I hear you’re all racist now

[Paddington]

We are all meant to be moving towards more inclusivity and diversity in the workplace, but why ?
Are any ethnic groups, nationalities better at doing certain things than others ?
I suppose if you wanted to open a Caribbean restaurant or start up a steel band then someone from Trinidad might be more suitable than someone from Tring.
A Polish builder would finish the work in half the time compared to an English one, is this a work ethic ?
Would you let a financial adviser from Nigeria advise you on investments, or am I being stereotypical ?
What are your views ?

 

[bluebell]

Its got so so stupid? Positive discrimination in favour of minorities, instead of the best the best person for the job, no, you need more black/brown, minorities being trained to be fighter flyers for one, stupid dangerous? Studies have shown time and time again, that here in the UK, the most diavantaged section of society is white working class boys, but who speaks champions them? Same in second place white workng class girls from certain northern towns, wheres their voice?

 

[serf]

This dipsticks doing an "Attenborough" now

John Craven claims there is 'disturbing' evidence of racism in country

Veteran BBC Countryfile John Craven, 83, cited academics in BBC Countryfile magazine about how bigotry in the countryside can come across in 'mundane' ways.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[ollie989898]

Stop being a victim. Do you commit hate crimes ? Are you knocking your wife and kids about ? Do you drive badly ?

You forget the last part of that line of enquiry: which brand of pick up truck do you drive?

 

[ollie989898]

I hate labels of all kinds. Their only purpose is to divide people. We need to just get over using labels or else find ones which are more acceptable. We shouldn't describe people using terms like black or white. Those are colours and in my limited experience of the world I am yet to see any skin tone even closely approximating those colours. My skin sure as heck is not white, I doubt anyone else's here is either.

 

[Nearly]

If it came to a choice between saving a coloured, single mother immigrant from a barn fire or John Craven it wouldn't be a difficult choice. I'm sure the BBC would give him a lovely tribute programme. It's probably already recorded.
The urban coloured people I have spoken to through townie friends all assosciate the countryside with poverty and low paid, hard work.
It's the kind of environment that their ancestors came here to escape.
It takes a few generations and people to join the professional classes and the desire to buy a big house in the country and tell the yokels they are doing it wrong, comes to the fore.

 

[Swarfmonkey]

I hate labels of all kinds. Their only purpose is to divide people. We need to just get over using labels or else find ones which are more acceptable. We shouldn't describe people using terms like black or white. Those are colours and in my limited experience of the world I am yet to see any skin tone even closely approximating those colours. My skin sure as heck is not white, I doubt anyone else's here is either.

How's that going to work in the real world?

Swapping from "in pursuit of an IC3 male, early thirties" to "in pursuit of a RAL code 9005 male, early thirties"?

 

[ollie989898]

How's that going to work in the real world?

Swapping from "in pursuit of an IC3 male, early thirties" to "in pursuit of a RAL code 9005 male, early thirties"?

I have no idea what an IC3 is and if it relates to anything connected to the police I care even less. For all intents and purposes in my life, the police force might as well not exist. I don't ever see them- all they are is a line on a council tax bill here.

 

[oil barron]

Anyone else play Mexican or Muslim when passing time at the airport?

 

[Nearly]

I hate labels of all kinds. Their only purpose is to divide people. We need to just get over using labels or else find ones which are more acceptable. We shouldn't describe people using terms like black or white. Those are colours and in my limited experience of the world I am yet to see any skin tone even closely approximating those colours. My skin sure as heck is not white, I doubt anyone else's here is either.

this pic sprung to mind.

 

[ollie989898]

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this pic sprung to mind.

No question there- that is a black bikini top.

 

[Lowland1]

If it came to a choice between saving a coloured, single mother immigrant from a barn fire or John Craven it wouldn't be a difficult choice. I'm sure the BBC would give him a lovely tribute programme. It's probably already recorded.
The urban coloured people I have spoken to through townie friends all assosciate the countryside with poverty and low paid, hard work.
It's the kind of environment that their ancestors came here to escape.
It takes a few generations and people to join the professional classes and the desire to buy a big house in the country and tell the yokels they are doing it wrong, comes to the fore.

