David Jason? Was he really being racist?

[madS2]

Its offensive referring to pork whens muslims are involved just like you'd take offence to a bad joke.Im sure theres plenty of forums where you can go all out don't you think shark 90?

[Jamo]

It's not racist it's ignorant, difference between the two is awareness of it's racial content but that's no excuse to be saying something like that on a national broadcast.

[madS2]

1950s and 60s - Settlers from other new Commonwealth nations arrive – India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Thing that gets me is the fact that all the attention is towards 'Pakistani's & muslims when it comes to jokes etc,Clearly below shows an influx of various ethnic groups to the UK and are never the attention of media and general comments.Must be doing something very wrong to be 'outcasted' as such.

I can understand that all us average people would'nt get annoyed by that though

1970s - East African, Asians and Vietnamese arrive

1972 - Asians expelled from Uganda; 27000 admitted to UK

1980s - African community expands
Refugees arrive from Eastern Europe – Romania and former Yugoslavia

1991 - Break up of the government of Somalia lead to 7,500 applications being made to the UK many of which are accepted.

1992 - 1997 - 2,500 Bosnians enter the UK as refugees following the break up of former Yugoslavia

1999 - Renewed heavy fighting in Sri Lanka leads to 5,130 applications for asylum being made to the UK.

[baltiboyS2]

Get a grip narrow minded people my nick name at work was baltiboy there is just no need to get wound up about comments i mean i call my mate snowflake and yes he is white male
(sorry but the world is just to PC)

[madS2]

maybe its the recession lol

[Nj]

I don't know many paddies offended at paddy jokes or jocks offended at the "tight scotch bastrd" type jokes, nor does the ruskie missus get annoyed when I say I bought her online, I call my asian mates all kinds of stuff I won't repeat right now and they return the favour back at me, much like Raj and his albino amigo. I think it's a sad state of affairs when people take offence at something relatively innocent when there's no offence intended and you have to work quite hard to be offended. that's not to say you can be racist and say "I didn't mean any harm" of course. But David Jason ignorantly didn't play safe and he's being pounced on now by the "blow everything out of all proportion" brigade.
being a mongrel I could be offended at all paddy and jock jokes. the missus could be offended by all ruskie jokes, Kazakhstan jokes (she was born there), german jokes (grandparents), sexist jokes (she has norks), and mentally disabled jokes (she married me). I must try to find one joke to combine all of those and see what happens

[Fat Audi 80]

Being a mongrel I could be offended at all paddy and jock jokes. the missus could be offended by all ruskie jokes, Kazakhstan jokes (she was born there), german jokes (grandparents), sexist jokes (she has norks), and mentally disabled jokes (she married me). I must try to find one joke to combine all of those and see what happens

LMAO!

I like a reasoned debate with a spinkling of humour.

[shark_90]

Its offensive referring to pork whens muslims are involved just like you'd take offence to a bad joke.Im sure theres plenty of forums where you can go all out don't you think shark 90?

Probably, yes. I personally think you should stop over analysing things, get off your high horse and have a

Ah, damn. If you're muslim I've just done it again haven't I?

[Fat Audi 80]

Steady guys, this was supposed to be a reasoned debate with light humour.

The idea is not to try and check the boundaries...

Thanks,

Steve.