What I got up to last night

[TdC]

I think the key is not to stereotype or generalise races into groups as not everyone is the same.

Going back to gimmlys post about it being 95% asian or whatever .. is he being a racist for saying that? I don't think so tbh

imo it's the tone of the wording if you will. perhaps I am being over sensitive, but I notice this in his posts more than in any other member's. if I am wrong, then I am wrong, and I am sorry for that and you can always send myself or Deebs a PM about it. In the mean while, tone it down a bit, eh?

I have good mates that are black and I can't stand Americans either ...

lol well I'm not particularly keen on your average American myself, given those I have met while on holiday and stuff. like I said above, if I am over sensitive, then I am, and I'll hear it from others as well. Still, while I notice that you tend to label race and ethnicity more than the average forum user, I also notice that you seem to dislike all types equally. Not too sure what that does make you, but hey.

 

[Raven]

Gimmly has a point, its not racist to dislike a nation.

I can't stand Americans but I wouldn't think of myself as racist.

 

[DaGaffer]

Oh, so you just dislike black and asian chavs then. I'm sure that's different!

Well, yeah, it is different. Or do you mean "dislike black and asian chavs but quite like the white ones"?

 

[Chilly]

Just edited this together: ‪Ealing Riot 8th August‬‏ - YouTube

 

[Ceixah]

I take it back infact I wouldn't call him racist, I'd just call him an blithering idiot.

 

[TdC]

no DaGaffer, I believe he dislikes most people tbh

 

[GimmlyThe3rd]

I take it back infact I wouldn't call him racist, I'd just call him an blithering idiot.

I hope they don't loot and burn down Phones4U, if losing items on your daoc anything to go by, your crying would be immense.

 

[Ceixah]

I hope they don't loot and burn down Phones4U, if losing items on your daoc anything to go by, your crying would be immense.

Cheers for proving my point.

 

[Job]

Xenophobia, what 90% of racists actually are, count me as one of them.
I'm genetically prepositioned to be wary of people who display marked differences in values and culture.
That works till I get to know them and realise they are like me and their ethnic roots become irrelevant.

 

[Shagrat]

Christ Chilly, bit of a scary situ to get into just for a few photos, and where was Kate Adie, she's always around a disaster somewhere...

:worthy:

 

[DocWolfe]

Unfortunately its true the vast majority of the youths involved in the looting are black and asian but its not because of their race its because of their background. They've been raised in poverty stricken neighborhoods where crime is rife and this sort of thing is common occurrence, they have no respect for their community and definitely no respect for authority.

So the observation is correct but its not exclusive.

One of my mates was in Ealing as well last night and said it was mostly 10-14 year olds with some late teens leading the charge. Bad parenting and broken homes typical of poverty stricken areas.

 

[ford prefect]

Xenophobia, racism and prejudice based on limited experience are all ignorance by any reasonable measure.

Good photo's chilly!

 

[Keitanz]

Flame flame flame flame flame flame flame.

Sorry, I thought I was on 4chan for a second then.

 

[Deebs]

Stunning pictures Chilly.

 

[Turamber]

Great blog and pictures, kudos to you. Shame the thread got taken over by moronic racist comments - just like most of the anti-rioting pages on Facebook in fact.

 

[Ch3tan]

Stay safe Chilly! Great pics, some very moronic views in the thread though.

 

[pikeh]

Isn't it okay when people say 'I'm not racist but...' before starting a sentence?

 

[Corran]

Nice one chilly, though dont do it again. Apparently they stepped up the violence towards members of public in some areas, especially those with cameras

 

[caLLous]

I certainly wouldn't go out with a DSLR or anything bigger than a small four thirds, hybrid or compact.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

You wouldn't take a large format camera out there? Amateur.

 

[caLLous]

Absolutely not. Unless I had a very long lens for it. I'm no street photographer at the best of times.

 

[Zenith.UK]

Xenophobia, what 90% of racists actually are, count me as one of them.
I'm genetically prepositioned to be wary of people who display marked differences in values and culture.
That works till I get to know them and realise they are like me and their ethnic roots become irrelevant.

Thank you for distilling and crystallising my point of view into such a short and effective paragraph.
Noticing the differences between people is not racism.

 

[Chilly]

There were plenty of guys out there with DSLRs and big lenses on striding around without a care in the world.

 

[Ch3tan]

Yeah Chilly, kind of wish I'd gone out now

 

[Huntingtons]

thats what you get for being a pussy!

 

[Ch3tan]

fuck you man! I was learning guitar chords last night. That's a proper manly mans task!

 

[megadave]

just stick a hoody on and put the hood up and they don't even bother to look at you

 

[Chronictank]

Clap :worthy:

That was the point, now watch the videos ....

‪Youths and police face off in Hackney‬‏ - YouTube

Get it now?

there's quite a few white people in the video you posted , while there is a majority of black people in that video what do you expect considering the areas?
scum are scum, regardless what colour they are.. trying to pin this on race is plain foolish, ignorant and the main reason we can never have a reasoned debate on how to fix the issues in those areas

 

[Roo Stercogburn]

Stay safe Chilly! Great pics, some very moronic views in the thread though.

Pretty much this.