Reply to: Would she have got away with calling her

[Spacecadet]

[Clippy]

Prosecuted for calling some a coconut? Whatever next? FFS.
She should have been prosecuted for being an idiot for implying that providing handouts to ethnic minorities is an acceptable use of public money.

WHS.

Personally, I never knew 'coconut' was categorised as a racial slur.

I'm presuming the word 'honky' also falls into this category - used to make me laugh when you used to see it used in late 70's/early 80's TV & movies like Starsky & Hutch or Magnum Force.

[Mich the Tester]

What part of my statement don't you agree with? and why?

I agree with you. I am simply agreeing in the fashion of my father reading the Daily Wail.

[sasguru]

Tut. Tut. These people

What part of my statement don't you agree with? and why?

[Drewster]

Ahh, right.

Never knew that.

I called Garth Crooks a cream egg the other day, I just though his head was the same shape as a cream egg now that he has put on about 10 stone.

Not a Cream "egg and spoon" - I hope

[minestrone]

I heard this on the News yesterday.

I didn't know that it was an offensive term until it was explained.

Btw, does this make Obama a coconut? Black(which is debatable) on the outside but white on the inside?

Ahh, right.

Never knew that.

I called Garth Crooks a cream egg the other day, I just though his head was the same shape as a cream egg now that he has put on about 10 stone.

[Mich the Tester]

Prosecuted for calling some a coconut? Whatever next? FFS.
She should have been prosecuted for being an idiot for implying that providing handouts to ethnic minorities is an acceptable use of public money.

Tut. Tut. These people

[Gibbon]

I can't help thinking this would make it illegal to call someone a Tunnock's Tea Cake.

If any of you call me a white chocolate coffee cream I'm reporting you.....


But in todays world I'd be in trouble for being offended by being likened to a black man......

[sasguru]

Prosecuted for calling some a coconut? Whatever next? FFS.
She should have been prosecuted for being an idiot for implying that providing handouts to ethnic minorities is an acceptable use of public money.

[doodab]

I can't help thinking this would make it illegal to call someone a Tunnock's Tea Cake.

[Drewster]

The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

You are a really really nice guy!

I bet you can't get a conviction!

[Moscow Mule]

Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.

By going to court and making case law.

Section 5 of the Public Order Act is a pretty handy catch-all for the Police and CPS.

Edit: Except Magistrates don't set precedent so unless an appeal to a higher court is rejected you can still call somebody a coconut and duke it out in court.

[SupremeSpod]

Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.

That's just it, you can't and imo a third party shouldn't.

I say go outside and duke it out.

Simples.

[Gibbon]

The recipient of the comment - Shirley?

Agreed in principle but how do you decide how to legislate it.

[Moscow Mule]

She obviously had a crap barrister. Poor woman.