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Surely one of EDF's virtues is that it is, on the whole, completely non racist / classist / sexist? I have only ever attended two EDF drinks so most posters are virtual beings to me. If I offend anyone or am offended by anyone it is down to the opinions they express - not colour, class or gender.


Sean McG and tend to agree on food matters and disagree on politics. Sean's race, sex and class are irrelevant to the quality of his argument - tho' I tend to support his stance in this thread.

And to try to prove a point I was really wanted to ask a couple of West African colleagues. But they must get fed up of me as half my conversations seem to be along these lines. so I didn't.


But bingo, tonight in Brixton cycyles I met a senior parking attendant, on his bike on the way home. Nigerian, or Ghanian. He thought the sketch was hilarious and it set him off!


So there, discussion over.

You have proved my point, Malumbu not all West Africans were offended I asked a few of my friends regarding this sketch they loved it. It like the Alf Garnet serious that was on the mid sixties to the early 80s some people found him racist yes but you also find that a lot of West Indians found him hilarious, I remember in the early nineties there was a show an audience with Alf Garnets I was surprise how many West Indians was in the audience.


I think it is the middle class sensitivitiy to this issue.

Ridgley Wrote:

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> You have proved my point, Malumbu not all West

> Africans were offended I asked a few of my friends

> regarding this sketch they loved it. It like the

> Alf Garnet serious that was on the mid sixties to

> the early 80s some people found him racist yes but

> you also find that a lot of West Indians found him

> hilarious, I remember in the early nineties there

> was a show an audience with Alf Garnets I was

> surprise how many West Indians was in the

> audience.

>

> I think it is the middle class sensitivitiy to

> this issue.



If thats the case, do you think gays and Indian people would find "It ain't half hot mum" funny or offensive?

is it aint half hot mum particularly offensive to gays or indians?

Surely the camp man is the staple of much British comedy, is Panto offensive?

And the targets of gentle mockery are almost exclusively the British characters, perhaps the Welsh should be offended as all being portrayed as buffoonish Sgt Majors?


Really now, lets stop this all, it's silly. Plus The Day Today parodied it all perfectly some 20 odd years ago


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