I don't understand why that racist rant against americans is ok?

[Curmudgeonlett]

I truly don't get why people 'discuss it' calmly

put any other race, creed, nationality in the box and there'd be a big ol' hoohah

quietly disgusted of london

memories of all those 'chav' threads, anyone?

travellers, gypsies, anyone?

But most of those posters were saying it is wrong to be racist and that they personally aren't for one reason or another.

Racist 'rant' it is not.

hi expat .. if I was a yank (tongue-in-cheek ) I'd be spitting blood (and hogeys no doubt)

They do the same to the Welsh too

Anne Robonson was taken to the Equal ops people for her comments about us, They dismissed them.

Pruni .. read it again .. put Jew / Black / Pakistani / whatever in place of the word American .. put stereotypical traits there too

it isn't as far as I am concerned (in answer to the thread)

I don't know what difference it makes exactly, but no-one was talking about an ethnic group, but a nationality, a cultural grouping.

Judaism is a religion not a nationality

.. and ethnically diverse from the black falashas of ethiopa to russian and polish to spanish and portuguese .. should I continue

(not angry at you pruni .. just generally narked)

Stupid question, but what posters? Does anyone have a link to a piccy of one?

Factoid

There are more Jews in new York than tel Aviv

I didn't call it a nationality. I am not thick.

I am non-white, but 'look' white. In fact, I'm the majority of Americans now - the majority are not white, believe it or not. But I'm used to all sorts of comments and remarks - about ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, etc.

IME, getting angry about it accomplishes little.

ahh well - you lot obviously don't visit many other English speaking forums from other countries - some of the rants about us lot here in the UK are fantasticly funny to read - some of the 'ideas' they have about us are staggering..............gawd only knows what the non English forums are saying about us LOL.

People are unique, every single one, they can't be put in little labelled boxes, but I see this happening several times a day on MN.

so QoQ does racism from others make it okay to be racist?!

I'm going to work - but I'll say this - I said I find it FUNNY when I come across people from other countries generalising about us.

If we never wanted to cause offence or upset anyone, about anything then we'd better just shut out gobs.

and anyhow - just like on the other thread - it's not about a "race" it's about a nationality - they say "black Brits" or "white Brits" - they just lump us all together.

Know what you mean, Curmudgeonlett. DS1's old teacher used to put Welsh rugby signs up all over school, and make themn pull faces at the English team- this was in Somerset. From anywhere else it would be an issue, but the whole Welsh / Scottish / American things seems OK. Not on in my opinion.

Know what you mean, Curmudgeonlett. DS1's old teacher used to put Welsh rugby signs up all over school, and make themn pull faces at the English team- this was in Somerset. From anywhere else it would be an issue, but the whole Welsh / Scottish / American things seems OK. Not on in my opinion.

oh TWIGLETT god it's you
that has been bothering me all day

umm... but I don't think anyone has really ranted against Americans. Stitch only referred vaguely to "stereotypes".

Anyway, I hate it when people start threads to complain about other threads. I view that as tantamount to a personal attack.

I rarely mind the English slagging off other cultures because they are always most venomous about themselves.

[sorry that was pretty irrelevant]