Stupid ColleaguesGodwin's Lawyer tells us: "I once worked with a lad who believed 'Frankenstein' was based on a true story, and that the book was written by Shirley Bassey." Tell us about your workplace dopes.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 15:34)
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I think it depends on the contextJust like every other issue that's painted as black and white (excuse the unintended pun).
It's certainly racist to assume everyone of Middle-Eastern origin is Muslim, and therefore a terrorist, which is an opinion borne of both ignorance and stupidity (and, sadly, rather widespread). It's often hard to seperate the two. But in the case above, I'd argue that it's pure ignorance, with no hate or malice, and therefore if it is racism, it's of the incredibly mild kind
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I wouldn't even say mildI imagine that once she was put right on the matter, she probably ditched the idea as quite awful.
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sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 8 Mar 2011, 23:46,
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