Mistyrayn Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Like idiot father, like idiot son: it emerges that Prince Charles calls his polo pal Kolin Dhillon Sooty. Charles-blog-200-pa-jan14 Graham Smith, of anti-monarchy organisation Republic, said this shows that the Royal Family are not a symbol of unity, theyre quite divisive. People are saying they are not racist but on the evidence in the public domain I think thats to the contrary. Hes right: the evidence in the public domain is that they are racist. Both father and son think its okay to refer to their friends and co-workers by racist nicknames. Thats racist, that is. People will say: At my job, everyone calls [the Indian/Nigerian/Japanese guy] hilarious racial nickname and he thinks its a great laugh. Yeah, maybe. Or maybe referring somebody to a nickname based on the colour of their skin Sooty, to pick an example not at random is a way of belittling a person who is different, of cutting them down to size. If that person wants to fit in with the majority, he has to suck it up. What a laugh. To those who would say: Theres no difference between calling someone 'Sooty' and calling them Taffy or Jock or Aussie, I would say give over. You know there is. Graham Smith, though, is wrong on one count. While the concept of a Royal Family is indeed divisive, this in fact makes the Windsors an excellent symbol for our country. Why, we cant even agree that its wrong to racially abuse each other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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