[Madhatter]

Originally Posted by AccyJay

My problem isn't with somebody expressing an opinion. It's with people like "Poppy", accusing people of being something that they aren't. S/he hasn't even tried to justify the comments. All that s/he said is "that because somebody say's that they're not racist, they must be". That's not really the basis for a sound argument, or for that matter even a debate. As for the witch hunt, well, i defended a friend (Silvermain) form the real world, & also somebody (Willow The Whisp) from the virtual world that is the internet. I don't understand the comments about being gutless, i haven't given out any bad "Karma", nor, do i intend to.

I'm not saying poppy is right, I AM saying I think poppy is wrong that the initial comment was racist and the interpretation of the comment by willow, BUT i can see where that view comes from. Quite often racist people do hide by saying they have coloured, asian friends, not all but some do.


I am one of those who has friends of different ethnic origins and I have to actually stop and think about it(that they are from different ethnic origins) because first and foremost they are human beings.

One mixed race family I have to think hard to remember which one of the parents is which [IMG]images/smilies/biggrin.gif[/IMG] but to be told it's a racist response for any of us to comment that we have friends of different races when we are accused of being racist is just as hurtful.

interpretation is everything.

Excellent post jen, were they racist, yes I think the customers were, the bar man probably not.