tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post6736351240141515691..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Racism?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-49277582299420651872007-06-19T09:46:00.000+01:002007-06-19T09:46:00.000+01:00Well, it's a relief that no one has started flingi...Well, it's a relief that no one has started flinging insults around, and no flaming has begun. Not yet anyway. But I am trying to make my points clearly without beating around the bush.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-57562646055151001092007-06-18T22:06:00.000+01:002007-06-18T22:06:00.000+01:00Yes, it was probably just a flippant comment, and ...Yes, it was probably just a flippant comment, and I was ready to let it go, but then I decided to challenge it.<BR/><BR/>I'd say "Jock" is almost always used in a disparaging, or even contemptuous sense. Except when it's someone's name, of course.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-62810653399769399802007-06-18T19:02:00.000+01:002007-06-18T19:02:00.000+01:00Hi Rob, you raised a good point about this issue o...Hi Rob, you raised a good point about this issue on my blog Fusion View and I've added to the discussion in the comment thread there. I don't condone racism in any of its forms and I hope the debate you've raised is a healthy way to get rid of some misconceptions and to encourage some cross-cultural learning/ understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com