Racist grandparentsIt Came From Planet Aylia says: "My husband's mad Auntie Joan accused the man seven doors down of stealing her milk as he was the first black neighbour she had. She doesn't even get her milk delivered." Tell us about casual racism from oldies.
Thanks to Brayn Dedd who suggested this too
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:54)
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Woolalso comes in "nigger brown", as I found out while chatting to an old lady patient while I was a receptionist and crocheting while I worked on the desk. I was making the obligatory smalltalk when she dropped the phrase into the conversation, much to my astonishment having never heard it before. It used to be widely recognised as a specific shade, apparently.
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warmfuzzies Isn't here, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 22:54,
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This is trueMy mates grandma recently went into a wool shop and requested "nigger brown" wool. It used to be a real colour...
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