Apparently I'm racist as are the hunt and the polo club! However when a chap introduces himself as "Sooty Dhillon" when you meet him what are you supposed to do???
A friend phoned last night, I called my OH - Taffs on the phone I said, followed by oh no I can't call you that it's racist (I am welsh living in england too but don't have a strong accent)
I read a letter to the Ed some time back. Teacher asked 5 year old girl "Why do you call (sorry cannot remember the name of black child) Sambo? Small child replied "Cos he's my best friend"
We also had a lamb called Blackie and the first horse I ever rode was Blackie and his companion was Prince.
I don't see any newspapers complaining of too much sex and swearing especially the F word on TV and printed matter or even in the street. Grrr
I had a cat that I named Sooty and I named her that because she was black - i am a racist.
IMHO, it's crap like this that builds resentment racism & discrimination. Our freedom of speech is becoming so restricted in case what we say offends someone from an ethnic minority background. Half the time it wouldn't anyway. Were any black people really offended by the existance of golliwogs? as in the toy or jam?