I’ve been accused of racism in the past but today, in honour of Black History Month I looted a new 65’’ telly from Curry’s!

You've done it now, Mr I. All the snowflakes will on here accusing you of institutional racism and being a slave owner.

I haven't been to a kebab shop for about 7 years.
The sflakers will be livid and demand a life sentence in Alcatraz

But thieving arseholes come in all colours?

So do good people. They even worship at mosques.

correct, but the good ones from certain sections of the population get more free publicity even if they are not looking for it. history consists of all races and colours together and having a separate one for some is diversive and not what anybody wants.

Not untrue

Who came up with this God idea…best franchise ever.


Don’t push yer luck Ginger….

Can't remember many up in arms when the rioters were looting shops.

what makes it worse much of black history month is either untrue or blown out of all proportion for an agenda. the poster girl of it mary seacole is the best example. what she did, where she did it was blown out of all proportion if you read the facts and not those thrown out by the bbc and black history month. what next. replacing the name and statues of florence nightingale to suit a minority who would trump our or correct history with their overblown one. if you were black and fought in our armed forces you,ll be remembered whilst 1,000 of others are not.

Black History Month, I hink is a great idea, a chance to learn more about other countries.

Lesson 1 - Tunisia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia

Lesson 2 - Senegal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal

Questions to follow and if you pass, you can wear your black history month badge with pride.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-a ... tory-month

Well said Morgan Freeman.

or a pride black history month badge which would be more popular now.

I look at it this way. If I chose to live in some far away country, I would not expect a whole month to be devoted to the history of GB. Why then, should folks who have chosen to live in this country have an entire month devoted to their history? I am not advocating banning the history of these people but to devote an entire month to it is absurd and divisive as Mr Accrington said above. Another issue is precisely who do we mean by the black people whose history is being celebrated? is it people from the Caribbean, is it Nigerians? Somalians? Ghanians? Black people are not a single homogenous body, there are numerous types who share different cultures, ideas and cultural norms. Just because they share a skin colour does not mean they share a group identity.

Ah the riots. Stop it before I go all misty eyed. We’ll never forget when the patriots smashed up a long standing pie shop and marched on a community centre with a funny name they didn’t understand which it turns out is run by white Hartlepudlians and does stuff like (checks notes) raises money for the British Legion.
We will remember them.

Isn’t it weird how people in the Caribbean and US look like people from Africa. Wonder what that’s all about? If only someone taught this kind of thing in schools.

I think everyone should take some advice from Mr. Derwent on this one (obviously their advice is about Raj Singh but I think it works here).
Is Black History Month going to continue no matter what you say on an online forum? Yes. Does Black History Month really hurt you or your family? No.
So why are you wasting your breath on it? Just ignore it. It'll stop when it stops (maybe).

how many of our now dead reletives said its nowt to do with me back in 1933 when hitler came into power. still nowt to do with me when they persecuted the jews and said shit it is when they were called up to war. its of no interest to many who have sod all to leave what the government do about inheritance tax, non car owners on how motorists suffer or country dwellers about 15 minute cities but they all have a right to comment on them all.

So black people are all the same? Simples.

Spot on Mr A. We are all supposed to keep quiet and not notice these things as our history and culture is being undermined and denigrated. Black history is celebrated whereas British history now all about colonialism, genocide, theft and untold evil. Churchill, our greatest ever leader is dismissed as a "racist". Although some advocate not taking any notice, I find it irritating and will argue against it whenever these issues arise.

Yes because the Nazi Party and celebrating Black people from our history and their contributions to british history have plenty of parallels. I'm sure if you repeated the first half of that paragraph to a black person on the street it would go down very well.
Complain about inheritance tax, income tax, the government etc all you want, that affects you directly but how does a month celebrating black history within a majority white country harm you?

I fear irony is dead but I’ll reply anyway.
You’re probably best googling where the idea for Black History Month came from and why it’s grown around the world. You might find the history of the very different countries you mention above are sadly somewhat intertwined.
Simples it is certainly not.

Back in the trenches lads…you’re lobbing shells at each other and both sides think you’re right……. Just walk on like me and lit it lay.

Couldn't agree more.

As they sang in the Rink End in 1938, ‘There’s only one Neville Chamberlain!!’

Steady on Mr K. Me giving advice on such matters???? Nah.
If I have to dedicate a month to something my choice would be a month of wins for Pools and then another one and so on. A month without Starmer et al bollicking the job up would be nice as well. Just for goodwill a month of Darlo wins to please our neighbours eh.
Before long we'll have a day, a week, a month or even a year dedicated to one thing or another. History can then look upon this as the dedication era.

