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Originally Posted by Russ D
LloydsTSB must have known how controversial this idea would be but knew it would create a 'race' talking point for people, as has happened here,
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That's an extraordinary viewpoint. The total UK market is 1.2m p[eople. Is launching a Shariah mortgage also creating a 'race talking point. I'm sure most people not of Indian descent couldn't give a flying fig about this product as it will not impact on them whatsoever. #
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The reason 'black on white' incidents are jumped on (and I'll happily admit to being such a 'jumper') is because it is almost swept under the carpet and it really does feel (even though there is nothing AFAIK to support this) as if "it's only racist if the victim is black/asian".
If a black guy gets beaten up by whites, the local police force wastes no time in treating it as a racial crime (which, as you say, it often is) however in the opposite scenario, race is very rarely the immediate reaction.
This must STOP.
There is a lot (and I'll stay away from using the word 'plenty') being done to combat racism against blacks. It may happen less but where are the government bodies supporting white victims of racism? Why do leaders of black communities come out and speak against black on white crime?
I'll end this thread by reiterating that I'm aware blacks/asains are far more likely to be victims of racial crime. But that is not to say there should be more help available to them - it should be available to ALL.
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OK, all racist crime and behaviour should be treated equally and appropriately. But as white on black racism is by far the biggest problem, expect resources to be distributed accordingly as they would with any other issue. I hear racist language from white people on an almost daily basis and have today had to encourage the BNP to, er, reproduce among themselves, when leafleting here, an area where there are a number of ethnic minorities who are the subjects of that near daily abuse.