Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
Replying on my phone so no quotes.

Yes I know what racism is, it is being biased against people due to their race. Gypsies, chavs and skinheads aren't races.

I had not decided he would be a problem, I had decided he *might* be a problem. He was! That's not jackassery. Nor was it a lucky guess or clairvoyance.

You may not have referred to everyone but you personally used the words "it IS racism, jackass."
"Chavs" and "skinheads" aren't races. Though one can still show prejudice and bigotry which is the exact same ill that makes racism problematic. The Irish Travellers. . . might be. They're certainly on their way toward being a distinct ethnic and cultural identity. Regardless, you did not say Irish Traveller, or even the pejorative "gypsy" at the time I said those words, you just said "strong Irish accent." Seeing as strong Irish accents aren't limited to Travellers but can be found among all kinds of Irish, it certainly does apply.


Note that I didn't simply say Irish accent, I can tell the difference.
Oh, but you did. "Strong" in an accent context refers to how clear and apparent the accent is in the speech, it does absolutely nothing to indicate which variant of the accent it is. You may have meant something else but were prevented from saying it by your numerous evidence deficiencies with the English language. No way for me to tell, since I can only go by what you did actually say. Which was racist.

As for my line that you've quoted you seem to be skipping past two key words: slightly and strong.
I didn't skip past them, I quoted them. And I interpreted them correctly by their usage too.

So its invalid to ever be concerned prior to actions being taken? So if skinheads with swastika tattoos on their foreheads had come in I would not be able to be concerned?
Yes. One might argue that getting a tattoo is an action taken, of course. Having an accent, however, comes with being raised in an environment and is not a behavioral choice. While accents may be gotten rid of (as can tattoos) it's not easy and it can take quite a bit of time, and there is frankly not much reason to do so other than to avoid. . . well jackasses like you being prejudiced bigots.