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Old 04-09-2014, 19:42
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I'm afraid we just can't condone this out and out racist.

This isn't your country. Go home.

The death knell has sounded for Alfred Moon, I feel.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:46
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I'm afraid we just can't condone this out and out racist.

This isn't your country. Go home.

The death knell has sounded for Alfred Moon, I feel.
Stop over reacting. Alfie isn't racist because both he and Aleks are both white and European - the same race! He is though, human and prejudiced, just like the rest of us.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:47
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Stop over reacting. Alfie isn't racist because both he and Aleks are both white and European - the same race! He is though, human and prejudiced, just like the rest of us.
It can't be condoned. Not by a long chalk.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:47
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Time for Alfie to leave. He's a useless character and terrible actor.

Nobody in the real world would be able to just leave their job as much as he does and expect to still have one.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:49
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It can't be condoned. Not by a long chalk.
Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:51
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Alfie has to go
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:52
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
I can't help it. I just end up doing good wherever I go.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:53
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I was DISGUSTED!

Shane Ritchie is just asting as himself these days, time for Alfie too go, He brings nothing too the show.

He is the Kym Marsh of Eastenders!
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:54
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
WHAT!!! Sorrym but have you actually read that back?

Disgusting comment!!
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:54
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Alfies character has long been past it's heyday, he's now just irritating and has no place in the show, perhaps he can be bumped off next. The character Alfie is a looser and deserved to lose his pitch. Aleks told him the truth and Alfie like a typical British looser lashed out.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:56
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Stop over reacting. Alfie isn't racist because both he and Aleks are both white and European - the same race! He is though, human and prejudiced, just like the rest of us.
Racism doesn't just apply to the color of someone's skin.

However, his comments were actually zemophobic and that attitude "this is my country, you don't belong here, your kind is ruing so go back to where you came from" is pretty racist.

It is however the attitude that many people in this country do have to Eastern Europeans in particular these days. Hence the rise of parties like UKIP and even more horribly BNP.
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Old 04-09-2014, 19:56
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
Alfie is a workshy idiot who thinks he can do wants he wants and expects everyone to excuse him. Aleks didn't and he reacted like a member of the BNP

Aleks gave him chances and he blew it, no one to blame but himself and there's no excuse for what he said

I'd be ashamed if I saw people behaving like Alfie
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:00
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
UKIP supporter by any chance?
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:00
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Well said Alfie

I am not racist at all but it's nice to see EastEnders getting it's balls back and sticking two fingers up to the PC Idiots.

More of this please EastEnders!
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:01
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I was so shocked! However I do think it was good of the BBC to cover that people seem to have such feeling as Alfies, whether their feelings are right or wrong.
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:01
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
I agree with you 100%
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:01
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
I sadly agree with this, I hear it a lot and see it a lot, it not unrealistic of them portraying it as offensive and disgusting the comment is, it's not uncommon.

But Alfie is a complete div, he feckless, Aleks was just doing his job and he has no place to accuse anyone of anything, his the new Bianca, so poor actually feel sorry for Shane Richie having to plays this pathetic s/l
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:01
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Well, I'm afraid that Alfie was saying what many British people think who find themselves isolated in a largely foreign area that used to be British. You can't stop people reacting like people when provoked. Aleks provoked him. I'm fed up with do gooders who find everything offensive. EE has for once portrayed a realistic scenario.
Alfie isn't isolated in a largely foreign area was he? It was just an unthinking outburst of casual racism which is all too common from people who want to blame others for their own shortcomings and failures in life
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:02
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I really do hope it's Alfie that does in the fire. I'm so sick of him.
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:02
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However horrible it was so see, things like this do happen and soaps are supposed to reflect real life and attitudes.
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:03
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Latvians aren't a race.
He is, however a bigot
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:04
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I hate Alfie.
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:04
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Whilst it was an outdated and xenophobic comment which shouldn't have been said, some people - not me, I hasten to add - do talk like that or at least think that way in society today, so I think it should be explored as it's actually, and unfortunately, a very realistic thing for some people to say. I've heard it said down the pub.

However, I was actually quite shocked to see it come out of Alfie's mouth. It didn't seem very true to his character, but then there has been a long feud between the pair and a nasty row has been brewing for months.
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:06
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Don't get me wrong, I'm glad Eastenders has addressed a contemporary issue like this but I was so shocked to hear him being so unpleasant
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Old 04-09-2014, 20:06
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I really like Alfie.

To be fair, a lot of people think it, they just don't verbalize it...
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