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"Conversation I had with my Father..."

Bit of back-story: we've had the house next to us empty for some time, and various people have been to look, including a middle-aged lesbian couple (not that there's anything wrong with that). But yesterday some people came to view it, and my Dad was livid, for they were...BLACK!!!1174

Him: "You'll probably be worried to hear that some black ones had a look in next door yesterday."
Me: "'Black' whats?" (already knowing where this is heading...)
Him: "Two black people"
Me: "You mean two people?"
Him: "Well you may not realise this but they have a penchant for staying up all night, being loud and playing loud music all day and night"
Me: "So you'll be voting for the BNP in the next election then?"
Him: "I don't even know what you're talking about"
Me: "British National Party"
Him: "Don't talk down to me"

That's more or less word-for-word what he said, only I was probably more macho than the scene suggests. I scuttled off to the study shortly after.

I'm quite shocked actually, at how blatant he was with it. I've seen him make "Ook ook ook" sounds when we've driven past a black person before, but I thought that was his attempt at being funny, not trying to drill massive racism into me.

English_Bloke wrote:

> That is completely different and fair enough though.

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Excellent, I like it when I get the point completely and utterly wrong :)

Stryke wrote:
> lcarus wrote:
>
> NEGATIVE RACISM ARRGGHH
>
> --
>
> Is that where you add up all your racist points and get a minus
> result? Or is it you trying to say positive discrimination?

Erm... both.

Stryke wrote:
> Yeah, I know what you mean. Few of my friends are black, you don't
> think of them and go "Oh, he's black". They're just
> friends.

That is completely different and fair enough though.
What I was saying is that some people would say, "I've got this mate, dave, who's black...but I don't see him as black."

We watched a programme, (or several, I should say), upon entering the police about race and diversity and it was said that was one of the most annoying things you could say to a black person, because most of them would say, "um, I am black..."

lcarus wrote:
> >
> NEGATIVE RACISM ARRGGHH

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Is that where you add up all your racist points and get a minus result? Or is it you trying to say positive discrimination?

(Why, was it nighttime? Hohoho).

Yeah, I know what you mean. Few of my friends are black, you don't think of them and go "Oh, he's black". They're just friends.

English_Bloke wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
> Sorry, diverging from topic. I knew a black man once.
>
> So did I. I didn't see him as black though....

NEGATIVE RACISM ARRGGHH

Stryke wrote:
> Sorry, diverging from topic. I knew a black man once.

So did I. I didn't see him as black though....

Absolutely nothing. I live half the year at uni, half the year at home and I'd carry on like this forever if I could. I really like living with my parents, they rock.

I bet Paradox also lives with his parents.

Hm..I wonder how it is after you permanently move out that you stop calling the house where your parents live "home"?

Sorry, diverging from topic. I knew a black man once.

Stryke wrote:
> Paradox: wrote:
> Heh, you live with your parents.
>
> --
>
> Is that supposed to be some sort of insult?

That's what I wondered.

I get my food made for me, I get woken up in the morning, my clothes washed and ironed, and I don't need to pay rent, leckie, gas or TV license etc.

What's wrong with livign with your parents?