Senior Tory in racism row
 

Couldn't believe my eyes and ears on this story about Patrick Mercer saying racism is part and parcel in the armed forces.Made me chuckle on Sky news when Kay Burley actually come out with the words in question:D
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle1484909.ece

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Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, that's going to upset "Matey Dave", isn't it? :D

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They can't win they are also called 'Uncle Toms' by bigots of the same colour.

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i thought it was common knowledge they hated teh working class :)

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Does nobody see the real shock here ? .... mthead reading the Times :D

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:rofl38: hehehehehe it could be tinks that gave it him:D

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he probably used it as bog roll and hes read teh print that rubbed off onto his bum :D

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Very funny Dave.I saw it on sky news,thats about my limit:D :D :D

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Hes been removed from the tory front benches now. However I must add that im not sure he was intending to be racist with the words he used unless the radio didn't report everything that was said.

It did involve naming people under 'black' but im not sure if he was trying to offend or name call..

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Yeah apparently been sacked now

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This man has been sacked for telling the truth. Racism or bigotry doesn't enter in to it. Is it not human nature to pick on what we consider to be someone's weakest point, his/her achilles hell, something we know will upset them? Name calling goes on in any group, whether it be workmates, a football crowd, a group of kids in the schoolyard, whatever. What do you call the rather rotund lad or the kid that wears specs, the spotty apprentice or the the coloured lad? It's not fattism, spectaclism, spottism or racism, it's human nature.

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Very good point Paul.That sort of thing has always gone on.
"Drunken bald headed b******" is one quote that seems to spring to mind :D :D :D

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I couldn't agree more, it doesn't make it right though and in his position he should have known better, dont think he should've lost his job though.

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Ive just spoken to my son in alder shot, what this bloke said does go on
its all part of the way that they train people, most of the name calling is from the lads them selves egginon the ones that arent trying hard enought, my son got called big wal the hillbilly because nobody could under stand lancashire, even now after almost 2years if an nco want him
for some thing its nearly always hoy hillbilly

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Surely if this thing goes on it needs someone who stands up and says it. From what I've read HE wasn't being the racist, he was reporting what had happened in his experience.

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That's how I understood it too........I think everyone gets just a bit twitched about what is, and what isn't racism.......I don't think it is racist to tell the facts....and I think David Cameron was just a tad hasty in moving this chap from the front benches.

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Couldn't agree more!

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couldn,t agree more and it just shows what kind of a leader cameron would make - A HUG A HOODIE, TOE RAG.;)

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Shadow homeland security spokesman Patrick Mercer said he had met "a lot" of "idle and useless" ethnic minority soldiers who used racism as a "cover".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6431005.stm


Sounds a fairly racist statement to me.

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probably true there are a lot of people who play the race card and i cant see been in the army making any difference to it been played or not

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Sorry, I must have missed that bit of evidence that proved 'a lot' of ethnic people are 'useless and idle'.

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hey black people can be lazy too its not just white folk you know :rolleyes:

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Coloured soldiers have fought with the British Army for centuries why has this PC nonsense just poped up now, anyone who has seved in the forces knows the score it's the same for everyone, as others have said, any sign of weakness regional accents hair colour etc, are all exploited usually by NCOs as it as a rule ceases after basic training and the 'rookies' begin to mature into real soldiers. It is a way of sorting the men from the boys, very over the top making the guy resign.