It's called a sense of humour you should be embarrassed as you appear to be lacking even Katie is more amusing this evening apparently, no I don't do twitter either as it's beneath me, DS is however mildly amusing as long as you stay in the appropriate areas and away from the more rabid populous
Oh sorry. I didn't laugh so I don't have a sense of humour. Gotcha. Goodnight.
Are you being for real? I don't even watch either of those programmes. The thread is about a tweet I came across and the responses to said tweet. It is nothing to do with that 'singing contest' on itv. It is about likening a certain texture of hair to a toilet brush.
I've heard of wine snobs, music snobs, and now I see that there are forum snobs too. Lol, 'gated community part of DS where we get a few less weirdos'. I really am embarrassed; for you.
Blimey!
12.30 Saturday night/Sunday morning and you're getting enraged at strangers on a forum.
Are you being for real? I don't even watch either of those programmes. The thread is about a tweet I came across and the responses to said tweet. It is nothing to do with that 'singing contest' on itv. It is about likening a certain texture of hair to a toilet brush.
I've heard of wine snobs, music snobs, and now I see that there are forum snobs too. Lol, 'gated community part of DS where we get a few less weirdos'. I really am embarrassed; for you.
Blimey!
12.30 Saturday night/Sunday morning and you're getting enraged at strangers on a forum.
I know, strange it is, I just remembered when I was at school someone used to get called bog brush don't know who though and certainly wasn't racist as there were only white people in the whole school
Are you being for real? I don't even watch either of those programmes. The thread is about a tweet I came across and the responses to said tweet. It is nothing to do with that 'singing contest' on itv. It is about likening a certain texture of hair to a toilet brush.
I've heard of wine snobs, music snobs, and now I see that there are forum snobs too. Lol, 'gated community part of DS where we get a few less weirdos'. I really am embarrassed; for you.
BIB....it's not though. It is about likening FLEUR'S hair to a toilet brush, at no point did Katie mention all afro hair. My son's pal (who is white) has a huge mop of wiry hair that looks like a toilet brush also....does that make me racist saying that? No!
How? I didn't share my thoughts. I just saw a (what I thought was obvious) link between the two and wondered what everyone else saw and how they'd take it.
How? I didn't share my thoughts. I just saw a (what I thought was obvious) link between the two and wondered what everyone else saw and how they'd take it.
Dammit. When will I win?
You would need to strap on your big girl panties the boys get hairy at this time of night, pun intended;-)
How? I didn't share my thoughts. I just saw a (what I thought was obvious) link between the two and wondered what everyone else saw and how they'd take it.
Dammit. When will I win?
I know you said this in humour but sometimes a lot of posters on DS have exactly this attitude. There are no winners and no losers, it is not a competition and is merely an exchange of views and a lively debate at times. I would like to think that, on reading the replies you have received on here, you will agree it wasn't racist. However, even if you don't ... I am still firmly of the opinion that it wasn't .
I know you said this in humour but sometimes a lot of posters on DS have exactly this attitude. There are no winners and no losers, it is not a competition and is merely an exchange of views and a lively debate at times. I would like to think that, on reading the replies you have received on here, you will agree it wasn't racist. However, even if you don't ... I am still firmly of the opinion that it wasn't .
BIB, I know. Sad for them but to each their own.
Thanks for eventually contributing to the discussion anyway! And no, I don't think it is a racial thing. But I see how some people think it could be. I thought it was ambiguous. That's why I tried to start a discussion.
Thanks for eventually contributing to the discussion anyway! And no, I don't think it is a racial thing. But I see how some people think it could be. I thought it was ambiguous. That's why I tried to start a discussion.
What did you want to discuss? What do you think she meant or intended by her tweeting what she tweeted? Was it just an observation ?
Thanks for eventually contributing to the discussion anyway! And no, I don't think it is a racial thing. But I see how some people think it could be. I thought it was ambiguous. That's why I tried to start a discussion.
Ooh, I was contributing all along but in the interests of 'lively debate; I'll give you that one (only because you came round to my way of thinking in the end) ;-):)
What did you want to discuss? What do you think she meant or intended by her tweeting what she tweeted? Was it just an observation ?
I won't repeat myself.
I came across the tweet, saw people arguing beneath it (as they do) and I copied and pasted it here as I was curious to know other peoples' thoughts. It was no deeper than that, for me.
I won't repeat myself.
I came across the tweet, saw people arguing beneath it (as they do) and I copied and pasted it here as I was curious to know other peoples' thoughts. It was no deeper than that, for me.
What did you think of it ? Do you have an opinion ?
I think if you post a thread on General Discussion it's helpful if the poster throws in their opinion to aid discussion
Question, do you think that this a racist comment, or not?
It creases me up, how people carefully search for hints of racism nowadays.
I'm guessing you are a younger person than I am. The world when I was born was a truly racist place, where it was common to see "No Blacks or Irish" specified in advertisements for jobs, accommodation etc. My late neighbour, who would be nearly 90 now if he was still alive, came from a tiny village in the west of Ireland, and he was one of the most racist people I've ever encountered - even though he encountered racism against his own people. He genuinely thought black people were subhuman. He had no experience of them at all. They might as well have been aliens. That's how the average person in Britain used to think, 40 or 50 years ago. Well, we've moved on a long way from that.
And you think a passing rude comment about someone's hair might be racist. ^_^
I won't repeat myself.
I came across the tweet, saw people arguing beneath it (as they do) and I copied and pasted it here as I was curious to know other peoples' thoughts. It was no deeper than that, for me.
When I said that some DS posters have the 'win at all costs' attitude, Benjamini is one of them! Don't entertain ;-):D
What did you think of it ? Do you have an opinion ?
