I must admit that being verbally abused did never bother me. Just part of the package. The abusers have this delusion that you'd want to be just like them. I never did. I was happy being me a yid.So calling you a Yid or Black or whatever isn't an insult. Even if its intended. It is not a racial slur.
At school I had one great mate who was positive I wasn't a Jew. I wasn't a swot, I was good at sport, and he hated Jews but lied me so ipso facto I wasn't a Jew!! We got on fine. In fact I often enjoyed positive discrimination. People wanting to be like us and hanging out with us. Also people going out of their way to show they weren't prejudiced by being too lenient. As for being called a Jewish Cunt: All I can say is that the Cunt part would bother me--- but I am Jew --- so what? I don't have a problem with it [apart from living with race of raving lunatics. ] so it's not my problem. For what its worth Michael Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com http://www.myRay.org ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 11 July 2012 15:09, Ed Morrish <edmorr...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 9 July 2012 20:57, Eric B <ericmb.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So why didn't he just call him a Cnut then? > >> Why bring his colour into it? > > > > Its because he wanted to INSULT him, he was angry. As much as I > > despise that prick JT, hes only human. > > > > You can bet your ass that if I get into some fight with a guy and I > > want to insult him I will call him names that attack his very core > > being. Thats what insulting is all about right? > > As Chris Rock puts it, "If you've got one leg and you crash into the > back of my car - I'm bringing up the leg". > > There's an interesting point about insulting, though. Robbie Fowler > admitted in his autobiography that he homophobically abused Le Saux - > not because he's a homophobe, but because he knew it would wind Le > Saux up. But is that any different in action than someone shouting it > at him meaningfully? If not, shouldn't it carry the same punishment? > > I made a stand-up/documentary thing for Radio 4 last year, The Sinha > Test*, which looked at who Paul Sinha - born in England to Indian > parents - would be supporting in the England v India Test series. As > part of it, we interviewed Min Patel, who was born in Mumbai but > brought up in Kent, and played two Tests for England (both against > India). We were talking about racial abuse (apparently, Scarborough is > the worst place for it), and I put it to him that they might have just > been trying to upset him (and other ethnic minorities). He dismissed > that - he said the abuse went far beyond anything that might niggle a > professional sportsperson, and just betrayed a loathing of Asians. It > wasn't targeted at him as an off-spinner, or an opposition player, but > as a British Asian. > > Personally, I think there'd be lots more things you could shout at > Anton Ferdinand that might upset him other than his ethnicity. > "Sunderland reject", "You're not even the best player in your family", > "Christ, Anton, have you ever even looked in a mirror?". All more > likely to succeed as a provocation than "You black c***"". > > Cheers, > Ed. > > *The Sinha Games: Tuesday 24th July, 6.30pm, Radio 4. > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
