Serious Question on Race

[Londonlisa2001]

It never used to treat them as black did it?
I just googled ‘half-caste’ and apparently that’s offensive now.
I didn’t know that either.

Don’t be so bloody moronic. Or course it’s an offensive term. It has been for at least as long as you’ve been an adult.

People need to differentiate between terms that are offensive and terms that used to be in common usage within a society where racism was pretty much acceptable.

 

[Darran]

Don’t be so bloody moronic. Or course it’s an offensive term. It has been for at least as long as you’ve been an adult.

People need to differentiate between terms that are offensive and terms that used to be in common usage within a society where racism was pretty much acceptable.

Don’t be so bloody rude.
If I didn’t know I didn’t f*king know ffs.

 

[Ronald Parp]

Don’t be so bloody rude.
If I didn’t know I didn’t f*king know ffs.

Ignorance is not a defence.

Tut tut Dazzler.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Darran]

Ignorance is not a defence.

Tut tut Dazzler.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I don’t care anymore it was a genuine question but know I’m reporting Lisa for her rudeness.

 

[Ronald Parp]

I don’t care anymore it was a genuine question but know I’m reporting Lisa for her rudeness.

Go for it J123.

 

[Darran]

Go for it J123.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Longlostjack]

Back in the 1960‘ies before the 1968 Olympics, my Mum used to work in a hotel owned by an old aristocrat from London. She was told never to ask a guest whether they wanted a black or white coffee but rather whether they wanted with milk or without. This was to avoid any potentially awkward situation.

 

[Darran]

I just saw the word ‘biracial’ on Twitter which is another new one on me.

 

[WxmJax]

I absolutely swear I never knew the term half-caste was now offensive.

I'm with Darran, here. You learn something knew every day.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Half - Caste is as offensive as "Cape Coloured" was (is) in South Africa.