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merlodlliw · 29-06-10, 09:32 AM

Anyone see the news this morning, Bristol Cllr fined £600 for calling another Cllr
a coconut, even though the Black Cllr apologised to the Asian Cllr, the PC race relations board whatever that is called now, prosecuted.

according to the BBC, you can not mention at a public meeting, coconut or banana(yellow on the outside/white inside) in case it causes offence, the world as gone mad.

I am not racialist and this was shown on the BBC this morning, thank the lord
in Wales we don't have willies, we have leeks.

M

lincsat · 30-06-10, 06:20 PM

How is calling someone a coconut racist? They have a hard shell and an empty or liquid centre, just like calling someone empty headed - hardly racist IMO

unit14 · 03-07-10, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lincsat

How is calling someone a coconut racist? They have a hard shell and an empty or liquid centre, just like calling someone empty headed - hardly racist IMO

refers to being brown on the outside but white on the inside,its meant to be quite insulting.

29-06-10, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
merlodlliw FTA only,sky free home Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: bwlchgwyn, 1375 Ft,highest village in Wales,Wrexham County Posts: 1,125 Thanks: 50 Thanked 56 Times in 51 Posts	Cllr find £600 in Bristol Anyone see the news this morning, Bristol Cllr fined £600 for calling another Cllr a coconut, even though the Black Cllr apologised to the Asian Cllr, the PC race relations board whatever that is called now, prosecuted. according to the BBC, you can not mention at a public meeting, coconut or banana(yellow on the outside/white inside) in case it causes offence, the world as gone mad. I am not racialist and this was shown on the BBC this morning, thank the lord in Wales we don't have willies, we have leeks. M

30-06-10, 06:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
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