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28-10-2009, 10:57 AM
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What's black, male and sings in the garden?
ted wrote:
terryc wrote: On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:33:42 +0000, ted wrote: wrote: Kamahl? hello rainman it's a racist joke that is ment to be funny well some find it funny. Kamahl is an is a singer in australia that happens to have dark skin, yes we also have racists in this country that see no wrong in making jokes like this still in 2009 but is would be okay to ask what is white, male and sings in the garden with a reply of John Denver (or some idol idiot)? Get over it folks. Trying not to be rascist by stridently not describing non-white peoples skin is rascism. You are just showing that you still categorise people by skin colour, rather than accept it as a natural descriptor. Anyway, technically his skin colour isn't black, but some where in that brown to olive range. To get back to the subject, I'm glad his bird is a Koel. Far better than frigging black birds(bright yellow beak) who scratch up all your seedlings. Are tennis ball guns illegal or not sold? My throwing arm is no good anymore. why not just a male that sings in the garden why the colour overtones Because the bird is black and a Koel and sings and I couldn't call him Nat if that wasn't true. David |
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28-10-2009, 09:24 PM
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What's black, male and sings in the garden?
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
ted wrote: terryc wrote: On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:33:42 +0000, ted wrote: wrote: Kamahl? hello rainman it's a racist joke that is ment to be funny well some find it funny. Kamahl is an is a singer in australia that happens to have dark skin, yes we also have racists in this country that see no wrong in making jokes like this still in 2009 but is would be okay to ask what is white, male and sings in the garden with a reply of John Denver (or some idol idiot)? Get over it folks. Trying not to be rascist by stridently not describing non-white peoples skin is rascism. You are just showing that you still categorise people by skin colour, rather than accept it as a natural descriptor. Anyway, technically his skin colour isn't black, but some where in that brown to olive range. To get back to the subject, I'm glad his bird is a Koel. Far better than frigging black birds(bright yellow beak) who scratch up all your seedlings. Are tennis ball guns illegal or not sold? My throwing arm is no good anymore. why not just a male that sings in the garden why the colour overtones Because the bird is black and a Koel and sings and I couldn't call him Nat if that wasn't true. After reading you for so long, I'd be very surprised if the colour of the bird was as prominent in your thought processes as this comment from you suggests. I've never known you to be anything other than thoughtful, articulate and aware. I can't think of one other singer with the surname of Cole that would suit a bird called a Koel. There may be some such singers but none occurs to me. Being middle aged (well, late middle age really), it is Nat (or his daughter) who immediately came to mind when I saw your original comment. The colour of the bird clicked in only after the original connection of Koel/Cole - it was there of course, but not as a primary fact. As soon as I saw the comments of Ernie Dingo and Kamahl, I too concluded 'Racism! Ernie doesn't sing so the only connection is colour. Kamahl sings but his name sounds nothing like Koel so again the only link was colour. |
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