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It 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

(, Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:54)
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Is that racist?
I am genuinely asking. I'm brown and never minded being referred to as brown. It's my skin colour and as a description it's pretty apt. Isn't it the same thing?
(, Tue 1 Nov 2011, 23:26, 3 replies)
^kinda this^
my kids who are young, mixed race and pretty innocent to racism will describe someone as they physically see them - white, brown, tall, short, fat, thin. Is there anything wrong with that - course not !
(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 0:08, closed)

good for you. course it is not racist; just stating the obvious. Couldn't care less if I get called Pakeha.
(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 8:25, closed)

I once worked with a mixed-race guy from Zimbabwe (this is not a limerick) who would be mortally offended if he was referred to as 'black' or indeed 'brown'.

The acceptable term in his opinion was 'beige'.

I couldn't think of a worst way to be described.
(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 12:56, closed)
Nah
Beige is just the right description for some people.

I'm like a bassett's all sorts of genetics: my skin colour does the following:-

Winter: pale
Summer: swarthy
All other times: beige
(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:16, closed)

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