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[challenge entry] but dorothy, darling, i was doing the news

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(I helped save b3ta! Johno says the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one But still they come on, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:02, archived)
# Right, seriously, have I missed something here,
what is the joke?

I liked the Alf Ghandi one, but mostly these are just beyond me.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:03, archived)
# i didnt want to run sir trev through a filter to make him white
so, jim branning was seriously the closest looking white person i could think of
(I helped save b3ta! Johno says the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one But still they come on, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:05, archived)
# Jim Davidson's a honky too
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke of Prunes, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:06, archived)
# RACIST!
(likeajackhammer, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:08, archived)
# i suppose i can sort of see the resemblance
if i squint
and then gouge out my eyes and replace them with silly putty
:)
(I helped save b3ta! rosey, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:07, archived)
# yeah!
right on
(I helped save b3ta! Johno says the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one But still they come on, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:09, archived)
# Perhaps the interesting thing about this is that Trevor's real name is George
and he changed it to hide the fact that he had come from the West Indies, in a time when racism was rife in the UK and it would have seriously hindered his career to be seen to be part of a culture which was 'taking our jobs', much as it is not healthy to be a Muslim in some fields now.

He has gone on to be knighted, so it's a shame that we are reduced to an entire board full of casual racism today.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:12, archived)
# george
is a west indies name?
(I helped save b3ta! rosey, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:14, archived)
# Was at the time.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:15, archived)
# but 'tis the name of our illustrious mythical patron saint...
:-/
(likeajackhammer, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:17, archived)
# Saint Jade
she should be patron saint of the compo
(I helped save b3ta! rosey, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:20, archived)
# eeek
i was just swapping black for white, with out seriously thinking of any racial undertones.

i must admit, this compo is an excuse for a bit of blatent racism, and will be used by some (a minor few) for such things
(I helped save b3ta! Johno says the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one But still they come on, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:17, archived)
# I don't actually mind people who are racist on purpose, at least they are standing up for what they believe in
but I hate casual racism.

I don't think your post is racist btw.
(I helped save b3ta! LordManley twitter.com/LordManley, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:20, archived)
# Jeepers!
What a reek of RIS.
(I helped save b3ta! The Duke of Prunes, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:05, archived)
# Dorofeeeeeee!
(I helped save b3ta! Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:06, archived)
# i like your Battle Royale themed user name
(I helped save b3ta! Johno says the chances of anything coming from mars are a million to one But still they come on, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:12, archived)
# Ta sir!
And as always I still love your Jeff Wayne's WOTW name ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Shuya Nanahara Sayonara, Wed 28 Feb 2007, 23:16, archived)