Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Vic Matcham wrote:I find all that you write very rude post 39,and should be remove a long with your self mate
Nurse, Vic's out of bed again!
"We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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How boring, a discussion about what constitutes racism.
From what I see and hear, virtually nobody is concerned with skin colour, although there was a time when that was an issue to some. However plenty are concerned with the growth of a cult/religion (perhaps the bishop can explain the difference) that seems intent on imposing misogyny, homophobia and intolerance on the rest of us.
I suspect the bishop hides a secret contempt for certain followers of Islam, if so I accuse him of racism. And of course all you have to do is make the accusation, evidence isn't required, and no defence is ever accepted.
Back to the subject of Corbyn and his two female colleagues, I'd say they were far easier on the eye than Ed Balls and Dennis Skinner, perhaps he's not as daft as I thought.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,875
There are funny jokes and there are also jokes in bad taste which are best ignored along with those people who make them.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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"because their knee grows"
Chortle, chuckle, guffaw.
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Jeremy Corbyn has made Diane Abbott MP Immigration Spokesperson in the Shadow Cabinet as well as her other jobs in the Shadow Cabinet.
Just in time for the marching season in January?
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Captain Haddock wrote:Your Grace,
You never cease to amaze me. I honestly fail to understand how anyone could take offense at my post!
As E B White put it "Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it."
Firstly the fact that a joke refers to a persons colour/race/religion does not per se mean it is necessarily in any way offensive. If you think otherwise you are a fool.
Try this on any year 9 and you will they shout 'Waaaaycist' in an almost Pavlovian response-
Q) Why do black men have baggy trousers?
A) Because they're Negroes (their knee grows)
It's NOT waaaycist. It's simple word play. No-one has said black people are in anyway inferior to anyone else. The term is somewhat dated I admit but you try getting a laugh where the punchline is 'persons of colour'. It's a joke. No more and no less.
As with most two part jokes we have set up an world view initially, which is shown to be totally different in the 'reveal', and the laugher comes from dealing with the cognitive dissonance.
In Jezza's case I purposefully did not put in a simple screen shot so the reader would instead firstly input the information about the sweeties, internalising a self made narrative, before being thrown with the sight of Jezza a 'white man' having sat two black ladies either side of him in some mad epic fail to show just how right-on and inclusive he is, and the obvious parallels with Bassetts excellent offerings.
Lighten up. The way things are going I'm going to end up praying for you!
(And before you say it, yes, I'm well aware that God cares for us all whether we believe in him or not)
Go ahead and post your #36 comment on Twitter, Facebook, etc. and see if you get an approval of your alleged intentions. As for me, I'll take 40 days in the virtual wilderness (after today I won't intentionally respond to your vainglorious tub-thumping) whilst you remind yourself of King James text: Matthew 27:24 ... regretfully your soul may well be unresurrectable.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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D Little wrote:I suspect the bishop hides a secret contempt for certain followers of Islam, if so I accuse him of racism.
Please substantiate that claim.
Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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The Bishop wrote:Please substantiate that claim.
There is never any need to substantiate a claim of racism, sexism or homophobia, all that is required is to make the claim.
You should know that, you do it often enough.
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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D Little wrote:There is never any need to substantiate a claim of racism, sexism or homophobia, all that is required is to make the claim.
You should know that, you do it often enough.
Ok, you will need to substantiate that claim too!
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,257
D Little wrote:There is never any need to substantiate a claim of racism, sexism or homophobia, all that is required is to make the claim.
You should know that, you do it often enough.
Written by a racist sexist homophobe maybe?
Arte et Marte
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,920
Healthy debate is always good
but when it gets to personal slurs by some posters it shows they have lost the argument(and plot) lol
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Healthy debate is always good
but when it gets to personal slurs by some posters it shows they have lost the argument(and plot) lol
lol
Sansum, during the 2015 election campaign you attended several meetings I was at, wrote letters about me to the local press, hounded me on social media and even followed me around while I was canvassing in your ward. You are a weirdo.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,920
Mr Little, I'm not going to post much on this as I don't feel it's in the best interests of the forum, but I need to reply briefly.
You are correct I attended a number of meeting that you attended i also attended a number of meetings Claire, Charlie, Sarah, and the green candidate attended to hear what each had to say.
I certainly don't have time, nor would i be bothered to follow you round .When you canvassed I think on one occasion one of your more friendly activists and Cllr Andrew Richardson I was chatting to when you passed, and when I spoke to you, you gave the usual personal abuse as you walked off.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Seems like my good friend Dave has been skipping his anger management classes - I have every confidence that he will come to terms with his problem and will join with me Reg and his grace for future fulfillment.
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:Mr Little, I'm not going to post much on this as I don't feel it's in the best interests of the forum, but I need to reply briefly.
You are correct I attended a number of meeting that you attended i also attended a number of meetings Claire, Charlie, Sarah, and the green candidate attended to hear what each had to say.
I certainly don't have time, nor would i be bothered to follow you round .When you canvassed I think on one occasion one of your more friendly activists and Cllr Andrew Richardson I was chatting to when you passed, and when I spoke to you, you gave the usual personal abuse as you walked off.
Sansum you followed me round like a puppy, it was a standing joke among our lot:
"Look out here's the weirdo."
I don't remember personally abusing you but if I did I make no apologies, you deserved it.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,920
I will leave it with my last comments
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Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Seems like my good friend Dave has been skipping his anger management classes - I have every confidence that he will come to terms with his problem and will join with me Reg and his grace for future fulfillment.
McSweeney I watched a game of football earlier today - which of us do you think requires anger management?
I am not in the slightest bit angry, I'm here to expose you and your semi literate, cowardly cronies for what you are. You still mincing round taking photos of people behind their backs? I hear you stopped after somebody had a quiet word.
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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Keith Sansum1 wrote:I will leave it with my last comments
Me too, you're a freak show Sansum.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Oh dear David kindly remind me which primary school you are currently studying in?
Good to know that we are still friends though.
Guest 1849- Registered: 12 Sep 2016
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Oh dear David kindly remind me which primary school you are currently studying in?
Good to know that we are still friends though.
What an absolute snide you are McSweeney, no wonder a parliamentary candidate threatened you with legal action. And mind how you go, our previous correspondence might surprise 1 or 2 on here but I've got your number.