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Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

Well I make it a point to make long, unbreaking, eye contact with whomever is sitting opposite me on the tube.

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

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Originally Posted by RizzyKing (Post 35896138)

More idiots talking out of their backsides, it's become so easy to just throw racist at anything you don't like that i think it's starting to actually create racism if your going to be accused of it for nothing you might as well be racist. Between the professional pc lets be offended on everyone's behalf brigade and the quickly spreading thin skin syndrome soon you will not be able to say sod all. This country has become a joke in some ways and it's sad we have definately lost something greater then what we've gained.

sorry but that's just plain grassist ;)

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35896177)

Well I make it a point to make long, unbreaking, eye contact with whomever is sitting opposite me on the tube.

that's the way to start a fight around here .

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35896137)

Its not often I completely agree with Kursk, but I think he got it spot on here. :)

I had to quote that purely for posterity :).

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

What does looking someone in the eye really mean? Surely we just talk to and look at a person's face not necessarily straight in their eyes.After all it's faces that are expressive and eyes are just part of that expression.

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35896158)

It used to be Lesbian, gay, bisexual. Then transgendered was added on, then intersex and then queer.

Sure you don't mean into sex, I'm one of them if so :)

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

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Originally Posted by Taf (Post 35896105)

I'm waiting for inevitable "All autistic people are racists!"

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Oxford University has apologised for saying that avoiding eye contact could be "everyday racism" after it was accused of discriminating against autistic people.

But the university was criticised for being "insensitive" to autistic people who can struggle making eye contact.

It said it had made a mistake and not taken disabilities into account.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-39742670

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Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35896141)

Wait, so they have special "Networks" for BME, DSN and LGBT+ (Wtf is + ?)

They are so two faced and contradictory.
They go on about racism, but have a special Black / Ethnic Network, how discrimatory is that ?

That's what I thought when I read that. Can white staff join it? can they have a White Network?
And wtf is the "Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity Fund" all about? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35896177)

Well I make it a point to make long, unbreaking, eye contact with whomever is sitting opposite me on the tube.

Good for you! That should make them feel a lot more comfortable and less threatened. :tu: :D

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Oxford University has apologised for saying that avoiding eye contact could be "everyday racism" after it was accused of discriminating against autistic people.

But the university was criticised for being "insensitive" to autistic people who can struggle making eye contact.

It said it had made a mistake and not taken disabilities into account.

pmsl :D
You couldn't make this up :)

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35896177)

Well I make it a point to make long, unbreaking, eye contact with whomever is sitting opposite me on the tube.

So it was you was it???!!!

;)

Anyone who gets eye contact from Osem Jnr # 2 is in a very select club and he doesn't even know what a racist is...

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I had a boss that was 'boss eyed'. Whenever he was looking at you, he wasn't, and when he appeared to be looking at you, he was staring out of the window. I changed posts, very unnerving....

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

The first thing most men look at when meeting a woman is her breasts.

Re: Lack of eye contact could be "micro aggressive racism".

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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35896952)

The first thing most men look at when meeting a woman is her breasts.

You clearly haven't met my sister... :D