Rasta Mouse

[Jah Lush]

Natty dreadlocks inna babylon.

[Scribe]

[Ridgley]

Whether is made up or not Rastafarianism is a legitimate religion now why don?t you pop over to Brixton or Peckham take a holiday to Jamaica and tell them that love to see the reaction.

[KidKruger]

Bumbaclaat.

[Scribe]

Do any more of the white, briefly rebellious IT consultants and new media bods of East Dulwich have any further generic patois verbs they wish to embarrass themselves with?

If you do, then please, fill yer beanie hats.

[wee quinnie]

Keef Wrote:

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> How the @#$%& is it racist? I bet it's white

> people making the complaints. I think it's genius!

One of Mr WQ's workmates who is black thinks it is racist. I don't know what the full line of his argument is, but part of his argument (if thats the right word), is, "Can you imagine Jewish mouse? Or Muslim mouse?"

I haven't seen it, so I've no opinion.

[Asset]

Aren't all religions made up?

[Scribe]

Making light fun, or in this case, parodying a religion, isn't in any way "racist". Although Rastafarianism is often associated with black, dreadlocked and usually stoned men, it isn't exclusive to black men and women.

[louisiana]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

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> > PC bollocks innit.

>

> Actually no... quite the opposite in fact. The

> vast majority of the complaints (there were only

> around 100 btw) are complaining that it teaches

> bad English!

Bad English is not the preserve of any group, race or whatever.

[Keef]

wee quinnie Wrote:

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> Keef Wrote:

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> > How the @#$%& is it racist? I bet it's white

> > people making the complaints. I think it's

> genius!

>

>

> One of Mr WQ's workmates who is black thinks it is

> racist. I don't know what the full line of his

> argument is, but part of his argument (if thats

> the right word), is, "Can you imagine Jewish

> mouse? Or Muslim mouse?"

>

> I haven't seen it, so I've no opinion.

Well I guess he has a point. However, black people I've heard talking about it, both in person, and on the radio, were raving about it, and encouraging people to watch it. I guess you can't please everyone, but would your fella's workmate rather there be no referrence to black people, or any other cultures on the telly?

I'd just like someone who thinks it's racist, to explain to me why it is racist. They may have a point that other cultural groups would take ofence, but I'd say the same to those groups, why do you take offence?

PS. I know you've not seen it WQ, and are only offering someone else's opinion, so not aiming that at you.

[Jah Lush]

Scribe Wrote:

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> Can you repeat that in English, please?

Smiley went to the same school as me.

[louisiana]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> I'm not anti-cannabis at all, but to play devil's

> advocate... you can't legitimise something by

> doing in the name of some daft made-up religion.

> (I'll probably take some flak for that but...

> whatever)

If your starting point is a religion (and they are *all* made up) then anything is possible and permissible. You are starting out from fantasy. And many religions have had mind-altering 'substances' at their centre.

[Proxima Centauri]

I think that it's stereotypical - perhaps.

But racist? No.

WATTA GWAN?

[louisiana]

Proxima Centauri Wrote:

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> I think that it's stereotypical - perhaps.

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> But racist? No.

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>

> WATTA GWAN?

Stereotypical is bleedin' unfunny Lenny Henry series on Radio 4. If you're going to say Rasta Mouse is stereotypical (to an extent, it is, but in quite a friendly and nice way) then Lenny Henry's series is more so.

[Keef]

I quite like that series (for the granddad). But to be fair to Lenny Henry, he didn't write it.

[Ridgley]

My favourite of Lenny Henrys characters is Theophilus P Wildebeest and Donovan who constantly pesters Mrs Johnson whether that is stereotype or not most women have met men like that.

[mockney piers]

THE BBC has been accused of encouraging annoyance with its new series about a Jamaican rodent.

There's a rat in me telly, what ama gonna do?Although Rastamouse has hardly been on for five minutes, parents of young children, husbands and 'young at heart' men are already finding cries of 'Irie' in a pseudo-West Indian accent extremely wearing.

Housewife Nikki Hollis said: "Last night my husband said he was 'gwarning' to Pizza Express with his 'bredrin'. He's a 45-year-old caucasian who works as a systems analyst.

"If that wasn't bad enough, our seven-year-old son keeps asking if his sandwiches are 'Ital' and has just successfully won the right to smoke marijuana in assembly, having convinced the school governors that it is essential to maintaining his spiritual connection with Jah.

"I should add that neither of them has actually even seen Rastamouse yet, they've only read about it on the internet and decided that the general idea is the most inspired thing ever.

"I have watched it and I disagree."

Stephen Malley, a white, 51-year-old driving instructor said: "I and I is loving Rastamouse, seen. He's making a bad ting good, y'git me star?

"Any man dem hating on those likkle rodents is an utter raasclart, seen."

He added in his normal voice: "I'm not imitating black people, I'm imitating black people portrayed as rodents, so it's not racist."

TV pundit, Julian Cook, said: "Although probably not actually racist unless you're a dick, Rastamouse may not be amusing for much longer than a nanosecond.

"However, I'm looking forward to the episode 'Batty Mouse' where a gay mouse arrives on the scene and challenges the Easy Crew's staunch views on homosexuality."

[*Bob*]

Surely the theme music is the most offensive element.

Even a honky like myself can see it for what it is: a blatant rip-off of Ken Dodd's 'Happiness', sung by a coconut.

[Keef]

"However, I'm looking forward to the episode 'Batty Mouse' where a gay mouse arrives on the scene and challenges the Easy Crew's staunch views on homosexuality."

LOL!!!

[Ridgley]

If that is the case, it will be interesting how they will handle this

[Keef]

It's not the case. It's from the Daily Mash, which is a spoof online paper. Just made me laugh

[cincinatti kid]

I do love a bit of patois. It always makes me chuckle. I remember treading on a black guy's shoes once at at club and he said to me

'Ya warrrn dead?'

Translation: Do you want me to beat the sh*t out of you ?

Does Rastamouse ever come out with that one?

[Ridgley]

As it is a children's programme CK I doubt it, quite amazing that some of you none West Indians understand patois as my daughter does not understand a word my mum says to her :)

[cincinatti kid]

'ya fukre bluurdclarrtt'

He said that to me as well.....shortly before I decked him.

[Annette Curtain]

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What ever " Gwan 'ippie foot "