Am I Racist

[Risteard]

Just befor my rant there, let me point out that i believe Ireland is not swimming with racism.

I think a lot of people in this country feel that it is quite a blurred line
because it seems that in the current climate many people have been incorrectly or indirectly called racist.

Well that is true, but doesn't that just show that some people are idiots more than anything such as the cases you've stated.
A far greater number of people are incorrectly or indirectly racially abused than called a racist.

a couple of example's of this. I was queueing at the receptionist to register to see the G.P there was about 7 people in the queue, An African lady arrived and walked straight to the hatch without queueing when the Receptionist pointed out that there was a queue the African Lady began to hurl abuse at her accusing her of being racist.

From that example i would not expect a debate on whether the receptionist was acting racially. I would draw the conclusion that said African lady is an idiot.

I also know of many taxi drivers who have been called racist because they wont allow foriegn nationals to haggle the price of the fare.

Well do these drivers allow irish people to haggle the fare? I don't know. I haggle fares.
If they do= racist.
If they don't = not racist.
It's not rocket science.

Didn 't really understand your last line there BGR but hows that Derry one?
Still putting her before Bohs?

[Dodge]

Fair point but I feel in order for these people to be allowed to come here and work their should be a pre-requisite that they have at least a fundamental understanding of the language

Most of the poeple working in the service industry in Dublin are English language students working on the side. And as I;ve said already if they do the job, no one will

[Eire06]

When dubs come down the country I've heard plenty of people say I wish them dubs would F off home and I've heard the same comments regarding Polish and africians...
are both cases rasist?
(I Have heard dubs wishing 'culchies' would f off back home too....)

It is a very blurred line and some people are over sensitive to it and some people are just downright ignorant to it

[Peadar]

are both cases rasist?

Contary to public opinion outside the Pail, "Dubs" aren't a race.

[klein4]

Sorry did someone dispute that? I wasn’t aware that the discussion being held was on an issue specific to Ireland or that the thread was one only people in Ireland could contribute to. I’m often the first to say to the english that they can’t complain about immigrants as they were the ones that went out to get an empire in the first place, but I don’t think all of their current immigration can be put down to the empire, Britain’s also had some economic growth and also experienced the same wave of Eastern European migration following the expansion of the EU. If you check out other countries news sites you’ll find immigration is an issue being discussed in many countries and my attitude's the same, fine disagree with government policies but don't take it out on the migrants.

My attitude is the same as yourself so dont disagree with you on that point.
As I said before tho we are a totally different country to Britain with totally different experiences. As it is an Irish football website I dont see the problem with making that distinction.

[Soper]

I'd be more concerned about your signature, max.

[Eire06]

Contary to public opinion outside the Pail, "Dubs" aren't a race.

Both comments are intended to insult two groups of people.
Is one racist and one not? If so why

[Dodge]

Because of the word race...

[max power]

I'd be more concerned about your signature, max.

EXPLAIN

[wws]

Contary to public opinion outside the Pail, "Dubs" aren't a race.

yeah....we prefer the term "master race".

as proven by the 0-1 gubbing we gave you in Cork. A taster of whats in store this season for the falsh in the pan champs

[Clifford]

Considering our "leader" can hardly speak English is this any surprise? Don't know if this is relevant here, but let's see. (I don't think there is a prob with expecting to be spoken to in a better manner than that Max, broken English or not)

Irish people ‘have worst linguistic skills in Europe’
22/02/2006 - 08:06:48

An EU study has reportedly found that Irish people have poorer linguistic skills than the citizens of any other member state.

Reports this morning said two-thirds of Irish people questioned as part of the research admitted they could only speak English and few believed they should bother learning any other.

The reports said Ireland was currently the only EU country with no provision for teaching modern languages in primary schools.

Meanwhile, a separate study has also reportedly highlighted falling literacy levels among Junior Cert students.

This morning's reports said the assessment put together by some of the examiners of Junior Cert papers had concluded that literacy standards were in decline, particularly the ability to write coherent prose

[Peadar]

A taster of whats in store this season for the falsh in the pan champs

L@nger, you'd better be around for a pint this time.
We can abuse some foreign nationals when our pint isn't pulled correctly.
I expect you only texted me after the game because you weren't confident beforehand.

[wws]

L@nger, you'd better be around for a pint this time.
We can abuse some foreign nationals when our pint isn't pulled correctly.
I expect you only texted me after the game because you weren't confident beforehand.

no no.....that was my pre match text......cork phones are slower than our superior Dub phones

[Soper]

EXPLAIN

no no, that would be going off topic!and we can't have that!

[max power]

no no, that would be going off topic!and we can't have that!

please do, i'm bored with this topic now anyway

[Dodge]

Because its not going your way. As usual.

[Eire06]

Because of the word race...

Smartass
You can be racist to a religious group also so it is not solely against different 'races'

[micls]

Smartass
You can be racist to a religious group also so it is not solely against different 'races'

No you can't- that's sectarianism or discrimination etc.

Racism is solely for a race although it is not always used in that context

[Dodge]

Smartass
You can be racist to a religious group also so it is not solely against different 'races'

No, that be sectarian (or sectaraniast if you be wanky wabout it)

[klein4]

Smartass
You can be racist to a religious group also so it is not solely against different 'races'

emmmmm?????????
Is that not called sectarianism????

mass migration of people to a superior land to look for work cause they have no jobs where they come from cause they keep electing corrupt politicians on the take. they dont really speak the language and they find the natives "customs" like washing and not sleeping/marrying your relations alien to them...yes....the sooner we repatriate the culchies the better.