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Haha, i bet they just loved that banter. Its 2021 Clive, i would think BT don't have the same sort of banter in the workplace today.Clive Evans wrote: ↑Thu Nov 04, 2021 2:55 pm I worked years in BT & there were a lot Asians who worked there. Banter was rife. The younger Whites, quickly caught on to the fact that if you asked an Indian if they were Pakistani, they got offended as Indians and Pakistanis have History. So quickly all Asians were dubbed Pakis- As a maximum impact banter insult. It didn't just end there. I knew someone who was Mr McHardy. So they said: "Oh! you're a Jock" He denied Scot's heritage vehemently. Within in a couple of years his missus would ring up asking for Jock. Despite the fact I was born in Tufnell Park, I was Taff or called a sheep shagger etc etc. The Brits bore these psuedo insults stoically.
But I believe more recent migrants to UK are sensitive Souls and the banter has been dropped.
As for the Azeem Rafiq affair I listened to a lady on Radio 4 Today. Gary Ballance's apology seemed to be more sorry that he got nailed rather than sorry for any offence. Then she said:" he got called a " Zimbi or a Zimbo " but that's alright as it the same as calling someone a Limey or Taff etc "Oh!
India/PakistanSid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:39 am Meanwhile in India.................Click the link to read the article in full.
T20 World Cup: When Indian fans are jailed for celebrating Pakistan's win
By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC South Asia Correspondent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59130556
Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to claim a famous win over their great rivals
Like millions of others around the world, Nafeesa Attari was glued to her screen as India played Pakistan in their opening match of the T20 World Cup.
The schoolteacher from the northern Indian city of Udaipur watched as Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets in what was a clinical and emphatic win.
Days later she was arrested and held in a police cell. Her apparent crime: her WhatsApp status celebrating Pakistan's victory.
She is among several Muslims in India who have been arrested or detained for supporting Pakistan in the recent match - raising fresh concerns about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy. Observers argue that these arrests are the latest weapon in the governing Hindu nationalist
"Jeeeet gayeeee… We wonnn," Ms Attari wrote, over an image of some of the team's players in her WhatsApp status.
Her post was spotted by one of her students' parents, who sent it to others before it went viral on the messaging service.
Ms Attari was fired from her teaching job, and arrested under a section of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises "assertions prejudicial to national integration". In an interview with a local TV channel, she appeared visibly distressed as she apologised for causing offence.
"When in the law is it a crime to support an opposition cricket team?" asks Sharda Ugra, a cricket journalist and social commentator.
"Should people of Indian origin in the UK or Australia be arrested for supporting India? It's obviously a deliberate religious divide that's being provoked on both sides."
There are also examples of similar incidents on the other side of the border.
In 2016, a Pakistani fan of India's cricket captain, Virat Kohli, was arrested after hoisting the Indian flag as a tribute to him.
When it comes to cricket, passions run high in both nations, but these latest arrests in India have come as a shock to many who feel that the space for freedom of expression is shrinking fast.
Yes blame the many centuries of religious intolerance as all down to the UK. It happened for centuries before England went there and seems like it will carry on for centuries after we left.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:03 pmIndia/PakistanSid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:39 am Meanwhile in India.................Click the link to read the article in full.
T20 World Cup: When Indian fans are jailed for celebrating Pakistan's win
By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC South Asia Correspondent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59130556
Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to claim a famous win over their great rivals
Like millions of others around the world, Nafeesa Attari was glued to her screen as India played Pakistan in their opening match of the T20 World Cup.
The schoolteacher from the northern Indian city of Udaipur watched as Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets in what was a clinical and emphatic win.
Days later she was arrested and held in a police cell. Her apparent crime: her WhatsApp status celebrating Pakistan's victory.
She is among several Muslims in India who have been arrested or detained for supporting Pakistan in the recent match - raising fresh concerns about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy. Observers argue that these arrests are the latest weapon in the governing Hindu nationalist
"Jeeeet gayeeee… We wonnn," Ms Attari wrote, over an image of some of the team's players in her WhatsApp status.
Her post was spotted by one of her students' parents, who sent it to others before it went viral on the messaging service.
Ms Attari was fired from her teaching job, and arrested under a section of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises "assertions prejudicial to national integration". In an interview with a local TV channel, she appeared visibly distressed as she apologised for causing offence.
"When in the law is it a crime to support an opposition cricket team?" asks Sharda Ugra, a cricket journalist and social commentator.
"Should people of Indian origin in the UK or Australia be arrested for supporting India? It's obviously a deliberate religious divide that's being provoked on both sides."
There are also examples of similar incidents on the other side of the border.
In 2016, a Pakistani fan of India's cricket captain, Virat Kohli, was arrested after hoisting the Indian flag as a tribute to him.
