Racist Comment of the Year

[scottish-guy]

...Newbie99 did not say that all Cambodians all look alike...

Equally, Hillary Clinton did not say all Blacks look alike.

She said some Black politicians looked alike and was roundly condemned worldwide for making a racist comment (I have provided the links)

Newbie99 said that a bunch of Cambodian bar boys at Jomtien "all look like they came out the same cookie cutter". Arguably that is worse than Clinton because of the "cookie cutter" reference - yet you (and your boss) maintain this sort of language is perfectly acceptable in 2018 on a board which caters to a minority of a minority in society.

Up to you!

[NitNoi]

A major benefit from living in SE Asia is the absence of "political correctness" which I find stiffles conversation. Scottish guy is flogging a dead horse.

[sglad]

A major benefit from living in SE Asia is the absence of "political correctness" which I find stiffles conversation. Scottish guy is flogging a dead horse.

Have you ever been to Thailand? If you get the chance to visit one day, you might notice the conversational subtleties, the euphemisms, the avoidance of controversial topics, the deep desire not to offend, to save face, etc. You might not want to call it political correctness but the broad objective is the same. Take it to its extreme and you find laws such as lese majeste. And that's just one South East Asian country.

[Moses]

Equally, Hillary Clinton did not say all Blacks look alike.

She said some Black politicians looked alike

"Black" is about race for sure. "Cambodian" is about place of living (country of origin).

[scottish-guy]

As previously cited: So when Trump called Mexicans “drug dealers, criminals, and rapists” it wasn’t a racist comment then?

You and a447 better tell the world how you know better.

Alternatively just stick with an outdated definition that has no relevance in modern society. Google is awash with reports of e.g. Polish people being racially abused/targeted in the UK and elsewhere. Time to drag yourselves into the 21st Century

http://https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-hunt-guntoting-racist-who-abused-polish-men-while-riding-mobility-scooter-a3530716.html

[Moses]

As previously cited: So when Trump called Mexicans “drug dealers, criminals, and rapists” it wasn’t a racist comment then?

You and a447 better tell the world how you know better.

Alternatively just stick with an outdated definition that has no relevance in modern society. Google is awash with reports of e.g. Polish people being racially abused/targeted in the UK and elsewhere. Time to drag yourselves into the 21st Century

http://https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-hunt-guntoting-racist-who-abused-polish-men-while-riding-mobility-scooter-a3530716.html

"Polish" - one word for ethnicity and citizenship
"Mexican" - one word for ethnicity and citizenship
"Cambodian" - word for citizenship, while "Khmer" - word for ethnicity.

How can be racism talking about citizenship? "All Londoners looks posh" - is it racist sentence?

[scottish-guy]

No doubt your pet ex-mod will disagree but the fact is London is neither a Country nor a Nation, nor a Race, nor an Ethnicity. You’re just making stuff up now.

Further, Polish is not the ethnicity, it’s Slav. You’d think a Russian would know that

[scottish-guy]

Here we go:

UK LAW:

What the 2010 Equality Act says about race discrimination

"In the Equality Act, race can mean your colour, or your nationality (including your citizenship)."

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/...discrimination

[a447]

Have you ever been to Thailand? If you get the chance to visit one day, you might notice the conversational subtleties, the euphemisms, the avoidance of controversial topics, the deep desire not to offend, to save face, etc. You might not want to call it political correctness but the broad objective is the same. Take it to its extreme and you find laws such as lese majeste. And that's just one South East Asian country.

A connection between the two that only an ignorant farang could make.

[sglad]

A connection between the two that only an ignorant farang could make.

I'm not going to stoop to your level by trading insults but I would like to ask when you're stepping down as moderator because, by your own stickiness for "original" definitions and static way of looking at things, you are mentally ill and an abomination for being a homosexual. Please refer to posts #19 and #20.