Ladies!
First of all, WeAre, I believe you owe Yousef an apology.........................for insinuating that he has raised the racist card. He simply hasn't and, in fact, chose not to rise to your comment at all, which is commendable. Read the thread back and you will see you are wrong fella.
Secondly, having read your initial post, I can understand what you meant and in no way do I perceive it to be racist. However, if I do understand the point you were making correctly, you are suggesting that the other poster should not get too hung up on what Yousef said because English is not his native tongue and so, the post didn't really make sense?
Now, there lies the next problem: I believe English IS your native tongue
and yet the way in which you posted the comment leaves it open to interpretation by the wet lettuce brigade....................so perhaps you should think about how you word these sort of things before you post?
Good, glad we agree there.
Now, for the rest, Michael229, it may have appeared disrespectful, if one interpreted the comment in the wrong way, but it is a million miles from being racist. If this place is the laughing stock you suggest, why not skip on back to your favoured site, or perhaps spend your time reading that copy of the Guardian you have tucked under your arm instead. No offence but, if (a) you dislike this site and (b) you interpret this issue as being racist, I suggest you are better off elsewhere
Hipster - I think you too owe Yousef an apology for grabbing hold of your wooden spoon and turning this into something it was never meant to be. If you have the intelligence you appear to have (based on the erudite wording of your posts) I'm sure you will see that it was always a question of poor use of the English language by Yousef = forgivable and poor use of the English language by WeAre = far less so.
Although of course in a fair society, English people are just as entitled to struggle with construction of the English language as anyone else
None of the above of course presupposes that my English is perfect but one thing I know for sure is the racist angle is played here entirely out of context and mainly by people who had nothing to do with the situation but obviously feel their soap boxes needed a day in the sun
First of all, WeAre, I believe you owe Yousef an apology.........................for insinuating that he has raised the racist card. He simply hasn't and, in fact, chose not to rise to your comment at all, which is commendable. Read the thread back and you will see you are wrong fella.
Secondly, having read your initial post, I can understand what you meant and in no way do I perceive it to be racist. However, if I do understand the point you were making correctly, you are suggesting that the other poster should not get too hung up on what Yousef said because English is not his native tongue and so, the post didn't really make sense?
Now, there lies the next problem: I believe English IS your native tongue
and yet the way in which you posted the comment leaves it open to interpretation by the wet lettuce brigade....................so perhaps you should think about how you word these sort of things before you post?Good, glad we agree there.
Now, for the rest, Michael229, it may have appeared disrespectful, if one interpreted the comment in the wrong way, but it is a million miles from being racist. If this place is the laughing stock you suggest, why not skip on back to your favoured site, or perhaps spend your time reading that copy of the Guardian you have tucked under your arm instead. No offence but, if (a) you dislike this site and (b) you interpret this issue as being racist, I suggest you are better off elsewhere
Hipster - I think you too owe Yousef an apology for grabbing hold of your wooden spoon and turning this into something it was never meant to be. If you have the intelligence you appear to have (based on the erudite wording of your posts) I'm sure you will see that it was always a question of poor use of the English language by Yousef = forgivable and poor use of the English language by WeAre = far less so.
Although of course in a fair society, English people are just as entitled to struggle with construction of the English language as anyone else
None of the above of course presupposes that my English is perfect but one thing I know for sure is the racist angle is played here entirely out of context and mainly by people who had nothing to do with the situation but obviously feel their soap boxes needed a day in the sun
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go......
I appear to have repeated what Bluehoop has said using different words.
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