Reply to: India condemns 'racist' remarks by New Zealand TV host

[Gonzo]

The UK was much better 20 years ago

My mistake. I meant 30 years ago.

[Troll]

It does highlight that this country is about where the UK was about twenty years ago

The UK was much better 20 years ago

[Gonzo]

Guy gets my vote.

The bloke is vile. A TV presenter with a track record of saying things that upset some of the people here. I don't think that this picture of him is that recent either.



It does highlight that this country is about where the UK was about twenty years ago regarding what is acceptable to say about other people. You don't see it much in people younger than thirty, but the racism and homophobia that comes out of people older than that is really an eye-opener. Of course they just complain about PC Bulltulip.

Some people here are more concerned about the fact that the Governor General has now delivered a fawning apology to the people of India.

[Troll]

They ran the story after they were told about the BBC article, look at the time stamp.

Proper post-event outrage.

... exactly

[Troll]

Really?

That article is timed at 03:32 IST 08.10.10

Mine comment was timed at 21:21 07.10.10

I believe Bobland is 4 hours ahead

I think the Times of India is using comments made on this site for it's material !!!

[gingerjedi]

Really?

They ran the story after they were told about the BBC article, look at the time stamp.

Proper post-event outrage.

[Pondlife]

BBC screams racist

Antipodeans saying its ''culturally insensitive, inappropriate and vulgar''

Can't find anything in a cursory scan of the India Times

gotta love the Beeb

Really?

[wobbegong]

An old boss of mine had a last name of "Cockburn".

For some reason he insisted it was pronounced "Coburn".

He was right. Some of us are old enough to remember this.

[meridian]

An old boss of mine had a last name of "Cockburn".

For some reason he insisted it was pronounced "Coburn".

[kontracta Matt]

I preferred the TV presenter when he was in Crossroads myself.

[wobbegong]

"These remarks are totally unacceptable to India and should be condemned by all right-thinking people and nations."

1. Get off your high horse, dear. You're not that important.
2. Get a sense of humour/thicker skin.
3. Stop trying to deflect attention away from the woefully substandard games that you are supposed to be 'overseeing'.

[TimberWolf]

Sheila Diktulip



What a tulipty name for an Indian Sheila *





*Shamelessly plagiarised off Mock of the Weak**

**Intentional spelling mistake mine

[EternalOptimist]

Gaurdianista?
Equality officer

As you may know I'm not a fan of Bobland but that wasn't really acceptable. I can imagine a boyish smirk its up there with Biggus Diccus but "because she is an Indian" is well across the line.

you got me thinking now vetran.

we all have our own personal line, across which we dont find things funny.
we all have our own personal line across which we find things offensive.


maybe its the width of the gap between the two thats important. peeps with a narrower gap are more sensitive an volatile ? less tolerant



just a thought

[vetran]

Gaurdianista?
Equality officer

As you may know I'm not a fan of Bobland but that wasn't really acceptable. I can imagine a boyish smirk its up there with Biggus Diccus but "because she is an Indian" is well across the line.

[EternalOptimist]

Proxymoron?

proxymoron is good

8/10 technical merit
4/10 insult efficacy
6/10 contextual identification

in fact, the more i look at it, the more i like it. top man.