How on earth is this deemed racist ?

alfredmizen · Nov 16, 2016

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html

For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

portlock seagull · Nov 16, 2016

Because someone said it was, was offended and it's 2016. So it must be.

TWOCHOICEStom · Nov 16, 2016

It's not.

One thing it is though, is a fantastic way to generate clicks and get ad revenue for the Evening Standard.

SUIYHP · Nov 16, 2016

Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

BadFish · Nov 16, 2016

its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

Wellesley · Nov 16, 2016

SUIYHP said:
Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

Diablo · Nov 16, 2016

alfredmizen said:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html

For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

Not racist at all...Eastern europeans ar the same race as us aren`t they ??

Soulman · Nov 16, 2016

alfredmizen said:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html

For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

I seem to remember the saying used by teachers and others "You don't do that at home, so you are not doing that here"........nothing seemed to be amiss with that.

el punal · Nov 16, 2016

SUIYHP said:
Maybe not racist but it is distasteful, surely the ethnicity of the beggar would be irrelevant.

Depends what currency he's begging for.

Eeyore · Nov 16, 2016

alfredmizen said:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html

For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

It's very haughty. What we have said if the beggar was English ?

There is an element of racism there. His assertion is that begging is a abhorrent blight alien to the English. It's not.

highflyer · Nov 16, 2016

BadFish said:
its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

You mean like all those rushing onto the internet to declare how outraged they are at this being deemed racist? It's just a piece of clickbait. Apparently an effective one too.

Herr Tubthumper · Nov 16, 2016

Herr Tubthumper "Why don't the trains run on time?"
Announcer "You might do it in your country but we're not doing it here"

Soulman · Nov 16, 2016

el punal said:
Depends what currency he's begging for.

He was begging for sterling but apparently it is not worth much at the moment and so excepts Groupon vouchers.

studio150 · Nov 16, 2016

No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

alfredmizen · Nov 16, 2016

BadFish said:
its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

You're obviously referring to the management who decided to conduct an investigation.

el punal · Nov 16, 2016

Soulman said:
He was begging for sterling but apparently it is not worth much at the moment and so excepts Groupon vouchers.

Ah, that makes it crystal clear.

GT49er · Nov 16, 2016

studio150 said:
No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

Nowt to do with the referendum, but appreciate there's a small proportion of 48% still trying to blame everything under the sun on Brexit.

Of course, if the beggar had any sense, he would have politely asked, "Please can you spare 20p, to help me buy a ticket home?" Think how much he could have collected from all those racist, fascist Brexiteers..............

Dick Head · Nov 16, 2016

alfredmizen said:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/t...t-announcement-at-metro-station-a3397181.html

For those who can't be bothered to hit the hyperlink, the Newcastle Metro announcer said to a beggar over the tannoy:

"We've had numerous complaints about your behaviour demanding money and begging.
"You might do it in your country but you're not doing it in here."

Tannoy is a brand name.

beorhthelm · Nov 16, 2016

studio150 said:
No need to reference 'in your country' but that's were we are following the referendum

does it really not occur to you that the referendum result was a consequence of these sentiments already around?

no one seems to have made a positive case for the immigrant workers we have, so those view that reject them have been allowed to fester. ignoring the issue doesnt fix it.

hans kraay fan club · Nov 16, 2016

BadFish said:
its not, its just more fodder for the permanently outraged and offended.

Like the thread starter, you mean?

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