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i dont understand it at all tbh, it would imply that she needs a shave if anything?
VodkaOriginally Posted by Ephesians
lol Coconut is actually quite a common term used against anyone of asian background... don't want to have to explain it, but there's likely an explanation out there on the web! It's not the most offensive term but it's still quite offensive nonetheless and the way that it was used is also the other half of it...
Her delivery on that sentence using the word coconut is actually incredibly offensive! Haha jeez!Mrs Brown told Mrs Jethwa at the meeting: "In our culture we have a word for you, a word which many in the city would understand, and that's coconut.
The metaphor implies brown (or black) on the outside, white on the inside. It has similar connotations to "Uncle Tom".
List of ethnic slurs
Having said that, perhaps she did just need a shave...
I gotta say, I've never heard that word used in that sense. Guess I'll have to be careful who I tell that I hate coconuts, now.
Coconut is an offensive and racist word?
I get called a lot worse everyday. Coconut would be nice. Hmmm.... Lovley coconut smell.... Malaboo.
These people run Bristol CityThese people are in control.
Wouldn't have a clue.
This just seems completely ridiculous. Normally you would just think nothing of it if he had just called her a coconut.
But he straight out made it clear he meant something that is supposesd to be offensive. "In our culture we have a word....."
Eh? Is this like from an older generation or something?
Last edited by CaseyV9; 28-02-2009 at 06:55 PM.
Casey, your thread title implies the asian woman was a racist, who opposed being called a coconut, instead of opposing the implication that she is racist.
The fact is she is not a racist, the Legacy Commission policy is racist. "Funding for ethnic minority projects" means funding for things that will benefit black people, or asian people, which is specifically designed for the exclusion of white people. That is racist. You don't redress historical exploitation through racist policies. There are many white people in this country, such as myself, who have benefited from no "white advantage" in their life. So why the *bleep* should they be happy with racism directed at them?
Look at it this way: I pay my taxes, both on my wages, and for my council. Then my council turns around and says, thanks for your money, we are now going to build a playground just for black kids. I can ask why, and they'll say, well see back in the day... We need to get over this nonsense about prior racism and deal with the real problem which is class struggle. The poor keep getting stomped on and their representatives go into their council chambers and call each other fruits?! Really, that was the most convincing counterargument she had? You are a coconut, so we are not gonna listen to you? Na na na na...
If it were up to me, the woman who used name-calling as part of her argument wouldn't get a job any higher than a bin collector.
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