Popcorn.

[Travis]

So can someone explain why this is racism? People today are overly sensitive to things like this, it is ridiculous! It may be a stereotype, but stereotypes aren't necessarily racism...How has the watermelon developed into something derrogatory? The Irish love their boiled dinner, is that considered racism?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Travis

The Irish love their boiled dinner, is that considered racism?

Yes. So is stating the fact that a Polish submarine would immediately sink - due to the screen door they'd put on the entrance.

For reasons unbeknown to mean, society has decided there is a difference between "Race" and "National Origin." When there is conflict, Race applies to whites doing something negative to *insert current politically correct term for someone with skin darker than mine.*

It is the same with Sexism. If two people are equally qualified for a job - a man and a woman, and the man gets the job, sexism must've played a role. Now, that man is more qualified for the job but the woman gets it, it's empowering to woman.

Quite frankly, I think it's all a bunch of hogwash.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Yes. So is stating the fact that a Polish submarine would immediately sink - due to the screen door they'd put on the entrance.

Big difference between your example and mine though... am stating that a particulare ethnic group enjoys a specific food (not racist), your example dwells upon a negative sterotype of a particular ethnic group...I love food, what's so bad about saying someone like some specific food?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Travis

Big difference between your example and mine though... am stating that a particulare ethnic group enjoys a specific food (not racist), your example dwells upon a negative sterotype of a particular ethnic group...I love food, what's so bad about saying someone like some specific food?

Actually, there is no difference at all. Any assumption made on the basis of a person's race is technically racist. So where is the line to be drawn? And who's allowed to draw that line?

[Travis]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Actually, there is no difference at all. Any assumption made on the basis of a person's race is technically racist. So where is the line to be drawn?

OK....well I am quite perplexed by the whole thing, the line is drawn wherever the people with darker skin than myself say it is to be drawn...

[Joe]

That's him in the middle - looks like he just came in from a pub crawl.
My bloated-booze-bag dead Irish uncle looked just like him the last time we saw him, except his eyes were closed because he was off to the be with the dearly departed. We laughed it up good that day and had quite a time.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Joe

That very well may be the ugliest collection of public officials I have ever seen.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

That very well may be the ugliest collection of public officials I have ever seen.

we agree again!