I thoroughly agree. This was proven to me by a couple of so-called friends who are very PC conscious. They haven't spoken to me via social media or any other way ever since I posted a joke about a golliwog. FFS - like someone else said - get a grip. It's people like them who appear to be racist and make things much worse than they really are. That comment on CS was a completely innocent remark.

If that definition is the benchmark in your vicinity then no harm has been done. At least nobody disagreed that every vicar be banned from every tavern in the land.

Yes, but Maria lashing out at Audreh was uncalled for!

I had a golliwog as a kid. I also had a selection of Little Black Sambo books. The golliwog was just a toy, the books were just books. Racism was never mentioned or thought of. I guess it wasn't so fashionable in those days when people were just people and nobody cared about skin colour (or lack of it as in the case of most British). Was Lewis Carroll Aliceist?

Seriously why is this even given the time of day.

No it was not racist, it was a throwaway line an attempt at trying to be clever/funny. The programme was called Roots, it was a reference to the character in a TV show,.

Eva's character is supposed to be a dumb blonde, well thats at least how it comes across, I doubt she could even spell racism, and her comment had not racist intent.

Some people really need to get over themselves and stop finding offence in almost evrything that is said. GET A LIFE

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According to the dailyfail its had 300 complaints to ofcom

Exactly. I agree. It was just a play on words!


How pathetic. You are better off without precious special snowflakes like this. Are they young perchance? The millennials are usually very touchy about stuff like this!


Agree. Who the fluff DOES that? Who complains about stuff like this. What a bunch of losers!


Is that all? And it's making the news. LOL.

I'm black, was around when Roots was aired. I watched Mondays episode and I wasn't offended. If anything it will make people watch Roots. Eva's lines weren't a pun about slavery or colour.
That silly girl needs to get a life.

They really do need to get a life if they find this racist. For goodness sake with all that is going on in the world grow up!

I wouldn't say its racist but totally inappropriate as it came out like the writers couldn't think of anything witty for Eva to say.

3 people took me off when someone, not even me made a joke about Robertsons Jam lid. The funny thing is these people talk to me, drink with me and ring me regularly.

I don't think people are aware of what racism really is these days. A slight comment and you are branded a bigot.

If people want to see an example of recent racism, they should look up the awful situation with the actress from the new ghostbusters film. That was pure and vile racism all over. Poor woman

In 'my vicinity'? Someone in my village didn't make it up, it's the definition in the dictionary, presumably available to all vicinities.

My point was simply that the word 'racism', like so many other words, is grossly misused these days.

I think people have forgotten about 'context'.

Exactly Lm.

That thread in showbiz where many are pretty much justifying what happened to Leslie is appalling

Well I think we all need to be conscience of what we say and even though we might not have bad intent sometimes it is interpreted that way and we have a responsibility to apologize and make sure those affected understand that we meant no harm.

As for the actress from Ghostbusters I have my own issues with her as I think she portrays an extremely negative stereotype of black women, the roles she plays reminds me of how black people were portrayed in movies in the early 20th century. That being said a lot of the stuff done to her on social media was not deserved.

I disagree!

I believe there is a breed of people who actively look for something to complain about, whether it be racist or sexist or any other bloody ist!

I have no time for these people at all.

It is all about context! Words are meaningless unless taken in context.

That is partly true some people do just look for something to complain about but there are cases as well where people say offensive things without realizing they are offending

She was the best actress on ghostbusters and the character was not a black stereotype.

She happened to be a normal citizen

IDK, what saw in the trailer, the way she acts on SNL and in those State Farm commercials she does come off as a stereotype to me. Now she could be the best actress in the world but its hard for me to take someone seriously who has no problem playing such a negative stereotype.

It kind of seemed racist on Corrie's part. Considering Eva said 'no idea who he is, it's just something my mum used to say. It's like they didn't want the audience to think Eva is racist because they knew it sounded racist.

Now you're really nitpicking on words. Would it sound better if I say thats the definition of racism in the country you live in. What's the the situation with the language police in the country you reside in. They must be kept busy just monitoring this forum.

'Are we getting too PC', I think we all know the answer to that one. Its getting beyond ridiculous now.

The ghettos created in Poland during WW2 weren't racist. There were several - Polish Jews, homosexual men men. the physical and mentally disabled, Jehovah's Witnesses and other groups that didn't conform to his idea of social norms. They were either in ghettos or murdered.

People forget the original meaning of words and are too quick to shout "racist".

The reference in Corrie was just a play on words with no racist intentions except for those who want to see racism in everything. Normally people just find plays on words funny, clever or make them groan.

Glad you have a sense of perspective and can take it as just a flippant play on words.