Equality Street Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Shetland as a whole is not racist. Racism exists, I've seen it and heard it, but it's far from the norm. In any congregation of folk there will be some disharmony. However, Shetlanders do not share the social and economic factors that are the seeds of most racism and are unlikely to. Sure, a number of immigrant workers may have come into the isles of late, but there has been no detrimental economic impact to the 'indigenous' Shetlander. ie, there's nobody down the dole queue who can claim (legitimately or otherwise) that their job has been 'taken by the Polish' etc. Additionally, there can be no sense that Shetland life has been in anyway affected by racial migration - there are simply so few ethnic minorities to make it an issue. It is for these reasons that I think the GollyWog toys are genuinely bereft of racial undertones and are a product of the blessed naivety many of us share with regards to the racial relations elsewhere. Shetland has it's idiots, but these toys should not be seen as alluding to some sort of latent xenophobia. Honestly, they're just toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piddly Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Shetland as a whole is not racist. Racism exists, I've seen it and heard it, but it's far from the norm. In any congregation of folk there will be some disharmony. However, Shetlanders do not share the social and economic factors that are the seeds of most racism and are unlikely to. Sure, a number of immigrant workers may have come into the isles of late, but there has been no detrimental economic impact to the 'indigenous' Shetlander. ie, there's nobody down the dole queue who can claim (legitimately or otherwise) that their job has been 'taken by the Polish' etc. Additionally, there can be no sense that Shetland life has been in anyway affected by racial migration - there are simply so few ethnic minorities to make it an issue. It is for these reasons that I think the GollyWog toys are genuinely bereft of racial undertones and are a product of the blessed naivety many of us share with regards to the racial relations elsewhere. Shetland has it's idiots, but these toys should not be seen as alluding to some sort of latent xenophobia. Honestly, they're just toys. Great post, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 everyones a little bit racists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrobbie99 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 It could well be argued that our membership of the EU has vastly reduced the number of jobs in the fishing industry.What we need is a referendum on our membership of the EU of course our politians will never allow this as they know very well what the answer would be.So much for democracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biglad Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 It could well be argued that our membership of the EU has vastly reduced the number of jobs in the fishing industry.What we need is a referendum on our membership of the EU of course our politians will never allow this as they know very well what the answer would be.So much for democracy At last, somebody talking 'real' issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakena Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Whin I wis peerie, I used ta hae a Action Man.Bit nooadays I kin herdly win oot o me ain rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 It could well be argued that our membership of the EU has vastly reduced the number of jobs in the fishing industry.What we need is a referendum on our membership of the EU of course our politians will never allow this as they know very well what the answer would be.So much for democracy You mean Golliwogs are to blame for decimating the fishing fleet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 You mean Golliwogs are to blame for decimating the fishing fleet? Golly gosh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemire Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Let me ask a question? As far as I can see Shetland has racism yes but no where near as bad as south. I have a friend who was seen by police making a "racist" comment but let me ask where was the justice when the police clearly witnessed him call my friend a Scottish (bad word) Is that not racism too?! I also have a childhood memory of my head teacher at school calling me a racist?!? Due to some petty girly fall out and being pulled into the head teachers office for a meeting (scariest moment of my life) I was then branded a racist for saying my friends Asian mother cooked better fish and chips than my Shetland mother. What the Christ is that about!!! Also a small rant, my parents have recently got new neighbours not from Shetland, they were welcomed and seem friendly enough but..... They have 6 cars and take up all parking on the street. They then took to writing letters saying it was there private parking. They also park so instead if fitting 6 cars in one stretch of road they can only fit 3. Now where is the justice in people coming into the community and taking charge and making people feel uncomfortable?? The last comment was suppose more of a rant and just ignore that one but the racist at 8 years old because of fish and chips?? I didn't even know what it meant until my mam stood up and "gave dem laldy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mucklejo Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 schools now have to keep a register of all so called racist incidents involving pupils.All such incidents are recorded .In a recent case in England a 7year old called a pupil a certain name when challenged by a teacher he said his parents used that word all the time.The police were informed and were said to be taking this incident very serously.Now dosnt this remind you of what used to happen in Hitlers germany or Stalins USSR . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I can honestly say, I think if you had said the word gollywog, in a public place where I lived before, someone would have called the police. Another point, not an urban myth I might add as I know the child, is the very word black. He pointed out that another child was black. That was all. He was disciplined at school. It's ridiculous, there was no abuse. What can you say, when said child turns to you and says, well he IS black? Yes, but you can't say that, because, ermm, errrmm... Common sense has disappeared (except in Shetland). 'Racism' has been hijacked by the politically correct. I reckon the majority of people don't like it, and know it's ridiculous but are too scared to say so, in case they are labelled racist too. When there is no prejudice or discrimination how can it be racist? If you go up to someone 'of colour' and ask them about their race/colour, I'm sure they would have no hesitation in saying, 'I'm black'; but call him a black man in front of a group of white people and there would be much foot shuffling, and sideways glances and someone is sure to say you're being racist or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 It's all getting a bit Daily Mail in here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwithin Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 It's all getting a bit Daily Mail in here..... What popular? http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/02/daily_mail_new_york_times_how_the_british_tabloid_became_the_world_s_most_popular_online_newspaper_.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 It's all getting a bit Daily Mail in here..... What popular? http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/02/daily_mail_new_york_times_how_the_british_tabloid_became_the_world_s_most_popular_online_newspaper_.html Pander to the masses prejudices and you'll always have a surefire winner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyingram Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I love ed my gollywog when i was small, and am fed up with this correctness crap.It's ok for the black Abbott wife to slag us whites off but dare to say against blacks ,and even the white politicians shout foul. Times must change or this country will disintregate into black against white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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