What the hell does "you think I come off of a Banana boat mean

titfortattitfortat Posts: 9,126
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I wanna know cus I know what I think it means. I believe me im not some one who shouts the race card.
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  • ghettoBLASTER!ghettoBLASTER! Posts: 5,220
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    Well it means the obvious. Someone is saying they look black. Who said it? Corin? if so I doubt there was malice in it but BB would probably give her a ticking off about what can be said and what can't.
  • ElectraElectra Posts: 55,660
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    Same as 'born yesterday'.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 362
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    What? Who said it , where , when......... it's not that hard to give context.
  • ArtyAttackArtyAttack Posts: 67,513
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    I always took it to mean Do you think I am stupid?
  • titfortattitfortat Posts: 9,126
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    Well it means the obvious. Someone is saying they look black. Who said it? Corin? if so I doubt there was malice in it but BB would probably give her a ticking off about what can be said and what can't.

    No it was JJ to SS just now on live feed
  • linfranlinfran Posts: 5,607
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    Yes, it means all that. Was it Coirin said it? She comes out with some really quaint expressions for someone who's only 29. My daughter's that age and I can't imagine she's even heard it!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 4,465
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    JJ just said it. He said it to SS
  • Pop_ArtPop_Art Posts: 5,116
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    Sounds racist to me. But it hasn't been picked up in the WHATM thread. :confused:
  • linfranlinfran Posts: 5,607
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    Electra wrote: »
    Same as 'born yesterday'.


    Do you think so? Surely Born Yesterday, as in "Do you think I was born yesterday?" means green round the edges, no life experience.
  • nortonblimeynortonblimey Posts: 150
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    It means do you think I am stupid... its got nothing to do with race or anything like that !
  • titfortattitfortat Posts: 9,126
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    ArtyAttack wrote: »
    I always took it to mean Do you think I am stupid?

    But why I have never heard that saying before. Its it ment to mean Black people are stupid who came over in the 60's
  • Speak-SoftlySpeak-Softly Posts: 24,737
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    Well it means the obvious. Someone is saying they look black. Who said it? Corin? if so I doubt there was malice in it but BB would probably give her a ticking off about what can be said and what can't.

    It doesn't mean that at all, it means they are naive.

    And as it was from JJ to SS it's understandable seeing as he comes from Australia.
  • Stupid_HeadStupid_Head Posts: 37,826
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    ArtyAttack wrote: »
    I always took it to mean Do you think I am stupid?

    Thats what I thought.
  • ArtyAttackArtyAttack Posts: 67,513
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    titfortat wrote: »
    But why I have never heard that saying before. Its it ment to mean Black people are stupid who came over in the 60's

    No. I dont believe so.
  • DaisydozyDaisydozy Posts: 95
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    Pop_Art wrote: »
    Sounds racist to me. But it hasn't been picked up in the WHATM thread. :confused:
    It's not racist.

    Why are you confused? Do you want it to be a racist remark, if so, why?
  • Pop_ArtPop_Art Posts: 5,116
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    Daisydozy wrote: »
    It's not racist.

    Why are you confused? Do you want it to be a racist remark, if so, why?

    I'm confused as no one mentioned it in the WHATM thread and everything JJ does is jotted down in there.
  • titfortattitfortat Posts: 9,126
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    It doesn't mean that at all, it means they are naive.

    And as it was from JJ to SS it's understandable seeing as he comes from Australia.

    Why Austrlia never came over on Bananna boats thou so why say it.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,530
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    What's a banana boat?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,126
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    Pop_Art wrote: »
    Sounds racist to me. But it hasn't been picked up in the WHATM thread. :confused:

    Wrong......It means...."do you think I was born yesterday"...ie "I`am not that stupid"

    It`s not racist....and anyone who says it is; is talking absolute BS
  • ArtyAttackArtyAttack Posts: 67,513
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    What's a banana boat?

    An ice cream dish. ;)
  • River ManRiver Man Posts: 2,895
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    What's a banana boat?

    A boat with bananas in.
  • titfortattitfortat Posts: 9,126
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    ArtyAttack wrote: »
    No. I dont believe so.

    I think it is. I dont think JJ is racist but the term is.

    Im mixed race and the amount of times Banana boat is used to put a balck person down is very common
  • Stefano92Stefano92 Posts: 66,225
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    River Man wrote: »
    A boat with bananas in.

    Ive been on one of them!!
  • katkimkatkim Posts: 10,271
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    What's a banana boat?

    I was thinking the same thing :o

    I immediately thought of those inflatable bannas that are dragged behind a speedboat, but given the replies I'm thinking that's not correct...
  • willywonkerwillywonker Posts: 16,430
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    ArtyAttack wrote: »
    I always took it to mean Do you think I am stupid?

    As do I.
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