When it comes to cricket, passions run high in both nations, but these latest arrests in India have come as a shock to many who feel that the space for freedom of expression is shrinking fast.
Another example of failure on behalf of
" The Empire " .
It happened in 1 country before the EmpireSid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:12 pmYes blame the many centuries of religious intolerance as all down to the UK. It happened for centuries before England went there and seems like it will carry on for centuries after we left.tuffers#1 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:03 pmIndia/PakistanSid Bishop wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:39 am Meanwhile in India.................Click the link to read the article in full.
T20 World Cup: When Indian fans are jailed for celebrating Pakistan's win
By Rajini Vaidyanathan
BBC South Asia Correspondent
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-59130556
Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to claim a famous win over their great rivals
Like millions of others around the world, Nafeesa Attari was glued to her screen as India played Pakistan in their opening match of the T20 World Cup.
The schoolteacher from the northern Indian city of Udaipur watched as Pakistan won the match by 10 wickets in what was a clinical and emphatic win.
Days later she was arrested and held in a police cell. Her apparent crime: her WhatsApp status celebrating Pakistan's victory.
She is among several Muslims in India who have been arrested or detained for supporting Pakistan in the recent match - raising fresh concerns about freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy. Observers argue that these arrests are the latest weapon in the governing Hindu nationalist
"Jeeeet gayeeee… We wonnn," Ms Attari wrote, over an image of some of the team's players in her WhatsApp status.
Her post was spotted by one of her students' parents, who sent it to others before it went viral on the messaging service.
Ms Attari was fired from her teaching job, and arrested under a section of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises "assertions prejudicial to national integration". In an interview with a local TV channel, she appeared visibly distressed as she apologised for causing offence.
"When in the law is it a crime to support an opposition cricket team?" asks Sharda Ugra, a cricket journalist and social commentator.
"Should people of Indian origin in the UK or Australia be arrested for supporting India? It's obviously a deliberate religious divide that's being provoked on both sides."
There are also examples of similar incidents on the other side of the border.
In 2016, a Pakistani fan of India's cricket captain, Virat Kohli, was arrested after hoisting the Indian flag as a tribute to him.
When it comes to cricket, passions run high in both nations, but these latest arrests in India have come as a shock to many who feel that the space for freedom of expression is shrinking fast.
Another example of failure on behalf of
" The Empire " .
The Transistor stations are all sayingMax B Gold wrote: ↑Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:24 pm I note that the head of the Yorkies Cricketbatz team has resigned and acknowledges that the racial epithets were not in fact bantz as was first thought. Inconceivable.
Has he suffered racism? He’s only just alleged it in the last couple of days.Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:00 am Why have your focused on him referencing his religion and ignored the racism he has suffered?
Christians do it. My mum did it when she got stopped for drunk driving once.Ornchurch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:18 amHas he suffered racism? He’s only just alleged it in the last couple of days.Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:00 am Why have your focused on him referencing his religion and ignored the racism he has suffered?
The point is though you don’t get others coming out and saying “as a Christian/Catholic/Jehovahs Witness etc I deny all allegations against me. It’s not what we do”.
Max B Gold wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:29 amChristians do it. My mum did it when she got stopped for drunk driving once.Ornchurch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:18 amHas he suffered racism? He’s only just alleged it in the last couple of days.Ronnie Hotdogs wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:00 am Why have your focused on him referencing his religion and ignored the racism he has suffered?
The point is though you don’t get others coming out and saying “as a Christian/Catholic/Jehovahs Witness etc I deny all allegations against me. It’s not what we do”.
This was after the cops said they could smell alcohol from the car cabin to which she said " yes its from my husband he's been drinking all day up at that bowling club"Ornchurch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:38 amMax B Gold wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:29 amChristians do it. My mum did it when she got stopped for drunk driving once.
Ridiculous. An unfounded allegation from a board meeting 4 years ago.
That would seem a reasonable assumption.Ornchurch wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:08 pmRidiculous. An unfounded allegation from a board meeting 4 years ago.
If John Stephenson wants to issue statements like:-
“Newly-appointed Essex Cricket Chief Executive, John Stephenson, said: “There is no place for discrimination of any kind at Essex County Cricket Club.
“This is a proud Club with a zero-tolerance policy towards racism and any form of discrimination and, as Essex Cricket’s new Chief Executive Officer, I will not hesitate to uphold those principles and drive out any form of discrimination that is uncovered.
“I was made aware of this single allegation on Thursday having joined the Club four weeks ago. The Board met last night [Thursday] during which John Faragher’s resignation was unanimously accepted by the Board.”
then surely everyone who was present at said board meeting, who is still at the club, must resign as they have not reported it previously and must be complicit by their silence.