I think if you post a thread on General Discussion it's helpful if the poster throws in their opinion to aid discussion
Yes and that's generally how discussions work in person too. I said my view a few comments ago to maidinscotland. I said I don't think it is racial but I see how some think it is. It's as 'neither here nor there' for me as turquoise being classed as a shade of blue or green.
It creases me up, how people carefully search for hints of racism nowadays.
I'm guessing you are a younger person than I am. The world when I was born was a truly racist place, where it was common to see "No Blacks or Irish" specified in advertisements for jobs, accommodation etc. My late neighbour, who would be nearly 90 now if he was still alive, came from a tiny village in the west of Ireland, and he was one of the most racist people I've ever encountered - even though he encountered racism against his own people. He genuinely thought black people were subhuman. He had no experience of them at all. They might as well have been aliens. That's how the average person in Britain used to think, 40 or 50 years ago. Well, we've moved on a long way from that.
And you think a passing rude comment about someone's hair might be racist. ^_^
BIB, me? Here we go again.
I AM aware of all of the above, if it was directed at me.
Are you being for real? I don't even watch either of those programmes. The thread is about a tweet I came across and the responses to said tweet. It is nothing to do with that 'singing contest' on itv. It is about likening a certain texture of hair to a toilet brush.
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Fibber
You had a thread in the Xfactor section last year and oddly enough it was to do with hair.
'comments on Luke's hair'
Lol what a coincidence about the hair thing. ^_^ I found it strange that the judges kept saying Luke needed to wash his hair. I did indeed watch some of the live shows last year. That's why I was confused at the comments about Luke needing to wash his hair at that late stage. Someone then told me that he said he doesn't wash it which cleared that up for me.
I don't watch it at all now though. I've hated it for years and finally my family do too.
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Two things you need on DS after midnight, sarcasm and a sense of humour
Oh sorry. I didn't laugh so I don't have a sense of humour. Gotcha. Goodnight.
12.30 Saturday night/Sunday morning and you're getting enraged at strangers on a forum.
Hair snob. Clearly.
I know, strange it is, I just remembered when I was at school someone used to get called bog brush don't know who though and certainly wasn't racist as there were only white people in the whole school
BIB....it's not though. It is about likening FLEUR'S hair to a toilet brush, at no point did Katie mention all afro hair. My son's pal (who is white) has a huge mop of wiry hair that looks like a toilet brush also....does that make me racist saying that? No!
I reiterate...move along, nothing to see here
To quote TWS, am I? Or are you just assuming so?
By the way TWS, I'm just playing along. Honestly. ^_^
Not me I barely run a brush through mine
No we don't believe you, your faux outrage wasn't quite right for general discussion you need some more practice
How? I didn't share my thoughts. I just saw a (what I thought was obvious) link between the two and wondered what everyone else saw and how they'd take it.
Dammit. When will I win?
You would need to strap on your big girl panties the boys get hairy at this time of night, pun intended;-)
I know you said this in humour but sometimes a lot of posters on DS have exactly this attitude. There are no winners and no losers, it is not a competition and is merely an exchange of views and a lively debate at times. I would like to think that, on reading the replies you have received on here, you will agree it wasn't racist. However, even if you don't ... I am still firmly of the opinion that it wasn't .
BIB, I know. Sad for them but to each their own.
Thanks for eventually contributing to the discussion anyway! And no, I don't think it is a racial thing. But I see how some people think it could be. I thought it was ambiguous. That's why I tried to start a discussion.
What did you want to discuss? What do you think she meant or intended by her tweeting what she tweeted? Was it just an observation ?
Ooh, I was contributing all along but in the interests of 'lively debate; I'll give you that one (only because you came round to my way of thinking in the end) ;-):)
I won't repeat myself.
I came across the tweet, saw people arguing beneath it (as they do) and I copied and pasted it here as I was curious to know other peoples' thoughts. It was no deeper than that, for me.
What did you think of it ? Do you have an opinion ?
I think if you post a thread on General Discussion it's helpful if the poster throws in their opinion to aid discussion
It creases me up, how people carefully search for hints of racism nowadays.
I'm guessing you are a younger person than I am. The world when I was born was a truly racist place, where it was common to see "No Blacks or Irish" specified in advertisements for jobs, accommodation etc. My late neighbour, who would be nearly 90 now if he was still alive, came from a tiny village in the west of Ireland, and he was one of the most racist people I've ever encountered - even though he encountered racism against his own people. He genuinely thought black people were subhuman. He had no experience of them at all. They might as well have been aliens. That's how the average person in Britain used to think, 40 or 50 years ago. Well, we've moved on a long way from that.
And you think a passing rude comment about someone's hair might be racist. ^_^
When I said that some DS posters have the 'win at all costs' attitude, Benjamini is one of them! Don't entertain ;-):D
Some are just natural winners
Indeed! And we can sit back in the knowledge that we are, isn't that right ali1234? ;-):D
Yes and that's generally how discussions work in person too. I said my view a few comments ago to maidinscotland. I said I don't think it is racial but I see how some think it is. It's as 'neither here nor there' for me as turquoise being classed as a shade of blue or green.
BIB, me? Here we go again.
I AM aware of all of the above, if it was directed at me.
Fibber
You had a thread in the Xfactor section last year and oddly enough it was to do with hair.
'comments on Luke's hair'
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=69423442&postcount=1
Lol what a coincidence about the hair thing. ^_^ I found it strange that the judges kept saying Luke needed to wash his hair. I did indeed watch some of the live shows last year. That's why I was confused at the comments about Luke needing to wash his hair at that late stage. Someone then told me that he said he doesn't wash it which cleared that up for me.
I don't watch it at all now though. I've hated it for years and finally my family do too.