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RichardCoulter · 10-03-2021, 01:55

I don't see anything wrong with wondering what the child of two people will look like. I imagine that the families of young couples will wonder who the child will most look like, what colour eyes it will have etc all the time.

If the couple are different colours, this is bound to come into the equation. Of course it does matter in what context this was said, what tone etc.

Often it's not what was said, but what was meant too. An Asian comedian (can't remember which one) once said (when talking seriously) that some lads had racially abused her whilst sitting opposite her on the tube. After they got off, an elderly lady sat next to her said "Take no notice of them love, you can't help being a p**i"! It could be argued that she was being racist too but, despite the clumsiness of an elderly person brought up in a different era, she was actually trying to comfort the comedian.

10-03-2021, 01:55	#75
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,719	Re: Meghan/Harry I don't see anything wrong with wondering what the child of two people will look like. I imagine that the families of young couples will wonder who the child will most look like, what colour eyes it will have etc all the time. If the couple are different colours, this is bound to come into the equation. Of course it does matter in what context this was said, what tone etc. Often it's not what was said, but what was meant too. An Asian comedian (can't remember which one) once said (when talking seriously) that some lads had racially abused her whilst sitting opposite her on the tube. After they got off, an elderly lady sat next to her said "Take no notice of them love, you can't help being a p**i"! It could be argued that she was being racist too but, despite the clumsiness of an elderly person brought up in a different era, she was actually trying to comfort the comedian.