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I'm told pants' joke was offensive because it was racial stereotyping. What is the difference? Why is pants' thing "outright racism"?

Posted By: Charles21 on September 26th 2007 at 13:05:08

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Mettomo signs for Soton... (Other Football) - Brom, Sep 26, 11:15:52
- Question marks for me, were that he was playing in the Swiss league, the league that (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:18:52
  - Agree... (Other Football) - Brom, Sep 26, 11:26:51
    - Other thing is, he must have had a summer to remember if it's taking him this long (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:29:07
      - What a fucking stupid post (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:38:13
      - fuck's sake pants (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 11:35:38
        
        haha, chill out (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:40:59
      - Racist (n/m) (Other Football) - alsosprachcreasotra, Sep 26, 11:33:59
        
        Everyone would defend Ron if he said it though (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:35:59
        
        when you say everyone, do you actually mean Jim Davidson and Garry Bushell? (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 11:42:48
        
        Shit! You weren't joking then? (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Sep 26, 11:37:41
        
        Yeah I am joking (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:40:19
        
        Well buy a new joke book (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:41:26
        
        can't wait for the next borderline I hate grant the scottish prick post (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:47:55
        
        We don't really have to explain to you the difference between Scottish/Irish/Welsh jokes (Other Football) - Old Git, Sep 26, 11:49:56
        
        Maybe you do, cos I'm from up north, we only eat coal, race pigeons and we're all poor (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 11:51:28
        
        Knew it (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, Sep 26, 12:00:12
        
        Stop being a prick. English prick, if it makes you feel better. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Sep 26, 11:52:48
        
        cool, fair do's I hold my hands (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 12:07:50
        
        don't hold your hands up (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 12:17:30
        
        just because it's on a message board, it doesn't make it any less offensive (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 12:18:36
        
        What was so offensive about it? (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 12:21:00
        
        it perpetuates the racial stereotype that all that black people (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 12:25:08
        
        but we all know (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 12:32:48
        
        do we all know that? (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 12:35:02
        
        Were there any sheep jokes when we played cardiff? (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 12:42:37
        
        as has been said... (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 12:46:35
        
        This is the first time I've tried this (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 13:17:43
        
        Fair enough, if you're less racist than your mates then it makes it OK. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 13:22:44
        
        Go away fuckwit, there's a sensible debate going on without your cuntish mouth (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 13:25:31
        
        Must have missed it. Linkage ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 13:37:11
        
        Had a look through your posts history (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 15:14:50
        
        WTF!!! (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 15:53:28
        
        Well I've apologised, and I've admitted it wasn't for everyone (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 13:40:06
        
        "it wasn't for everyone" (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 13:41:56
        
        Are you this judgemental about everything? (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 13:59:48
        
        rofl (n/m) (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 13:38:14
        
        nice! (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 13:35:11
        
        hang about (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 13:05:08
        
        surely i don't have to explain that!! (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 13:34:44
        
        Yes you do (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 13:38:39
        
        no i really cant be bothered (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 13:40:41
        
        just what i expected (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 13:52:59
        
        I may as well join the bnp now (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 13:57:51
        
        it's just a ridiculous argument (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 14:05:38
        
        Oh for goodness sake (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 14:22:32
        
        it's like Pol Pot saying... (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 14:24:27
        
        i didn't say anything actually (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Sep 26, 14:28:53
        
        yes i know (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 14:32:44
        
        Cheers. All comes down to perception I guess, but i cant remember hearing much worse (Other Football) - Yellalee, Sep 26, 12:12:36
        
        That's probably the irony I was trying to portray (Other Football) - pants, Sep 26, 12:23:45
        
        ban him! (Other Football) - Disco Dale G, Sep 26, 12:31:01
        
        I eat race pigeons (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Sep 26, 11:52:33
        
        you forgot your whippet-racing (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 11:52:31
        
        But that statement is true... (Other Football) - Brom, Sep 26, 11:49:02
  - i think last night also proved, not good enough for Man Citeh, not good enough for us (Other Football) - blindasabat, Sep 26, 11:22:30

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