Just checked The Penguin Spelling Dictionary (2nd edn, '99)...

...there's entries for:
Afro (plural Afros) hairstyle
Afro-American
Afro-Asian (really?!)
Afro-Asiatic
afrormosia - wood

That should wipe the smug grin of that black woman.

Posted By: DJ Ginga on October 23rd 2009 at 01:02:42

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Well that was a bit of a let down, they never really let him say his point (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Oct 22, 23:49:51
- The problem was most of his opening lines were simply laughable! (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 22, 23:54:24
- I think the hole he dug himself was deep enough (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:53:10
  - Questions across the programme directly at Griffin were answered by other members of the (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:55:52
    - I think DD had to ensure they all had a say... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:58:41
    - Yes, it wasnt a perfect debate - I dont know how it ever could be though? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 22, 23:57:09
      - it never is on these programmes (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:58:20
        
        Yep they did. Trouble is everything he said just invited ridicule (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 23, 00:00:30
        
        Exactly. (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:02:47
    - quite alot of audience members got utterly owned (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:56:37
      - Surely that should be discarded not owned?! (n/m) (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 22, 23:59:38
- how do you stop it though? (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 22, 23:51:29
  - 40 minutes in (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:54:22
    - To be fair it only got like that (on the panel at least)... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:04:46
  - LOL yeah the wife n I both looked at each other n said "twitter??" (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Oct 22, 23:54:16
- Agreed, it was just a shambles (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 22, 23:51:06
  - yes he was wasn't he (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 22, 23:53:56
    - Yet it was fine for Straw to say Afro-Caribbean until it was corrected (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 00:03:25
      - Fair enough that woman (rightly) pulled JS up on that... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:09:46
        
        Hands up - i didnt realise either. Cultural ignorance is not racism (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 23, 00:13:17
        
        Just checked The Penguin Spelling Dictionary (2nd edn, '99)... (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 01:02:42
        
        getting the colour of someone's jumper wrong seems to be though (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 00:16:27
        
        The past participle of learn is learnt not learned (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 01:07:34
        
        i did do a pause over that one (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 08:06:20
        
        Can you stop misinterpreting things that haven't been implied please? (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 00:25:21
        
        See my response above (General Chat) - DJ Ginga, Oct 23, 00:21:35
      - what? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 23, 00:08:16
    - If you didn't already vote BNP, I don't see what Griffin offered to make you consider it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 22, 23:56:30
      - haha, agreed (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 01:04:19
      - not allowing my kids be taught about poofters (General Chat) - Charles21, Oct 23, 00:00:15

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