Why are coloured people never charged with being racist?

Question

I was verbally abused by a coloured person who"s tirade was full of the usual things like white maggot honky bleach baby and worst of all a slur on my mother and her race[scottish/.On reporting this to a pc who was within earshot he did not want to know.Taking it further,his superiors said in no uncertain terms that they would be wasting their time going on with this as no court would convict a black for racism.Surelythis can"t be right I am thinking of going private any advice

Answer 1

Go! This whole thing with the whites calling blacks has gone too far. I agree with you, they are taking the mickey now and I think its time we turned the tables instead of US being the ones in fear now. If they can sue us we should be able to sue them. The fact that they used those words only shows a major lack in intelligence on their part and if you took them to court perhaps the court would make an example of them for a change. YOU GO FOR IT!!

I would like to add -refering to the "coloured" thing on here, we as a nation are not allowed to call a blackboard as such, its now a whiteboard, we are not allowed to give people "dark" looks or "black" looks, which were figures of speech for hundreds of years before black people played the racist card. I am not racist I have black friends but hasn't the whole thing gone too far now and aren't the minority of blacks using it to suit themselves?

Answer 2

Its the world we live in. I used to live in an area where there were a lot of people with a pakistani background. Some of them actively hated whites and carried out more racially motivated abuse than the white people did. Can't have a go though because they'll use the racist card. Look at the state of Bradford. Asians attacking whites yet somehow they still managed to blame white football thugs!

Take Abu Hamza. He spouted racial hatred for years on the streets of London and yet got a police guard at times! If a member of the BNP did the same (not that I agree with their beliefs) they would be arrested.

If we want equality then everyone needs to be treated the same. White racists and "coloured" racists are as bad as each other and need to be treated the same and punished accordingly.

Answer 3

Several months ago I had a police officer knock on my door and tell me that my son who was 13 at the time had called another child a racist name.Of course I was appalled by this as I've not brought my children up to be racist.

After speaking to my son and other witness' we found that the only reason he called him that name was because the kid had been mocking my sons weight.As he is a large boy and very self concious of this my son retaliated in the best way that he thought,albeit the wrong way.

I pointed this out to the police officer but she didn't seem to care and said that if it happened again my son could be charged.

I find this totally unbelievable,my son was being bullied and by trying to stand up for himself he's in the wrong.He would've probably got in less trouble if he'd actually hit the kid.

Bullying is bullying wether it's about colour,race ,size or anything.Why wasn't my son's bullying taken as seriously just because it wasn't racial.

BTW.The kids are now friends and get on really well.

Answer 4

Assuming that his/her "tirade" wasn't on a whim, either you provoked the tirade or the initiating of it was of a misunderstanding. (Did you know that for many, the term "Coloured" is just as offensive as the "N" word?? Personally, I was taken back by that usage in your question, initially.)

People of every race can be racist. If you created a volatile situation, then there's a likelihood that person's rhetoric was to go for the easiest impact; racial slurs. People use it because of the inherent emotional disgust it brings forth in others; its effect is great; obviously as you're posting about it.

However, I think black people are given a leeway because of the immense amount of oppresion and ridicule their race has gone through. Blacks have had years and years of "tirades" ripped upon them, undeservedly. Not saying that its right (for certain any slurs are NOT justified); but for many, its tolerated because of the history. Although, this allowance isn't just with one race, like blacks or one particular group of general individuals. Many different groups get a certain amount of "space" of what is construed as acceptable because of their history.

But, if you let simple words affect you, you become no better as the person who spits its fire. Personally, I'd say eff off/sod off and go about my day. The day I let people who choose to be self righteous by disrespecting me or mines is the day I've given up.

Answer 5

Not true. I watched the trial of a "black man" man charged with racially abusing a "black" police officer at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court in London. Context: the police officer had arrived with other officers to arrest a "black" female. The police hadn't allowed her to get dressed (reason unknown) and so the defendant attempted to stop them. When threatened with arrest for attempting to interfere with this process, the defendant turned to the police officer and told him he should be ashamed of himself for dragging a half-naked woman out into the street and then called him a "house n.i*g)g)e+r". As I didn't see all of the police witnesses at the trial, I don't know what reason was given by the police for removing the woman from the house in a state of undress.

Answer 6

I don't think that no non-white person has ever been charged with racism. Maybe you misinterpreted what the officer said to you. Comments are racist whenever the person hearing them perceives them to be racist, regardless of the race of the person making the comment or the race of the person that finds it offensive. Perhaps you should ask the officer(s) involved for an explanation of their comments before you start as it could just be a simple misunderstanding on either of your parts.

In any case, it is not really politically correct for you to call a person 'coloured'. If the person was black, you should say he was black. White people cannot really call black people coloureds anyway - when white people are sick they go green; when they are embarrassed they go red; when they are jealous they go yellow; too much time in the sun they are pink and too much time out of it they go white; when they are angry they go purple and when they are injured they go black and blue. So who is the coloured person then?

Answer 7

Good question! I've had this abuse hurled at me and I've witnessed it too. As you say the Police or legal system aren't interested. Nobody should be allowed to be abused because of the skin colour, parentage or anything else. As I child I took alot of insults as I come from a catholic Irish background. According to some of the local idiots by the age of 6 I was a member of the IRA on a bombing mission!!

Answer 8

This adage comes to mind:
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Words will never hurt me.
I am sorry you were racially abused, when people have nothing intelligent to say, then the only form of attack for them, is to have a go about the colour of your skin.
People just show their true ignorance.
I agree with the pc, but have you not got a CRE office in your area?
I would report it to them if you do.
I think you are going to have to go private as you said, but just think of all that money you could save.
I know it must have been painful, but i have learnt that you just have to try and rise above it.
Racism unfortunately will never be eradicated...

Answer 9

in this politically correct world the definition of racism is prejudice plus power .As "coloured"? people are not the power then to the politicians assume they cant be racist!what a load of garbage but try telling em that!

Answer 10

Firstly coloured is an offensive term, but that said i agree something should have been done a racist is a racist no matter what colour they are.