i don't think so.....but anywho.......

i was in darwin a few months ago visiting my son before deploying to Afghanistan.......we were out having dinner in the main street of Darwin and as we returned to our cars there were a few Aboriginals sitting on the side walk drinking.......one of them asked me for money....."hey whitey can you give a brother some coin" followed by "c'mon big fella help a brother out" was i offended by the "whitey" comment....nope was more put off by the begging.......Australians have thick skins and let it go through to the keeper....like i have posted earlier i used to be called piglet at school when i was young because my father was a police officer........i don't condone racism, my children are very PC about this and homophobia....however it doesn't mean we don't have the odd jibe and joke about it.....just as we take the piss out of each other and we all know it's all good........

a good example is the whole crap fight about clice palmer have a joke about the NSW blues and laurie Daley being grubs....FFS get over yourself if your offended by that

As perplexing as it is to admit...legally, yes. Morally is a different story.

Because it was a question that was irrelevant to what I originally asked.

you didn't answer my question.....

The best possible spin that could be put on this is that Eddie was making a joke out of something that had deeply offended Goodes. And he was suggesting that Goodes, rather than being offended, should use the publicity to promote a show about a giant ape... So, rather than being offended, go out there and sell sell sell... And whilst you're at it, why not eat some bananas and put on a gorilla suit... No - actually - forget the suit because you already look like a... No... Wait... Think I might be backing myself into a corner here... Darce...

What's offensive about being called a skip?

I suggest you read this.

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/4722082.html

what's the racist context behind 'wog'????

are you saying just because it doesn't refer to a colour it's not racist???????

so what's the context of throwing bananas onto the pitch??? they are yellow??? so is the racist thug stupid and thinks they are asians because they are yellow or are the aboriginals offended because they are eaten by apes and apes are black???

ok so we should stop using the following words/items/animals just in case they offend:

black,soot,sooty,buffalo,tar,zebra(because it offends blacks and whites at the same time!!!!!! should be eradicated from the face of the earth the vile animal),monkey, New zealand blacks should rename there rugby union team as the all balcks is highly offensive,no black inked pens should be allowed, all the roads should be coloured( not sure what colour as red will offend the communists,yellow would offend the asians,black will offend negors aboriginals and africans ETC ETC......)and the list goes on and on......

Think it has more to do with all of the previous history with white over black oppression etc.

-PB

so now a racist slur has to have a certain amount of years behind it to be offensive......

But holding a minor in a closed room for 2 hours without any contact to her family etc is ok?...

-PB

In Victoria they don't have to grant her legal counsel unless she's under arrest.

lol didn't realise they locked the original chick in a room for 2 hours with no legal counsel.

-PB

On the internet, nobody can hear you context.

Ever heard of a thing called context?

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It's a term that's been used derogatorily against black people for many years. In recent years the over-use of the word in hip hop (And the prevalence of wiggers) means that "nigger" isn't "necessarily racist". Does that mean we should dismiss the use of this term if a person finds it offensive as well?

yes skip is racist, however it doesn't have the multitude of years and derogatory reference connected to it that would make someone feel like a piece of shit.

I was called a Skip at school but all those wogs are forgiven because they only did it to try and get some semblance of power back from feeling vilified for being of a European background. ;)

What's the racial context behind 'skippy'?

Do you know the racial context of calling a dark skinned person is?

What's the racial context behind 'skippy'?

Do you know the racial context of calling a dark skinned person is?

So a term has to be an insult to all racial types for it to be a racist insult? Doesn't that sort of stop it from being racist? :lol:. I tend to agree with the rest of what you've said, but that doesn't really make sense to me.

yep....so ape is racist to and aboriginal but skippy isn't racist to and aussie????????

i am in no way defending racism....

but i do think people get a bit precious about it and take it way to serious.......

as far as i am aware he didn't actually call him an ape....i still think it's poor form...but for goodes to carry it on and on and on....probably because eddy numbskull is heavily involved in AFL more so that what he actually said.......

explain why????

Unsurprising that bat fink and Heiny are the people defending racism

lol totally incomparable.

But keep trying.

-PB

i don't think so...... i have been called a skippy should i start crying and run to mummy???????

you only give it legs if you react....i understand that racism hurts, and it's sad that it occurs. is it any different than when i grew up as a police officers son and was called a piglet at school????? i had to learn to laugh it off.....makes you stronger...to face adversity and become a better person....to feel sorry for the moron who is inflicting the abuse...usually it's because they are little people......