Double standards that annoy you

**noby** · 26/07/2007, 2:01 PM

Maybe he took offence to being called an nto.

**BohsPartisan** · 26/07/2007, 2:04 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

This stuff really ****es me off cos they UBER-PC brigade never comment on something like this but they get on their high horses and ride into moral high ground when its the other way round.

Shut up Whitey!

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2007, 2:05 PM

see no one takes it seriouslly. Thats what ****es me off even more! Because ye would be the first if i came on and said i laughed a "blackie" or "darkie" out of the shop

**BohsPartisan** · 26/07/2007, 2:08 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

see no one takes it seriouslly. Thats what ****es me off even more! Because ye would be the first if i came on and said i laughed a "blackie" or "darkie" out of the shop

Damn racist.

**jebus** · 26/07/2007, 2:10 PM

Barber shop could have been a front for a drug dealer? seriously

**superfrank** · 26/07/2007, 2:14 PM

If you'd said anything bout that paul, people might've called you racist for accusing them of being racist.

It's beyond a joke in all honesty. Imo, either you're racist or you're not.

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2007, 2:43 PM

Barber shop could have been a front for a drug dealer? seriously

the area its in you could well be right, but there were women in their getting their haircut.

**BohsPartisan** · 26/07/2007, 2:52 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

the area its in you could well be right, but there were women in their getting their haircut.

Had you showered that morning? Maybe you just smelled real bad. Or maybe you were wearing a Lynrd Skynrd T Shirt!

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2007, 2:54 PM

no i was wearing my black panther t-shirt so they should have been alright with that, oh wait i was wearing a sheet over my head, maybe that was it.

Bohs, that could be it alright. I might just be a smelly ****er.

**BohsPartisan** · 26/07/2007, 2:55 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

no i was wearing my black panther t-shirt so they should have been alright with that, oh wait i was wearing a sheet over my head, maybe that was it.

Bohs, that could be it alright. I might just be a smelly fcuker.

Glad we cleared that up.

**noby** · 26/07/2007, 3:09 PM

It couldn't be the fact that the barber wasn't there, like the guy said. Oh no whitey, that couldn't be it.

**paul_oshea** · 26/07/2007, 3:12 PM

I should have included it was a simple shaved head that i told them i wanted.

she disimissed it, like he never existed

Trust me it wasnt that noby. Theres always sceptics though

**stann** · 26/07/2007, 4:04 PM

Black people being able to use the 'N' word when whites aren't might have something to to with the fact that whites, generally, were not oppressed, forced into slavery, or treated like an inferior species for much of our recorded history, and still are in many areas.
I think given what we (as a race) did to them (as a race) over many years, not being able to use a certain word or two, or having to put up with some people who are a bit antsy about seeming racist in any 'do I pick him or you' situation, is not that much of a burden, no? There might be more important things to fret about.
This is about the top of the thread, BTW, not Paul's salon escapade. That just sounds like good old-fashioned rudeness.

**Bluebeard** · 26/07/2007, 4:29 PM

Originally Posted by stann

Black people being able to use the 'N' word when whites aren't might have something to to with the fact that whites, generally, were not oppressed, forced into slavery, or treated like an inferior species for much of our recorded history, and still are in many areas.
I think given what we (as a race) did to them (as a race) over many years, not being able to use a certain word or two, or having to put up with some people who are a bit antsy about seeming racist in any 'do I pick him or you' situation, is not that much of a burden, no? There might be more important things to fret about.
This is about the top of the thread, BTW, not Paul's salon escapade. That just sounds like good old-fashioned rudeness.

Speaking of taking back racially offensive terms, I recently saw this verbally-NSFW clip from Clerks 2.

**GavinZac** · 26/07/2007, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

actually this gets me thinking about last week, I went into a hairdressers, which was unisex. I noticed that there were a lot of black people in there, but it didnt bother me, then i noticed that the only person in there waiting was a black guy with a shaved head and i thought he cant possibly be getting his cut. I heard them sorta talking and looking as though, what the hell is this fella doing here. THey then asked "Can i help you?" I was like is this unisex and they said yes, and i said oh right well do i need an appointment or can i just get it cut, and they were like, no barber isnt here. I then said well can one of you not cut it and they said no. Extremely unhelpful and made me feel really uncomfortable, and I they said nothing more, I said ok where can I get my haircut and they go there is a barber up the road....... THe reason they did this was because I was White, and i havent felt so ****ed off in a long time and I was rather embarrassed by the whole thing. CAN YOU IMANGINE IF I HAD DONE THIS to a black person, or a black person had experienced this there would be outrage ( based on hair type ) and s/he would have sued. Yet I just had to go on about my business.

This stuff really ****es me off cos they, the UBER-PC brigade never comment on something like this but they get on their high horses and ride into moral high ground when its the other way round.

i'm sorry but whatever about the sentiment, hairdressers can't just "cut" your hair. while it not not be the world's most complicated job, you need specialised training to cut either sex's hair. and im not entirely sure why you brought up the guy sitting around, was he the manager or a friend or a bouncer?

**Lim till i die** · 26/07/2007, 9:37 PM

Originally Posted by stann

Black people being able to use the 'N' word when whites aren't might have something to to with the fact that whites, generally, were not oppressed, forced into slavery, or treated like an inferior species for much of our recorded history, and still are in many areas.
I think given what we (as a race) did to them (as a race) over many years, not being able to use a certain word or two, or having to put up with some people who are a bit antsy about seeming racist in any 'do I pick him or you' situation, is not that much of a burden, no?

I didn't do anything to any coloured (sorry don't know which word to use there) person, neither did anyone else on here

Why should we have to fret about them? The world doesn't owe them a living because of something that happened decades ago.

It's the equivalent of not being able to walk past an English person without them offering you a good feed

**KevB76** · 26/07/2007, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Landlords do it all the time I find against guys - they always want females in their flats as they see it as less hassle for them.

I would take a different view - younger male tenants are likely to be less fussy, hence less hassle with minor maintenance things, and they are less likely to be on the lookout for something better every 6 months.

**Dodge** · 26/07/2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by KevB76

I would take a different view - younger male tenants are likely to be less fussy, hence less hassle with minor maintenance things, and they are less likely to be on the lookout for something better every 6 months.

yeah but they're more likely to puke all over the place and less likely to clean up after themselves. Face it lads, we're all pigs