Oh dear, Jeremy has to make public apology for "mumbling" that word

**Ocean1** · 2nd May 2014, 20:06

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

Said every person ever without a grievance.

If I was silly enough to feel aggrieved at an historic culture's treatment of my ancestors I certainly wouldn't be idiot enough to lay the blame at the feet of their children.

And to take offence at the perfectly valid use of a word with perfectly innocent antecedents by a completely different culture is asinine in the extreme.

**oneofsix** · 2nd May 2014, 20:08

Originally Posted by PrincessBandit

OMG, I fell for that one at quiz night last year, being sure I knew the name of the dog in the slide - got our scribe to write it down (the Dambusters dog was a big news item at the time), only to discover that the dog was Hitler's dog, Blondie

Boy did I get r-soles for that for a while!!

but a point in that both blondie and ginga could both be considered in the same terms

**R650R** · 2nd May 2014, 20:11

Originally Posted by Oakie

No one has mentioned that the 'newspaper' that broke the story (The Daily Mirror) was the one who employed Piers Morgan, the twat who has been having an ongoing stouch with Clarkson for quite some time now. Perhaps some of Morgan's old mates are stirring things a little on Morgan's behalf?

I was about to say something like that was up. Goofy as he is Clarkson is one of the medias operatives and wouldn't do say anything off the script.
BTW if people want to bring up slavery the blacks were sold and traded as they were stronger than the white slaves of which there were many.
Ironically the selective breeding by the slave traders has produced the modern super fit American sports stars of today
Shouldn't even be news such an obvious dredge from the past.

**St_Gabriel** · 2nd May 2014, 20:17

Hmmmm, may as well leave this here then...

**scumdog** · 2nd May 2014, 20:20

How come them tinted chappies (well thay ain't 'zactly black, are they) can call each other nigga and it's OK???

**mashman** · 2nd May 2014, 20:30

Originally Posted by bogan

What'd he say? what context?

Seems the plebs will take any excuse to get upset these days...

eeny meeny miney mo
catch a nigger by the toe
if he squeals let him go
enny meeny minry mo.

Was saying that for years and had no clue what it meant before I met my first coon.

**Pussy** · 2nd May 2014, 20:39

I dare say it would be difficult to get hold of a copy of a book that my primary school library used to have. "Little Black Sambo"...

**imdying** · 2nd May 2014, 20:41

**Kickaha** · 2nd May 2014, 20:42

Originally Posted by Pussy

I dare say it would be difficult to get hold of a copy of a book that my primary school library used to have. "Little Black Sambo"...

Easy on TM
http://www.trademe.co.nz/books/young...-724510393.htm

**blue rider** · 2nd May 2014, 20:46

well this might be one of the reasons

**jim.cox** · 2nd May 2014, 21:07

Originally Posted by scumdog

How come them tinted chappies (well thay ain't 'zactly black, are they) can call each other nigga and it's OK???

'cos of the spelling - Nigga is ok - Nigger is not - Yes?

**98tls** · 2nd May 2014, 21:08

Funny old world we live in eh with all the shit that goes on in it every day cunts still run around complaining about words like nigger,i guess its just a way for do-gooders and the media to avoid the reality of how sad life is for many on this earth.