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Originally Posted by Stuart
Don't get me wrong. When I say about people getting offended, I am not talking about a return to the days when we could go around using certain P and N words willy nilly.
However, it's also worth pointing out that (as Johnny Speight once said) that the only person that ever lost out as a result of Alf Garnetts moaning and scheming was Alf himself.
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It was the same with Love Thy Neighbour, Eddie always made himself look at least silly or at worst a racist bigot. I showed one episode to my partners kids who are black, and they made me get the whole series because they found them funny.
The children are not in the least bit racist, I don't think they even consider people being black or white. They wouldn't jump to the conclusion that someone who didn't like them was a racist, and certainly wouldn't dream of pretending to be offended to use the race card as a weapon. The only racism they have suffered that I am aware of is the youngest had some severe racist comments and bullying from a couple of East European (Czech/Roma) kids in school. Her mother had to threaten the school with sorting it out herself, it appeared that the school knew it was going on but were reluctant to act. I dare say they wouldn't have been so reluctant if the racist bullies had not been immigrants.