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by graham
Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:53 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Black Lives Matter
Replies: 101
Views: 51433

Re: Black Lives Matter

No!!! It is far from a solely white problem and as an example the law in Malaysia marginalised the extensive Chinese population in favour of ethnic Malays. From friends who have worked there even foreign ethnic Chinese are marginalised in China and I know that outside Chine ethnic Chinese are margi...
by graham
Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:31 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Black Lives Matter
Replies: 101
Views: 51433

Re: Black Lives Matter

White fragility? Urgh! Graham - How long have you lived in the US for? I'm curious. Tbh I wanted to give up after "A structural understanding recognizes racism as a default system that institutionalizes an unequal distribution of resources and power between white people and people of color&quo...
by graham
Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:56 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

No - by definition it's not racist - the term Uncle Tom is one used by one black person against another black person - in the same way as in the UK the term coconut is used to criticise Black and Asian people who are viewed as having become too 'white' in their speech, mannerisms etc etc....by some...
by graham
Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

If so why all the complaints about "All Lives Matter"? It is that to which I object. BLM specifies black lives; why not ALM? This gets to the very heart of the matter. Of course all lives matter but white lives already matter; that is the direct consequence of white privilege and I have h...
by graham
Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:25 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

If so why all the complaints about "All Lives Matter"? It is that to which I object. BLM specifies black lives; why not ALM? This gets to the very heart of the matter. Of course all lives matter but white lives already matter; that is the direct consequence of white privilege and I have h...
by graham
Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:11 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

If so why all the complaints about "All Lives Matter"? It is that to which I object. BLM specifies black lives; why not ALM? This gets to the very heart of the matter. Of course all lives matter but white lives already matter; that is the direct consequence of white privilege and I have h...
by graham
Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:07 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Black Lives Matter
Replies: 101
Views: 51433

Re: Black Lives Matter

What a pity you did not refer to "the other end of the spectrum" instead of a reference to a certain vocal member of this forum. Othewise OK Does this refer to me? If so I will wear my designation of "vocal" as a badge of honor. But, for what its worth, Loringa's use of ends of ...
by graham
Sun Jul 19, 2020 6:52 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: From the sublime to the ridiculous

To be fair on David, he was only posting something which he hoped would amuse us; I don't think that makes him a racist, sexist or homophobe. Yes, I recognize this and hope that, despite my inability to find it humorous, my responses came across as genuine rather than an accusation against David's ...
by graham
Sat Jul 18, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: Anyone you know?

[quote=Pe.A post_id=148310 time=1595097291 Someone had a lot of time on their hands... :lol: Just toying whether to address some of your points... [/quote] Haha, not really. But the repercussions of the recent spate of police killings here in the US have led to a lot of introspection and action in a...
by graham
Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: From the sublime to the ridiculous
Replies: 293
Views: 138496

Re: Anyone you know?

Confused As a man, I used to think I was pretty much just a normal sort of chap, but I was born white, into a two-parent household which now, whether I like it or not, makes me “Privileged”, a racist & responsible for slavery. It doesn't make you a racist or responsible for slavery but, because...
by graham
Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:08 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: CH Closed. COVID19
Replies: 35
Views: 13518

Re: CH Closed. COVID19

Will the extent of the lockdown prove to have been worth it...? 17,000 people die every year from complications related to seasonal Flu in England alone. A few years ago, when the vaccine didn't match up with that year's strain it was over 35,000. bear in mind that current best-estimates place the ...
by graham
Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:57 pm
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Elizabeth Cairncross
Replies: 129
Views: 179604

Re: Elizabeth Cairncross

I have recently heard that some boy squits were deliberately withheld food and had to go begging from girls' tables. I can confirm this. It happened to me as well as at least one other poster on this forum. I lived on milk and toast. I would enter weird dreamlike states every evening before bedtime...
by graham
Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:07 pm
Forum: Abuse cases and related discussions
Topic: Now it reaches Eton
Replies: 51
Views: 28533

Re: Now it reaches Eton

I’m thick, so I don’t understand Sejintenej’s aphorism at the end of his contribution. Please explain? Thanks. TB I think I'll leave it to David to explain !! :rock: a collection of crows is called a murder. Don't ask me why https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/d4/grahamslater/5nGbfHL-7HTQywdAAuj...
by graham
Fri Mar 27, 2020 2:20 pm
Forum: Maine Photos
Topic: Maine B - a selection of photos
Replies: 1
Views: 2225

Re: Maine B - a selection of photos

First one is definitely 1990/91 (my second form yr). From KHG, I presume?!
by graham
Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:57 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: COVID19
Replies: 36
Views: 13671

Re: COVID19

Just as a red herring, my son in Lulea has read an article which suggests that the COVID 19 virus has things common to SARS and AIDS viruses, which are unlikely to appear naturally, leading to the suspicion that the virus is man made. COVID actually is a type of SARS-corona virus (SARS standing for...