CS Paul: 'Just play the white man'
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Is it just me that thought this was quite random and came out of nowhere? Fair play it's very brave of Corrie to tackle racism in any form, but it just seemed to me a bit... random?
What do others think?
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Well I think the angle they're coming from is not 'out-and-out' racism, but casual racism; the kind of throw-away comment some sections of society use but to most people, doesn't quite 'feel' right and seems an inappropriate thing to say. It's more about the subtleties of casual racism which I think is quite brave, as real life is often casual and not blatant with its prejudices.
but yeah, it's kinda random, I don't like Paul anyway though, he just seems like he doesn't belong
It was an old saying that used to mean, the white man was more trustworthy then the non white.
And how come Brian called Paul 'the fireman'...they are in relationships with the Grimshaw sisters.
Actually it comes from silent movies where the good guys would be differentiated from the bad guys by dressing in white.
I think Brian was given lines that would originally have gone to Ken.
Paul should have apologised - he was in the wrong. It was a stupid thing to say rather than a deliberately offensive comment, but it was still wrong.
This is completely off-topic,but can I just congratulate you on saying "should have.." instead of "should of.."
It's such a rarity on these forums,it fills my heart with joy when I see it
Btw; Lloyd's right to expect an apology.
Search Google and you'll see what i said come up.
Nice of Corrie to mention it though.
EastEnders had a brief thing last year with Ray and the whole Copper thing. He accused him of being a Thief because he was black.
Doctors does the whole racism storylines very well. They don't hold back either.
Blacks Are Not like Us...They bring Disease to the UK and steal our jobs...
Get your Filthy Black Hands off of my son.
Is just some of the comments used during Doctors long running storyline with Mrs T
Had it been a casual "Paul mate, that's out of order these days" I don't doubt Paul would have apologised anyway and not lost face and learned his lesson.
Instead Lloyd had to do the big offended man in front of the pub and family and push it to the point neither could back down.
It was wrong but Paul never used the B, C or N word which are total no-no's, EVER.
I think the etymology is not entirely clear. Seems to come from the days of Empire when the "dark skinned" uncivilised natives needed to have good behaviour modelled to them.
Yeah but this plot is more about insidious racism, which I think is more realistic and modern, to be honest, not that I'm talking down either of the plots you mentioned; I just mean Corrie is taking a more subversive approach, though I'm not sure how it will handle it longer term.
Not sure what people would want Corrie to do, get the EDL to march down the street...
Has Ken's absence been explained?
I personally have never heard the term
When does Paul leave?