northstander Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I was disappointed and embarrassed by the anti Gypsy chants today. This is racism. I do not want to be associated with it. I do not want Sheffield Wednesday to be associated with it. i don't think gypsy are a race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The travelling community doesn't want to live within the boundaries which the rest of us live though. They don't contribute like everyone else does, they are inherently opposed to it. Well, that is not strictly true IMO. The Daily Mail wants you to believe that though. Whilst the 'establishment' gets away with everything. But even if it is. What is wrong with that? I don't particularly want to 'fit in' with general society either. Long live William and Kate (according to the Sunday Mail). But lets talk about minorities, eh? That will make things a lot better. They must be the reason why people are losing their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Guns Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 i don't think gypsy are a race wot about happy clappers are they a race personaly id round em all up and gas em so yes im happy clapperist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I am sure they regularly mock our tax paying, society contributing, non sponging ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I am sure they regularly mock our tax paying, society contributing, non sponging ways. Who? The Bankers, Royals and William and Kate? I completely agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Why is it that only a white man can be joked about without a problem but anything said about any other race is automaticlly racism???? True... why is it white English people are the only racists, i've been racially abused before and i'm white. This countrys f00ked up IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northstander Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 wot about happy clappers are they a race personaly id round em all up and gas em so yes im happy clapperist. yep got my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontemp Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 All this because of a "where's your caravan?" chant? Welcome to modern day Britain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadingOwl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah, divide the working classes whilst the establishment gets away with everything. Oldest trick in the book. It's all the gypsies fault (this time). They don't pay taxes and scrounge (according to the Daily Mail).. Works every time. Personally, I think unmarried mothers have created the credit crunch and job losses. They have ruined this country. *and happy clappers* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise_Owl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The travelling community doesn't want to live within the boundaries which the rest of us live though. They don't contribute like everyone else does, they are inherently opposed to it. So, no much different from the royal family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearwood Owl1 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) I remember being ashamed of being an Owls fan a few years back (late 1990s/early 2000s) - going to places like Leicester and Birmingham and hearing the "you're just a town full of p***'s" chant. I haven't heard that for years. I don't think "where's your caravan" is anywhere near as offensive. Not to say it isn't slightly racist - just that things have moved on a bit. Edited February 20, 2011 by Bearwood Owl1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triplej2 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Well, that is not strictly true IMO. The Daily Mail wants you to believe that though. Whilst the 'establishment' gets away with everything. But even if it is. What is wrong with that? I don't particularly want to 'fit in' with general society either. Long live William and Kate (according to the Sunday Mail). But lets talk about minorities, eh? That will make things a lot better. They must be the reason why people are losing their jobs. Opting out of a system is fine if you don't intend to EVER take from or benefit from that system. Also to suggest that by and large they DO pay their taxes and obey the laws of this country would be naive at best. Need an ambulance? Don't phone 999, you don't pay in. Need an operation? Don't ask, you don't pay in. Your mother's been mugged? Don't call the cops, you haven't paid in. This train of thought doesn't make me a robot, it's just how things work and why bring the royal family into it? I have my own opinions on them but that's not relevant here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Triplej2 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 So, no much different from the royal family? Quite possibly. The Royal family is a complicated issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Muslims publicly burning poppies on rememberance day isnt a problem. But being white and calling somebody from a different culture a nasty name is punishable by death by some pr!cks in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wednesday-Wonderland Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Ridiculous topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_D_A Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Certain elements of this thread exude a cross between; The Wright Stuff, CBeebies and a really poo poo Gene Hunt caricature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KivoOwl Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Muslims publicly burning poppies on rememberance day isnt a problem. But being white and calling somebody from a different culture a nasty name is punishable by death by some pr!cks in this country. I really hope you're being sarcastic, cos if not, you're one thick illegitimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 @Reading owl (quote doesn't seem to work through TapTalk.) Fair point in principle, especially after the Barclays thing this week. However, the majority of the Royals do pay tax, at a higher rate than you or I. And as bad as the banks are, they don't cry racism if you call them on it. Plus, I assume they at least pay council tax on their houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Gypsy isn't a race. It might be tasteless or offensive but by definition it's not racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofbert2 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Gypsy isn't a race. It might be tasteless or offensive but by definition it's not racist. In Commission for Racial Equality v Dutton the Court of Appeal held that Romany Gypsies were an ethnic group within the meaning of the Race Relations Act 1976 (RRA) having regard to the evidence of their shared history, geographical origin, distinct customs and language. More recently in O’Leary v Allied Domecq, a case brought on behalf of Irish Travellers, the County Court accepted that Irish Travellers are also a distinct ethnic group for the purposes of the RRA. There are currently no reported cases relating to Gypsies or Travellers of other ethnic origins but there seems to be no reason why Scottish or Welsh Travellers could not argue that they are members of separate ethnic groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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