Thanks Mike; I certainly didn't know that - though I'm not surprised
"just one of a set of responses "
A sort of right-arm-jerk reaction. If it wasn't for the suject matter this would probably be no more harmful than the somewhat feeble-minded 'cheek-popping' that goes on in some clubs but.....
"The worst racist anecdotes I've ever heard were those told by Indian Hindus about Pakistani Moslems."
Really? The worst ones I've heard were about Indians, Pakinstanis, Moslems, West Indians, Irish, Jews............................ anybody who wasn't English.
I don't really think it is possible to over-react to racism in any form - it kills people.
Thoughout my working life I found the UK, particularly London, an extremely racist place, albeit passively so. What upset me more than anything was the way the subject was dealt with so matter-of-factly. There was never any question that you might disagree with the speaker, it was always assumed tat you were of a like mind (or mindlessness).
I find it disturbing that somebody who is able to put up for election (leader of the BNP) can not only propose the repatriation of all 'foreigners' but he can also suggest that those who enter the country illegally should be cast adrift in open boats, which to me is advocating murder, or at the very least, manslaughter.
As far as I'm concerned, long live political correctness.
Jim Carroll