To believe this is racist?

[Bottletopsx]

Bought a teapot on ebay, arrived with an old break very obvious so asked to return. After several abusive emails this was the last one I received after seller had to refund me.

You know what?
Keep the junk as you describe it. I don’t want it back. In my views it’s been contaminated with Englishness. I’m only selling things because I’m leaving this hate filled country, anyway.
My experience with you was another interesting example why this stupid country should not be part of a civilised community of countries. Never do business with the English. Too right, I’m afraid to say.
Enjoy a nice English tea time on me.
I can’t wait to go back to my home country.
#GammonComeInAllShapesAndSizes

It's not racist just a bit unhinged.

Look at the letter that MP David Lammy received on his Facebook page the other day. Now THAT'S racist! 😂🤬

You didn't want to bring the black and white argument into it!? So you are arguing that the original post was racist without bringing race into the argument!? I'm confused........

I’m sorry the only reason people think this is acceptable (or funny etc) is because the English are historically white.

Like others have said if this was replaced with Chinese, or Turkish or whatever it would be treated as racist (even if not technically racist as opposed to nationalist as it were).

hiddenmnetter
It’s too simple to say it’s because the English are historically white, it’s because the English were historically powerful.

It definitely had racist intent and wtf was the reference to Gammon all about?!
Maybe send a packet in exchange for their trashy teapot!!!!

Bonkers person anyway regardless of their thoughts about English people. Report to eBay and just be glad you are not them.

Gammon is a insult relating to jingoistic middle aged men going the colour of gammon when extolling the virtues of this Sceptered Isle.

It appears in Dickens but has more recently been applied to UKippers

“I’m sorry the only reason people think this is acceptable (or funny etc) is because the English are historically white“

That isn’t the reason.

I’m sorry the only reason people think this is acceptable (or funny etc) is because the English are historically white.

I'm not one of those who find it funny, but the reason I don't consider it racist is not because the English were historically white, it's because for centuries we were actively responsible for the economic and social oppression of other races and nationalities. We held the systemic power and used that power to oppress those we considered inferior.

So I think this person is prejudiced against the English, but not racist.

I honestly don't give a shit about other countries and nationalities bashing the English. It's just jealousy.

It's like 'don't hate us coz you ain't us...'

The English are loathed by much of the world, and envied and admired at the same time.

Nothing we can do about it, so I just embrace the hatred and jealousy...

Says more about them than it does about us (The English!)

I am incredibly proud to be English, and I don't give a flying feck what anyone says about us.

What do you think other countries are jealous of?

"I honestly don't give a shit about other countries and nationalities bashing the English. It's just jealousy.

It's like 'don't hate us coz you ain't us...' grin"

Oh dear.