When i married my wife on the day of the wedding a congratulatory call came from my wife’s aunt in Dubai. ( they own a couple of schools ) . My father in law a surgeon was telling his sister about me however when it came to what i did for a living the phone went quiet and you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. Farmer was not what they wanted to hear even when my father in law tried to tell them ‘but he’s been to university’ . This was not what their forefathers had travelled from India, risked life and limb building a railway and saving every penny for. A farmer! It could only have been worse if i’d been a Muslim.

 

[czechmate]

When i married my wife on the day of the wedding a congratulatory call came from my wife’s aunt in Dubai. ( they own a couple of schools ) . My father in law a surgeon was telling his sister about me however when it came to what i did for a living the phone went quiet and you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. Farmer was not what they wanted to hear even when my father in law tried to tell them ‘but he’s been to university’ . This was not what their forefathers had travelled from India, risked life and limb building a railway and saving every penny for. A farmer! It could only have been worse if i’d been a Muslim.

That seems very reasonable actually

 

[ollie989898]

When i married my wife on the day of the wedding a congratulatory call came from my wife’s aunt in Dubai. ( they own a couple of schools ) . My father in law a surgeon was telling his sister about me however when it came to what i did for a living the phone went quiet and you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. Farmer was not what they wanted to hear even when my father in law tried to tell them ‘but he’s been to university’ . This was not what their forefathers had travelled from India, risked life and limb building a railway and saving every penny for. A farmer! It could only have been worse if i’d been a Muslim.

Would it have been considered acceptable if you were a Muslim dentist or would their minds just explode?

 

[Lowland1]

Would it have been considered acceptable if you were a Muslim dentist or would their minds just explode?

I'm not sure whether being a professional would have countered being a Muslim. You have to remember these people had family who had experienced partition so they had a real hatred.

 

[melted welly]

This dipsticks doing an "Attenborough" now

John Craven claims there is 'disturbing' evidence of racism in country

Veteran BBC Countryfile John Craven, 83, cited academics in BBC Countryfile magazine about how bigotry in the countryside can come across in 'mundane' ways.

www.dailymail.co.uk

My head hurt when I read the line “Its report is a response to a call for evidence on the links between racism and climate change.”

Craven is a moron. Of all the things going on in the world, with our country pissing itself down the pan, this is the biggest thing that’s worrying him. Race baiting.

I went into the local chippy wearing wellies and a boilersuit and some girls laughed at me, is that the same, they were local so probably not? I walked through Neasden in NW London one evening many years ago, no one did anything but I felt uneasy, is that the same or was I racist for assuming the people looking at us we’re staring and muttering about us?

I dunno what the rules are. There was a bloke used to live near here originally from Glasgow and I thought he was a c-unit, because he was, is that racist? He wasn’t an ethnic minority, he was just a c-unit or was he an ethnic minority coz no one else was from Glasgow?.

It’s all very complicated trying to understand the rules so I’ll just not bother and continue to treat everyone as I find them.

 

[David.]

I hate labels of all kinds. Their only purpose is to divide people. We need to just get over using labels or else find ones which are more acceptable. We shouldn't describe people using terms like black or white. Those are colours and in my limited experience of the world I am yet to see any skin tone even closely approximating those colours. My skin sure as heck is not white, I doubt anyone else's here is either.

That merely betrays your lack of aristocratic blood

 

[Welderloon]

Anyone else play Mexican or Muslim when passing time at the airport?

Ooft no, that's too much targeted discrimination & could be misconstrued as racist, we now play male, female or other

 

[oil barron]

Ooft no, that's too much targeted discrimination & could be misconstrued as racist, we now play male, female or other

The Mexicans themselves love talking about race. Not in a derogatory fashion, just as a matter of fact. When I was in Bakersfield, I thought it would be great to be mates with all the big farmers, but it was like being in a pub south of Stonehaven. The Mexicans were more my people.

 

[Welderloon]

I've had some of the best laughs working internationally in random remote locations with multi-national crews.
Had a fair few fraught moments as well though.
I think the Russians were probably the most openly racist though the Muslim lands are where I've felt most at risk.