Black History Match Fact...

[Philw]

I therefore, given the history of the word, cannot conceive of a context where white people can use the term in other than derogatory terms. If you can think of a context, please 'fess up, I'd really like to know it.

I used to have two friends who were black twins. They were hench, 6ft square, part time bouncers. Anyway, we were pretty close, used to work and go out together, and used 'Yes my nigga' to greet each other. However I would never use it towards someone who I didn't know or who I didn't think would realise or appreciate that I used it in a friendly/term of endearment way. Nowadays I think the word has many different uses, both positive and negative. It's not even as if white people are the only people who use as a derogatory term for black people (see Chris Rock's stand-up). I think that if people using it in a positive light lessens its affect as an insult then that is good.

My personal goal is to get more people of different backgrounds through the gate, go to the match, and experience why its so great to support Everton.

I have a great dislike for 'positive discrimination'. Like Ghost says, I know that in the past, and perhaps even in cases nowadays, there has been discrimination against black people/asians/women/gays and plenty more when it came to getting jobs etc. However that doesn't make it ok now to give jobs to these people over others for the same reason, or to fill a 'quota'. Two wrongs doesn't make a right.

As for the MOBOs. I don't follow it so I would have no idea about recent/past winners, or whether the winners performed music that could be said to have its origins in black history/culture. However if people want to have an award that celebrates such music, or Hick Origin, or White/Indian/Asian music then I really don't see why anyone would be against that?

 

[Goat]

YouTube - Bob Marley Redemption Song

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

YouTube - Bob Marley Redemption Song

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
None but ourselves can free our minds.

Exactly.

 

[chicoazul]

Can someone give me back that ten minutes of my life please.

I'm lucky enough, through living abroad for ten years, to have loads of different mates of different colours, religions, backgrounds. I could go on and do the normal "racism is bad, I love blacks me" thing which is patronising.

Anyone saying anything remotely racist is an obvious blert so leave it at that. My main man* BT came on here to do something relevant in Black History Week, cool no worries in that. I celebrate being scouse, which is hardly Anglo Saxon, so leave BT to it.

Thinking on, I've had some of that bad racism stuff done to me the bad tits.

[Poor language removed] it, I've lost momentum here.
* I did that on purpose.

 

[Goat]

Bad racist.

 

[DENNIS STEVENS]

The fact that this thread has developed in the way it has probably shows both how much progress society has made over the last few decades & also how far it still has to go.

 

[Dylan]

The fact that this thread has developed in the way it has probably shows both how much progress society has made over the last few decades & also how far it still has to go.

An amazingly astute and accurate observation.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

The fact that this thread has developed in the way it has probably shows both how much progress society has made over the last few decades & also how far it still has to go.

What is that supposed to mean?

 

[Dylan]

I'll take a stab at that.....Despite what some people may think, racial discrimination is still alive and well at many levels. All is not rosy and there is still much work to be done before people are all considered equal regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds.

 

[steevie]

I'll take a stab at that.....Despite what some people may think, racial discrimination is still alive and well at many levels. All is not rosy and there is still much work to be done before people are all considered equal regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds.

The sad reallity about it all mate is that racism will always exist, just has there will always be a war fought somewhere in the world.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

I'll take a stab at that.....Despite what some people may think, racial discrimination is still alive and well at many levels. All is not rosy and there is still much work to be done before people are all considered equal regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds.

Sure there is a lot of racism, but it's not just white people that are being racist.

 

[BlackToffee]

While Ghost and Mikel dance into the sunset, dreadlocks flowing singing "one love", I think I'll start a new thread called "Political correctness: What the hell's wrong with such a good idea!!!"

 

[GhostOfDixie]

While Ghost and Mikel dance into the sunset, dreadlocks flowing singing "one love", I think I'll start a new thread called "Political correctness: What the hell's wrong with such a good idea!!!"

what are you on about now?

 

[DENNIS STEVENS]

I'll take a stab at that.....Despite what some people may think, racial discrimination is still alive and well at many levels. All is not rosy and there is still much work to be done before people are all considered equal regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds.

Yeah, sommat like that

 

[Goat]

While Ghost and Mikel dance into the sunset, dreadlocks flowing singing "one love", I think I'll start a new thread called "Political correctness: What the hell's wrong with such a good idea!!!"

Exodus, movement of da people, oh yeah.