Black History Month

[chrismpw]

I think you’ve spoke with elegance and honesty in this thread. Even if I disagree with you massively which I do you have been forthright and honest. Do you have a girlfriend pal?

Fairly happily married mate so long as she doesnt utter the fateful words "Ive been thinking..." as those are normally a prelude to an enormous diy project.

 

[Walken]

Honestly I'm not as mad about it as you seem to think. It's an irritation, nothing more, and I seek to highlight it and hope others might see it too for what it is.

Genuinely there's very little that makes me angry, outside of what politicians try to get away with - and even then its little more than a tutt and roll of the eyes. It's very difficult really to gauge the true strength of people's reactions through text I guess.

I like to think your state of anger has a metronomic quality, permanently in the sweet spot

 

[Hatters not haters]

Fairly happily married mate so long as she doesnt utter the fateful words "Ive been thinking..." as those are normally a prelude to an enormous diy project.

The lucky dame!

 

[chrismpw]

Lol anything you disagree with is either wumming or trolling.

Oh is that the evidence I asked for that you couldn't find?

No I am gappy with people who disagree. Wumm8ng and trolling is when people like you just like to insult others and that is the limit if your debate. We've been through this before, just before you ran away for a month (maybe using a different multi) for the dust to settle.

I'm glad to see you've generally been a but nicer to people on tour return. Keep it up.

 

[davep]

What I typed is not wrong, what you've read into is wrong. This is entirely on you. I cand do anything about that.

Didn't you use to be a teacher? This is akin to American's using the 1st amendment to defend their right to free speech as a way of excusing themselves for saying whatever they like without consequence. If you are speaking in a public forum it is on you to ensure to the best of your ability that what you say can be understood correctly, unless you are deliberately trying to consufe or mislead someone. They are your words, take responsibility for them and the meaning they have to the general public.

I was well aware that it would attract those desperate to show just how superior they are in their social graces. However, a curse I live under is that I should always speak what I perceive to be truth. I'm not saying I'm always right (thats what discussion is for), but from my life, my experiences I speak as I honestly view things, because I want to see a better world.

That is fair enough, but you should know better, especially from the environments that you have worked in, that you cannot always do that without causing some people to become insulted/confrontational.

Where have I said that?

Honestly don't think I'd have survived nearly 30 years on a female dominated profession teaching in mixed gender schools if I were a sexist. I think this is your perception or prejudice based on a few comments you have misunderstood or chosen to take out of context. You're not alone in that to he fair.

"I can't be racist, I have black friends...". But also, after that you should know better than what you've stated above.

Honestly I'm not as mad about it as you seem to think. It's an irritation, nothing more, and I seek to highlight it and hope others might see it too for what it is.

Genuinely there's very little that makes me angry, outside of what politicians try to get away with - and even then its little more than a tutt and roll of the eyes. It's very difficult really to gauge the true strength of people's reactions through text I guess.

The amount you go on about it suggests otherwise! I don't think anyone else cares that much or is even watching/listening to the stuff.

Fairly happily married mate so long as she doesnt utter the fateful words "Ive been thinking..." as those are normally a prelude to an enormous diy project.

Haha, at least that will get you away from women's hour

 

[DualityNSNO]

13 pages and still going strong, well done Chris!

I don't agree with just about any of what you've written but well done for the perseverance.

 

[chrismpw]

Didn't you use to be a teacher? This is akin to American's using the 1st amendment to defend their right to free speech as a way of excusing themselves for saying whatever they like without consequence. If you are speaking in a public forum it is on you to ensure to the best of your ability that what you say can be understood correctly, unless you are deliberately trying to consufe or mislead someone. They are your words, take responsibility for them and the meaning they have to the general public.

That is fair enough, but you should know better, especially from the environments that you have worked in, that you cannot always do that without causing some people to become insulted/confrontational.

"I can't be racist, I have black friends...". But also, after that you should know better than what you've stated above.

The amount you go on about it suggests otherwise! I don't think anyone else cares that much or is even watching/listening to the stuff.

Haha, at least that will get you away from women's hour

There's a world of difference how I communicate with people when I'm paid to do it, compared with casual remarks on a forum. I'm sure that can't be a shock to you.

 

[davep]

There's a world of difference how I communicate with people when I'm paid to do it, compared with casual remarks on a forum. I'm sure that can't be a shock to you.

Thank god for that!

 

[Moomin]

These might be on in your area.

Home

Ballet Black - Founder & Artistic Director Miss Cassa Pancho MBE - is a London, UK based professional ballet company for dancers of Black and Asian descent.

balletblack.co.uk

 

[JLW]

These might be on in your area.

Home

Ballet Black - Founder & Artistic Director Miss Cassa Pancho MBE - is a London, UK based professional ballet company for dancers of Black and Asian descent.

balletblack.co.uk

*pulls pin from hand grenade and rolls into thread

 

[Charro]

I've learned more about Radio 4's weekly schedule than I have about black history in this thread.

 

[RAFUH]

I have now started and deleted at least 10 posts.

 

[Goat]

I have now started and deleted at least 10 posts.

Can you PM me them, they must have been great if you had to delete them.

 

[Tommy Chong]

Well, for what it's worth...

Still my favourite Martin Luther King quote:

And we're still waiting, for goodness sake.

 

[chrismpw]

These might be on in your area.

Home

Ballet Black - Founder & Artistic Director Miss Cassa Pancho MBE - is a London, UK based professional ballet company for dancers of Black and Asian descent.

balletblack.co.uk

Nope. As ever you could draw a 40 mile exclusion zone around where I live near Swindon, for culture, anything useful, anything good quality, anything reasonably priced.