is the word n i g g e r racist or is the way it is used racist

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http://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-anne-marie-morris-investigated-over-alleged-n-word-remark-10943881

this MP was very stupid for thinking she could use the term "n i g g e r  in the woodpile" when referring to what happens if we get no EU deal, however the faux outrage from all an sundry over it is breathtakingly hypocritical.

where was the outrage over this comment



where is the outrage over numerous hippity hop and rap artists use of the word n i g g e r  in their songs.

Where is the outrage from people over david lammys suggestion a white judge cant be in charge of the grenfell enquiry.
where is the outrage over robert pestons program offering an internship, white people need not apply.
where was the out rage over Abbots endless racism about white people.

the word is either racist or it is not. there shouldn't be need to reference a list of approved uses of it before using it.


and the tories response to this, the whip was withdrawn in about 4 hours, a rather  swifter response than the the labour parties response to livingstones anti semitism and a host of other labour party member anti semitic comments.

Syl wrote:

Original Quill wrote:

Especially since it's so close.  Ben's back yard is your whole island.

I know...we are not used to such vastness. We travel from home to Wales approx 130 miles a lot...to us that's far enough to travel by car.
Mind you...when the journey can take up to 4 hours its more than enough.

On one of my earlier trips to Scotland I was driving from Stirling to Edinburgh and took a wrong turn, and the next thing I knew I was on the outskirts of Glasgow. It amazed me because those two cities are actually at opposite sides of the whole island. Blimy!

magica wrote:

Syl wrote:I have never been to Scotland...its a shame how people take for granted what they have.

I've been to Edinburgh and I want to travel more there.

Love it up there, clean and beautiful.

Edinburgh is almost a toyland, it's so pretty and nice. (Glasgow is the real muscle city of Scotland.) I would love to have a place in Charlotte Square.

Irn Bru is from Musselburgh, just east of Edinburgh. I used to date a girl from there. We've shared some photos we've had in common. He knows the place very well.

Original Quill wrote:

magica wrote:

I've been to Edinburgh and I want to travel more there.

Love it up there, clean and beautiful.

Edinburgh is almost a toyland, it's so pretty and nice.  (Glasgow is the real muscle city of Scotland.)  I would love to have a place in Charlotte Square.

Irn Bru is from Musselburgh, just east of Edinburgh.  I used to date a girl from there.  We've shared some photos we've had in common.  He knows the place very well.

My brother came back from Glasgow last week. We said we're going there after he said he loved it there. So many places there I would love to see.

My dad dated a girl in Scotland before my mum. She never let him forget it  

magica wrote:My dad dated a girl in Scotland before my mum. She never let him forget it.

Your mum or the girl he dated?

My best friend for many years had a thick glaswegian accent. I think I was the only one who could understand what she was on about.

I've been to Scotland many times. I remember the first time I saw a deep fried pizza in the chippy.... it looked like a great big dark brown wheel. I was like...what the fuck is that?

Deep fried Mars Bars, that's a Scottish thing isn't it?

Original Quill wrote:

magica wrote:My dad dated a girl in Scotland before my mum. She never let him forget it.

Your mum or the girl he dated?  

My mum