woolybanana Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 hat is an expression often used in debate and harmless, so I guess is talking through your wig/ hairpiece etc.So why is such a fuss caused by ‘talking through your turban’seen as a racist insult in debate?Explain please, if you can be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Do we know if it was a Sikh who actually complained ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 Yes, I believe so, he being the other candidate in the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I wonder if the complainant would have complained if the expression, talking out of your hat had been used.I am sick to death of every last thing being used as a 'tool' to accuse others of being racist, sexist etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 idun wrote: I am sick to death of every last thing being used as a 'tool' to accuse others of being racist, sexist etc. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 [quote user="idun"] ..........I am sick to death of every last thing being used as a 'tool' to accuse others of being racist, sexist etc.[/quote]Another of many reasons we hesitate to visit the UK any more. It's too easy to say the wrong thing.Last time there, at a party, people were discussing their holidays, booked with the sort of companies who advertise on the inside covers of glossy magazines.Every speaker seemed to have had a more glamorous holiday then the previous one.When asked if we had visited some country or other, I replied that we didn't like packaged tours, which went down like the proverbial t*rd in a well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kong Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Choose your parties carefully... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomoss Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 [quote user="Kong"]Choose your parties carefully...[/quote]We usually do, but we were taken to this one by a relative we were visiting.I suppose one judges people by the company they keep.We're more careful now. Or just miserable old sods[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 [quote user="NickP"]idun wrote: I am sick to death of every last thing being used as a 'tool' to accuse others of being racist, sexist etc. +1[/quote]+2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 +3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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