err 9/11 bombers were mainly arabs and 15% of the current airplane plotters were white. So your plan has a big flaw.johnson said:Id pay to go on a white only plane. Im not racist like but until asians as a whole sort themselves out, im all for White Flight.
Sleepy said:err 9/11 bombers were mainly arabs and 15% of the current airplane plotters were white. So your plan has a big flaw.
Also what about Hispanics or Blacks or Chinese or Japeanes or Korean or etc etc Does Apartheid Airlines have planes for them or is it strictly white only. What about people with mixed ancestry do we apply the one drop rule?
This weekend is the busiest of the year for air travel due to the fact that it's a bank holiday (only 4 days leave needed), school holidays (most back on the 4th) & summer.Sleepy said:You are assuming that its fear thats caused all cancellations/reschedulings when its more likely its people who have the option are changing their plans to avoid the joy that is airport check-in at present.
A statement on how you feel can be neither invalidated or validated.johnson said:Listen Id be more worried sitting next to Ahmed than Ting Wong. Its true, nobody can invalidate this statement I know im right.
Pakistanis are not Arabs.johnson said:All im saying is you cannot blame people for getting nervous in todays world sitting next to arabs. I myself have pakistani friends im just saying how it is.
Borris said:A statement on how you feel can be neither invalidated or validated.
Pakistanis are not Arabs.
I'm also inclined to not believe you.
"How it is" is not an absolute measure - it is your opinion.
Borris said:Me? I'm racist. I differentiate between people of different colours, different religions and different nationalities, quite often for totally irrational reasons.
For example, if a person on the street does something to annoy me, and they happen to be black, then they're a a stupid ******. Similarly, if they're of asian or oriental appearance, they become a **** of chink.
I may be racist, I may not be proud of it, and I may not even care. But at least know it.
Borris said:One poster mentioned that the actions are excusable, the justification being that you would do anything to keep your family safe. The corollary of this is that you should wrap your family in cotton wool, and never leave the house, as there are far more dangerous things to do than board a plane, no matter who is on it.
You could almost claim that we have finally found an excuse for racism, although to say so would be mere speculation on my behalf.
Unsubstantive words don't carry much weight with me, I'm afraid.cleanbluesky said:You'll find that people have grown tired with a certain ideology that some practice in the UK, for many reasons, many Koranic and most indulged by varying degrees of the Muslim population. Given the apathy with regards to terrorism by Muslims in the UK (which the 'hilarious' prank is a prime example of) I really couldn't care less if Muslims experience increased inconvenience as the result of the actions of a minority amongst them(which they are doing nothing about).
If there are grounds to have someone removed from a plain, I see no problem.cleanbluesky said:I think the root of the problem is in fact prankism, deep institutional prejudice against two childish imps getting onto a plane to cause a deliberate security scare. It also seems to be that the event has proved to be masturbation material for many who wish to accuse everyone else of racism, thus making themselves seem like the 'civilised' one.
Borris said:Unsubstantive words don't carry much weight with me, I'm afraid.
If there are grounds to have someone removed from a plain, I see no problem.
If those grounds are the manifestation of an atmosphere fuelled by events and reinforced by entrenched preconceptions, that, to me, suggests cause for concern.
Sleepy said:You are assuming that its fear thats caused all cancellations/reschedulings when its more likely its people who have the option are changing their plans to avoid the joy that is airport check-in at present.
Sleepy said:err 9/11 bombers were mainly arabs and 15% of the current airplane plotters were white. So your plan has a big flaw.
Presumeably that would be down to the airlines to decide, whichever ethnic grouping sells *** most tickets would seem logical.Sleepy said:Also what about Hispanics or Blacks or Chinese or Japeanes or Korean or etc etc Does Apartheid Airlines have planes for them or is it strictly white only. What about people with mixed ancestry do we apply the one drop rule?
In this instance the 2 lads deliberately tried to instigate fear and to frighten and worry the rest of the passengers for "a laugh". It was their actions and not their race that was the problem oh and thier very odd sense of humour.Nickg said:it was only a matter of time before the prejudice was acted upon, in this example, the request to throw somebody off the plane because of their characteristics which have been likened to those of terrorists.
Nickg said:therefore - prejudice in OP incident?