Racism????

Question

Im a white english lady. I have a problem with the criminal justice system. If i was to call a carabien man a "black man" i could get arrested. If a called someone from pakistan a "paki" i would get arrested. yet i live in an area where there are lots of people from different countries who speak many different languages. I get alot of people calling me white scum, milky or white trash. Where do i stand because the police dont help us white people when its us thats getting racial abuse.

Answer 1

It sounds unfair but it's true..
Tony B.liar has allowed this to happen in what was once a tolerant country.(UK). He has allowed the white skinned person to be trodden upon and degraded beyond belief.
It is NOT classed as racism if a 'paki' or a Negro insult a white person but it IS classed as racism if a white person says the 'paki' or 'niger' word.(and there's where i get reported....when did the phrase 'freedom of speech' become freedom of speech unless your white then watch what you say or we'll arrest you and drag you through the courts and send you to an overcrowded prison???)
I believe that this country is being ruined because of the spineless government who haven't got the nerve to say enough is enough....Even black/coloured/grey/green/purple and yellow people can and are racist...not just whites.

Answer 2

Yes, you can in theory be arrested for using racially abusive language. These laws are not restricted to any particular race. It is every bit as offensive and illegal to call a white person 'white scum' as it is a black person, an asian person, or an oriental person a ni99er, paki or chink. Trust me when I say that as a black man, it isn't realistic most people of colour to go into a police station to report racial abuse.

I do empathise with your situation, you know have an insight of what life is like for many people of colour. I personally have been chased through the streets on Manchester city centre by a group of racists. I am made to feel uncomfortable if I date outside my own race. I have been pulled over by the police because I drive a nice car. I've even been stopped and questioned whilst working out because I have an expensive mountain bike.

As nasty and insidious as racism is, don't allow it to skew your perception of people. Just as every white isn't racist, not every person of colour is racist. Yes racism does work both ways. I know its frustrating, but don't let other peoples hate consume you.

Regards A.

BTW. you won't be arrested if you call a Caribbean man a black man.

Answer 3

Things DO seem to be getting out of hand, but if you want my opinion, it's just a load of garbage. Things some people may think are racist may not be racist to others. I wouldn't really be miffed if I was called "whitey" or "pizzaface" (I have a few blemishes) or even "that weido". Because that's what I am. I am white. I do have a zit-covered face. I am weird in my actions. But that's me.

Also, as another example, at my lunch table sits my friend, a kid who moved from England (Great Britain, Britain, U.K., whatever; I barely know the name of my own country due to all the names people have for countries!), and a girl at my table always calls him "BRITISH BOY!" (That's in caps because she's usually shouting for his attention.) And he's totally fine with it; he's a boy, and he's British.

I also had a friend who's Jamaican, and he's just like any other kid in my school (he doesn't even have an accent, but, still, barely anyone I know does, not even a local dialect of the English language like in the South or farther north than I am). The only thing is that he's totally obsessed with racism; he thinks that every bad thing that happens to him is because he's black, even though that's not the case.

Racism doesn't skip over anyone. It can happen to anyone from any lifestyle. It can happen to someone like a hotel heiress (as someone may assume that just because Paris Hilton is ditzy, all hotel heiresses are), a long bearded man from Iraq (one may assume he's a terrorist, even if he's just a mild-mannered businessman), or even middle school teens (adults are always quick to assume that all teens are rebellious, wild, uncontrollable beasts who are all goth or punk and all are like "yo dawg" or "wazzup homie", depending on where you live). And it can even happen to a white English lady such as yourself.

Racism basically depends on the connotation of the comment and how it is interpreted by the listener. You may find those comments racist, but "paki" or "blackie" may sound racist to a Pakistan man or a black person. Though calling someone a racist name is not illegal (though I don't know if it is in England/[Great] Britain/United Kindom/whatever you call it- I know what the country is), it is wrong, and if someone does it to someone repetitively, it counts as harrassment (and that IS against the law- a crime, mind you)

So my suggestion is the old statement "Grin and bear it," and if you don't know what it means, it means just try to endure it and move on with your life. Racism happens to everyone everywhere.

Answer 4

Firstly, you cannot get arrested for referring to a black man as black. If you use it as insult you're probably pushing your luck. I think you'll find if you did report the racial abuse you suffer then something would be done. You have just never done it and you're assuming.
Why we feel the need to label the pakistani (or Indian) as a paki or the black person black I have no idea. People are people. That's all.

Answer 5

I was attacked on a bus a few years back by a group of black girls, they were calling me whitey and milky too. I reported it and it was recorded as a racially aggrevated assault by my local police force. They caught them and prosecuted them. Police have the power to do this, the only thing is they also have the choice to exercise that power. In my case they did the right thing.
It did not make me bitter about black people, I am married to a gorgeous black man. I don't think I am going to be arrested for calling my husband black.

Answer 6

Get used to it - The PC squad will have it go a lot further down this route before it swings back the other way. Don't get me wrong - I don't want things to go back to how it used to be in say the Eighties - But equal footing for all would be nice, rather than panicking every time you say employ a white person over a black person - totally on merit alone - you don't end up in a tribunal with racism claims hanging over you. The majority should be treated the same as the minority - neither should be treated any different.

Answer 7

Why on earth would you ger arrested for calling a caribbean man black??? where did you get this info from?? And paki is a racist term and people from pakastani will see it as such. I am a black female..and thats how people see me..Im black so I dont know why you would be arrested for this or have you assumed this???

Answer 8

Im a british lady.
1. 'Paki' IS a racist term.
2. I get called black all the time, neither am i offended or neither are the people calling me that get 'arrested'; you have obviously overexaggerated the outcome.

Answer 9

Have you tried going to the police rather than just assuming?

Someone where I workd was called white trash and the person responsible got severely reprimanded.

Racism does work both ways, but many 'white people' just use it as a reason to confirm their own xenophobic agenda.

Answer 10

really you should ignore what is being said about all races and stand above. honestly if we all would just chill out and stop thinking of another person being different and remember that we are all the same on the inside this would be a different place. i understand it hurts your feelings, and i know it isn't fair but that is the way the world works and if you can let it go you would be one more person that doesn't consider race before the person. good luck and remember to get respect is to give respect.