To absolutely hate soft play parties...so much that when I know I have to attend one..

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it ruins my entire day. I can't BEAR the places...we never visit them as a family because the noise and constant selling of crap annoys the hell out of me.

DD2 is 5 and has 2 this week. The parties are both for good friends of hers.

She's not comortable with me leaving her with a friend's mum yet so I have to stay. DH can't take her...they're both at 4.00pm.

I HATE THEM! Sitting for 2 hours in a loud, grubby place and being obliged to spend 8 quid on 2 coffees just to have something to do.

Am I alone? My hatred of them seems quite imbalanced almost.

Thing is, I bet you think we're all too politically correct too
Ha ha, now who's making unfounded assumptions, lol.

You wouldn't say it because you know it would be racist to say such a horrible thing and it's no different with white trash either.

Love them, we meet friends there every week.
I just look upon them as a coffee shop with excellent play facilities.

God, you're boring.

Yes it is. You had a barny with one trouble family yet manage to insult a whole section of society based on that one family and their behaviour.

I would say that almost every unpleasant person I've ever met is white. Members of other races and creeds I mix with are much, much nicer on the whole.

I prefer to base my like/dislike based on the individual person rather than just based on what colour their skin is.

So do I. It just so happens that nearly all the nasty bastards I've encountered in my 48 years on this earth have been white. FACT.

It's actually amazing that this thread has gone from soft play to racism on the basis of the comment of "white trash"

Is it actually necessary to bring racism in to every thing?
When it isn't actually there?

And? That gives you the right to call a whole section of society white trash? Your justifications are shocking.

MN doesn't tolerate racism, no matter how well you try to justify it with your "all the nasty people i have encountered have been white" nonsense.

Thank you TantrumsandBalloons. I made a throwaway remark upthread and ChocolateCake pounced on it like a tramp on chips.

And? That gives you the right to call a whole section of society white trash? Your justifications are shocking.

MN doesn't tolerate racism, no matter how well you try to justify it with your "all the nasty people i have encountered have been white" nonsense.

Oh dear dear me, I'm possibly going to be reported/kicked off an anonymous forum...however will I pick up the pieces....

chocolate it's not racism.

Racism is my son being repeatedly called the n word whilst playing football last month.

There's so much actual racism in the world. You don't have to try and find it where it doesn't exist.

"Is it actually necessary to bring racism in to every thing?
When it isn't actually there?"

"White trash" is a very offensive and derogatory term towards a section of society.

Racism is my son being repeatedly called the n word whilst playing football last month.

There's so much actual racism in the world. You don't have to try and find it where it doesn't exist.

Tantrums..so sorry your son is enduring this. I work in a multi racial school and for the most part, racism is not an issue simply BECAUSE it's so diverse. However, in the wider community a lot of the children are enduring this kind of crap.

Tantrums - if someone kept saying to your son "Come on you low life black trash, get a move on" during the game would that be acceptable?

^^ Man alive, you really are clutching at straws aren't you. For your own self respect Chocolate, give it up.

It's not so much racism but an offensive term used for a specific socio-economic group. I'm not sure what that would be called, classism maybe?

It was unnecessary and uncalled for hence being picked up for it. Just because people use this type of language in everyday life it doesn't take away its power.

"However, in the wider community a lot of the children are enduring this kind of crap."

Yes they are and also there is a section of society who have to take being called low life white trash on the chin too.

Chocolate, you're like a stuck record. What do you expect to happen? Me to "retract" my statement and "apologise" to the "white community" (of which I am a member).

Eh, naw.

The racism is in the word white.

"Low life trash" is not racist, more insulting.

"White low life trash" is.

Why bring the colour of skin into it? Trouble families aren't exclusive to white people so why bring the colour of skin into the insult?

MrsMacFarlane, I opposed your use of this term too and yet you seem stuck on entering into an argument with ChocolateCakePlease, are my opinions of no worth here?

Prejudice is just that, prejudice. It is never nice and is always offensive.

So are you because you think it is perfectly ok to insult a whole section of society based on one encounter with a problem family who happen to be white.

You really are one of the dullest posters I've ever encountered. I have to go now so don't think you've "won". I'm off to a birthday party, thankfully not at soft play...:)

Keep polishing your halo sweetheart and find something more pressing to be canting and specious about next time.