 am

Is that actually racist?

Potter wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:46 am... I got an enormous amount of shit for buying The Times or The Telegraph because I wanted to read the news.

gremlin wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:54 am The Daily Star ... I mean, seriously, who the fuck buys it?

gremlin wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:54 am Has anybody ever seen a purchased copy of The Daily Star that wasn't wedged between the dash and windscreen of a shitty builder's Transit, in amongst discarded coffee cups and Greggs wrappers? I mean, seriously, who the fuck buys it?

gremlin wrote: Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:49 pm Older people and their unintentional racism. I went to my mum's for dinner yesterday along with Mrs. G, the Gremlinette and her girlfriend J, who is half-Philippine and who's mum is a nurse in our local hospital
My mum, who is deaf, was describing her experience in her local hospital that morning when she went for a CT scan whereby the 'Chinese' nurse wouldn't take off her mask so my mum could lip-read, which was understandably upsetting for her. In regaling us with this story, my mum decided she needed to do the voice of said 'Chinese' nurse, like some Black and White Minstrel show from 1974, giving it full 'Ping, pang, pong,whah!'....

Awkward silence ensued. I know my mum would be mortified if she thought she'd caused offence to J, who she thinks is lovely, but I really don't think she thought anything of it.

the_priest wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:53 am Was talking about race in our Church meeting last night, we are a white majority suburban Church and we do have around 20% other ethnicities in our congregation. The "other people" said that as a Church we treat everyone the same and don't have racism inherent in our structure, but that is because we are aware that it is a problem and do our best to mitigate it. But the biggest thing is simply treating everyone the same, recognising that we are not because of our culture and class, and ensuring those things don't trip us up. Good humour and honesty goes a very long way when it is humour that is understood and recognised as being just that.

gremlin wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:36 pm

the_priest wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:53 am Was talking about race in our Church meeting last night, we are a white majority suburban Church and we do have around 20% other ethnicities in our congregation. The "other people" said that as a Church we treat everyone the same and don't have racism inherent in our structure, but that is because we are aware that it is a problem and do our best to mitigate it. But the biggest thing is simply treating everyone the same, recognising that we are not because of our culture and class, and ensuring those things don't trip us up. Good humour and honesty goes a very long way when it is humour that is understood and recognised as being just that.

Conversely, my local church, St. Paul's, Crofton (you may know it being from Sahf Luhnden) is slap in the middle of the whitest of white areas, yet has a largely black congregation, probably due to the Vicar, Bimbi. I have to say, when you walk past and the service is in full swing, it's a rocking place to be. I'm almost tempted to pop in myself sometimes.

Mussels wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:44 pm

gremlin wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 12:36 pm

the_priest wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:53 am Was talking about race in our Church meeting last night, we are a white majority suburban Church and we do have around 20% other ethnicities in our congregation. The "other people" said that as a Church we treat everyone the same and don't have racism inherent in our structure, but that is because we are aware that it is a problem and do our best to mitigate it. But the biggest thing is simply treating everyone the same, recognising that we are not because of our culture and class, and ensuring those things don't trip us up. Good humour and honesty goes a very long way when it is humour that is understood and recognised as being just that.

Conversely, my local church, St. Paul's, Crofton (you may know it being from Sahf Luhnden) is slap in the middle of the whitest of white areas, yet has a largely black congregation, probably due to the Vicar, Bimbi. I have to say, when you walk past and the service is in full swing, it's a rocking place to be. I'm almost tempted to pop in myself sometimes.

That's a bit of a specialist place, not sure it will be to his taste.

the_priest wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:23 pm Sorry? I'm happy to worship in any apostolic and catholic church... in fact I grew up worshipping in African Churches, and have since been to Pentecostal, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic, Free Church and of course the full fabric of C of E Churches. Not quite sure what you mean by it not being to my taste. I take services in Charismatic Evangelical Churches one week and then Anglo Catholic Churches the next.... in one wearing full vestments, in the other jeans and a clerical shirt. Apologies if I am being a bit dense, but your humour has passed me by.

Mussels wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:46 pm I thought there would be less cooperation between the different religions, like they were competing companies.

Rockburner wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:27 am

gremlin wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:54 am Has anybody ever seen a purchased copy of The Daily Star that wasn't wedged between the dash and windscreen of a shitty builder's Transit, in amongst discarded coffee cups and Greggs wrappers? I mean, seriously, who the fuck buys it?

Everyone who drives a jobbing transit?

Mussels wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 1:46 pm I thought there would be less cooperation between the different religions, like they were competing companies.