I thought racism was an intentional act to discriminate against someone because of the colour of their skin. Is this just another attempt to undermine the boys in blue?
I guess it's like institutionalised racism. People can be racist and not realise they are doing so because it's so ingrained into who they are.
thats ballax that is its like the whole if i hit another white guy its just a fight. i hit a black guy and its a racist attack.
Words and action are so PC these days, that a person may make an innocent comment that to the powers that be is deemed to be racist. That could be unwitting racism could it not. Racism seems to be one of those crimes that can be committed with a complete lack of intent to commit such an offence.
RE: thats ballax that is Depends why you hit the black guy. I heard loads of situations when people just come out and say something and don't actually realise that what they are saying is racist becausethey've said such things for so long or they've been brought up in that way - it doesn't mean it isn't racist simply because they didn't think it was.
I still don't see how racism can be "Unwitting", surely racism is a deliberate act of discrimination. As was proved with "institutionalized racism" around the Stephen Lawrence case.
OK so across from me there is this old lady who said to me " that new darkie lad that brings the papers is very polite " Racist or not ?
yeh take that point think i miss read what you said we make two different points. if i wasn't aware what i was saying or doing was wrond but is then im still in the wrong. If i hit a black guy just because i think he is a barsteward then im not racist?
She's just used dated un PC lingo to discribe him. It's unwitting maybe but not racism because as I keep saying.... Racism is a deliberate act of discrimination.
To be fair. Racism is intentional discrimination against someone because of their race not their colour. Which is why "Bright" Red was perfectly correct when he described his brother as a "racist bigot" because of his attack on the Irish.