He said Jewish people chase money more than anyone else?? what is anti semitic about that it is a well known fact.
Jewish people chase money more than anyone else. Now obviously, one, that is complete and utter nonsense, and secondly if that is not a racist comment, well foc me Lew I don't know what is!
Of course, as we should all know, language is important. Language can be used to demonise people, and if you demonise people, you can, when it is taken to extremes kill people, or as the Nazi's did (my God I've just invoked Godwins law!) you can use the 'money grabbing Jew' slur as a good wee excuse to eliminate a whole section of society. Such is the power of language. Fire up the ovens!
Paddy, Mick, Taffy, Jock, Geordie, what the feck.
Indeed call me a jock and I'll laugh. Don't confuse what can be silly names and possibly terms of endearment with racial slurs. You have to look at how a word has been used, it's history and historical context. It is of course complex, I can probably get away with calling my work mate Paddy as I'm a Jock, but it might not work if you are a wealthy stock broker from London, and I might think twice about calling my boss a Mick and I certainly wouldn't use such a term if being interviewed by a national newspaper.
But no Paddy, Mick, Taffy, Jock, Geordie (whilst they are racial terms and can be used abusively) aren't quiet up there with nigger, sand nigger, coon, pakki, black bastard etc. Fuck is also a handy measure of words, the more likely a term is to be proceeded by fuck the more likely it is to be a racist term, and therefore perhaps followed by a head butt. And of course the acceptance of racist terms allows or encourages people to then dish out racist abuse and we know from "money grabbing Jews" how effective that can be.
When was the last time Celtic, Rangers , Hearts, Hibs were fined or taken to court for Religous abuse by there owners or managers??
There are very strict and I have to say controversial laws today covering bigotry and racism in Scottish football.
Someone else summed it up better than I could when he said 'I detest what you say but I defend to the death your RIGHT to say it'
Some people if course don't understand that statement, and the he is a she by the way. With freedom of speech comes responsibility. Yes you are free to say what you please, but don't forget that somebody else may in turn exercise their freedom of speech to hold you to account for what you have just said.
I remember Ron Atkinson the ex football manager, come pundit uttered what could have been deemed as a racial slur. He thought he was off air and the broadcast had finished so as far as he was concerned it was private comment.
Indeed
He's what is known in some schools as a fucking lazy thick nigger. - Ron Atkinson
Unfortunately for Ron that was broadcast in a number of countries. Could have been deemed a racial slur? One wonders what the fuck in Lew's word would actually be deemed a racial slur. It may well have been a stupid thoughtless dumb private (who knows possibly tongue in cheek) comment by an angry Ron Atkinson, and Ron himself said -
I made a stupid mistake which I regret. It left me no option but to resign. At the moment I can't believe I did it.
Remember Gordon Brown and "That woman!" ? Always beware of the microphone.
But what I would say to you Lew, is that this is a motorcycle forum, it is also a public forum. I'd like to think that this place is open to anybody and everybody with any sort of interest in Yamaha Fazers and that it matter not what sex they are, race, creed, religion or no religion etc. I for one would ask you to please keep your racist opinions and rants to yourself.