Aye…’Promotion in our time’ ……that’s what he said…or it sounded like that…..he had a canny wait like.

Yes irony died on this board quite some time ago.

As we all know, the idea of BHM began in the USA which has a population of around 15% who identify as Black American, the vast majority descendent from slaves so would originally have come from West Africa. Slavery only ended in the US in 1865 so a case for a focus on black history could plausibly be argued. On the other hand, the population of Afro Carribean people in the UK is only around 4%, the vast majority arrived here in the 1950s although a significant number are now arriving from African countries particulary Nigeria. Some black people residing in the UK may be descendant from slaves although the links are not so clear cut as those in the USA who were the descendents of those enslaved in the same country in which they reside.. For the life of me, in this country I cannot agree with a an entire month being devoted to a group of individuals comprised of a number of sub groups who have very little in common and who came here of their own free will. I hope you will note I have replied to your post without the need to for smug condescension. I am old fashioned in holding a belief it is possible to have an exchange of opinion withoutout trying to denigrate

Well sorry if I came across as smug - the point was serious. Couple of fellas who don’t know each other arguing on a random message board is a weird concept anyway.
Your line about people coming here of their own free will is doing a lot of heavy lifting though. I don’t know how far back you’re talking about, if people have to move because of poverty, is that free will? People have come to Britain on the back of lies and others might be in danger and have to leave their home and family. But that’s why something like BHM is a good educational initiative. By all means ignore it, it’s obviously not going to hurt you but personally I find it interesting. All the best.

I did enjoy Mr I’s Viz like joke, very funny.

But to the topic itself, I find myself agreeing with Ozzy in his point about importing all these Americanisms over to us. BLM, and BHM, why do we have to slavishly (no pun intended) follow everything the Americans do.

We are UKUSA the little trouble maker in the school yard sent to punch another another big lad on their behalf. We literally are little America. When they say jump we ask how high Sir.

I appreciate the civilized tone of your reply. The "free will" phrase was used with the so called "Windrush generation" in mind. They came to the Uk to find work and have a better life. There was a great deal of unemployment in the west Indies at that time although using the word "poverty" is stretching it a bit. I would say free will is the appropriate phrase. As for the more recent migrants from Africa I suspect that is rather more complex. Somalia is a basket case ruled over by warring factions and Nigeria is famed for corruption. Free will? A moot point I would say.

Think we just had a fairly nuanced discussion about a complicated topic… well done us.

Why do we have Black History Month but not Asian History Month? Black people make up less than 4% of the UK population whereas Asians make up 9.3% according to the last census.

Got good news for you - it was July 18th to August 17th this year. Hope that helps.

Well that certainly slipped under the radar.

Doesn't seem to be much media coverage for this particular event. A bit odd when you consider their positive influence on Uk society and the genuine history which they share with us as well as history of their own. They tend not to riot, value education very highly and have a goode work ethic. I guess thats why they get ignored.

Sounds like Hartlepool could do with more of them.

You saying the people of Hartlepool haven’t got a good work ethic or value education highly….?

Noticed you missed the 'riot' bit out.

or just a history month itself with every race getting a mention but only how important a significance they have made thats in proportion. its not just this month that gets me as there seems a day of the week thats consigned to other groups and lets not forget the pride month. eventually there will not be a month or a day left where something has to be celebrated.

I don’t define my town by the actions of a few dozen fuck wits…you obviously do.
Bigger fool you.

Well said Snowy. Fookin snipers.

Show me where the Vile Innuendos are I posted.

Why Dyke House?

we always have even in my lifetime. everything is a scaled down copy of the land of the free or a british take on it. what is as bad is since the mobile phone generation has been in charge people write and talk in abbreviations or just capital letters which is fine if you actually know what they stand for. shops have gone down this line for years with M&S, the now defunct BHS instead of the use of their full name. What next, morrisons as the BIG M or asda as just A.

Give a deadline out for an apology and if they don't.
Threaten with a Solicitor.
It worked last week for someone.

I believe Leggie and Jamie 1952 were the two parties involved in this. No doubt they will be delighted to offer legal advice if contacted. I must ask though, why are you getting involved in this? Are you a friend or a relative of Mutley? Are you one of Mutley's alternative personas? If the answer is "no", maybe you feel "Mutters" is unable to fight his own battles and like a kinight in shining armour are rushing in to rescue him?