Ang on, ang on, ang on. Aren't we getting a bit precious in here?
Gentlemen (and ladies if any have been involved):
Could we all make an effort to avoid shouting "Racist!!" quite so quickly please? Otherwise the board may become very much less pleasant to visit.
I don't know Ben, or Alan, or Harry Boulders so I can't say for certain if any or all of them are or aren't racist in private - but in all cases I doubt it, because I know racists and have even been moved to forgive one of those.
These three, though: one was perhaps guilty of a clumsy remark while another made a simple joke. It may have been better if he hadn't, in a public place - but I for one feel a little encouraged that he felt relaxed enough to do so. It was a tease, that's all, and was probably aimed as much at the cops as at black youth. And I'm old enough to remember what properly racist gags sound like. It wasn't anything like that.
May I suggest that we all drop the issue without further debate? Otherwise the board will change for the worse, with denunciations and counter allegations all over the shop. This is not the place. Of course, if someone comes on here shouting 'Nigger' in capitals, as is quite popular in Usenet, I'll be among the first to complain. Promise.
As for banning PK, I think that was a bit rough too. What were the grounds? Let me guess. He's a bit annoying: so am I, I bet, to many, and so are many others to me. He was a bit repetitive: f**kaduck, that's a bit rich. He stood his ground: personally I think that's a good thing. It's a shame he didn't make better reading when doing so.
He didn't bother me, 'cos I didn't read him.
Moral High Ground: seems nice, I might come here again.....
Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on August 17th 2008 at 17:36:22
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- Ang on, ang on, ang on. Aren't we getting a bit precious in here? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 17, 17:36:22
- PK is a bully and was warned about his conduct (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 17, 17:45:10
- Fair enough and I'll take your word for it (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 17, 17:48:57
- He certainly got his fair share of abuse (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 17, 17:55:08
- And was posting on here agains under a different name about an hour later anyway. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 17, 17:46:11
- What name was that then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Mr Creosote, Aug 17, 17:50:24
- Mick Jagger. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 17, 17:50:42
- would be interested to know if that was him though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 17, 17:55:43
- No can't be (General Chat) - Mr Creosote, Aug 17, 18:05:36
- Well, given that PK made the same joke in the chat room, using exactly the same style (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 17, 17:57:23
- like I said the other day (General Chat) - pants, Aug 17, 19:07:00
- would be interested to know if that was him though (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Aug 17, 17:55:43
- Mick Jagger. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Aug 17, 17:50:42
- Well there's little I can do about people reregistering (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 17, 17:48:17
- What name was that then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Mr Creosote, Aug 17, 17:50:24
- Fair enough and I'll take your word for it (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 17, 17:48:57
- yeah yeah yeah (General Chat) - The Judge, Aug 17, 17:41:52
- glad someone agrees (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Aug 17, 18:04:44
- PK is a bully and was warned about his conduct (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 17, 17:45:10
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