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#51 |
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Exactly!!
I am half Indian- and I wasn't offended by it. I thought it was an amusing segment, and the head wobbling, as MichBOT pointed it, is what a lot of Indians do! So please, stop saying it was racist. It wasn't. And I should know.
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Don't be ridiculous. Tre is of an Asian background, he was just hamming up the accent a bit. No-one moans when black people makes jokes about black people or when jewish people make jokes about jewish people (eg. Borat), as it's considered OK.
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In this instance, Tre is from an Asian background, and his own parents may well speak like that. There was no offence intended.
Like when he called French people frogs last week? Just because he can't see how offensive he is being, doesn't mean no offence will be taken. Roy Chubby Brown has a huge following, but there's a reason why he'll never get on television. Besides, I'm not sure that tre is Asian. I thought he was middle-eastern. His full first name is definitely Mohammed. This is why I said culturally offensive.Quote:
As for Simon, he was just playing along with Tre, I don't think anything was meant.
You really are making my head wobble here Simon's impersonation was the mark of a complete and utter a***. It was as bad as anything Katie has said. And just as totally unecessary.
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If you look at the unseen clips on the BBC Apprentice site there is one where she upsets an eldery man who was selling the rabbits. Kristina has to step in and rescue the situation.
Then the man gets his own back (by accident) by saying he was expecting YOUNG girls. Their faces were a picture and even Margaret laughed. but fairs, fair. It was Kristina who upset the man. Katie stepped in to rescue the situation with her jokes about "young girls". Kristina seems hugely competent, but that abrasive edge may be her undoing.
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Did anyone else detect a hint of racism in the pharmacy? With her fairy-esque, simple, monosyllabic “We’re looking for something close to £4, then we’ll disappear forever…”.
I HOPE YOU DO DISAPPEAR FOREVER DEAR! However since she seems to get on well with Ghazal I dont think its to do with race...just more trademark f*ckwittery. |
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I must admit the same thought did cross my mind briefly.
However since she seems to get on well with Ghazal I dont think its to do with race...just more trademark f*ckwittery. Though watching Ghazal's face when Katie was recounting the boardroom battle, I doubt she likes Katie very much. |
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Well thats just it!
With so many shifting alliances and self-preservation going on its hard to really know who's genuine or not! |
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She patronises everyone, even Siralan. I don't think she's fussy about race. ......Class on the other hand....
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Katie is just a prat but I wouldn't call her racist, just snobbish and silly.
'Paul is one of the most capable men...' said a Paul is spilling water all over himself. NUMPTY. |
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I think we've seen that Katie is prejudiced all round to people who aren't like her.
In regards to this specific situation though, I think he just agreed to the extra discount just to get rid of them, you could see how uncomfortable he was in front of the camera(s). I do think she was/is patronising but in the form we saw it, it was more over-familiarity which she shows with people she's trying to butter up i.e. she did the same in the Art and selling in France tasks. I don't think she was patronising due to race - she apparantly has a daughter called India and one called poppy(?) or perhaps I read that wrong but of course for people who are racist, there are those who like a place but not the people and look down on them. In regards to the Simon thing, I don't think he had any malicious intention and even though it was inappropriate he was going along with Tre - who imo should have known better. I thought it was more rude of Tre to do that and I didn't like the way the man with the trousers and the lady with the Nigella seeds showed preference to him because he was Asian. The man with the trousers literally said he'd give the discount because of Tre and Naomi was unable to get as Tre did with the Nigella seeds. |
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Perhaps you need to consult with the OP who described the shopworker as an Indian. I have never met him so I could not tell you whether he was born in southall, mumbi or wherever.
The point of the post was the assumption that there was (apparantly) racism towards an 'indian' |
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This thread sums up a recent trend to try and find racism at all opportunities.
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Simon's impersonation was the mark of a complete and utter a***. It was as bad as anything Katie has said. And just as totally unecessary.