Our Equality Act says "Race includes— (a) colour; (b) nationality; (c) ethnic or national origins".
The people in question might not even fit that definition, you realize, if they're immigrants. So you can't even use that as support for your claim, really.
Race and nationality are quite different. Otherwise, you're going to have to say inane things like "racist against Americans."
P.S. I'm not massively impressed to learn that you find anti-British racism "hilarious", even if it's not as common or pervasive as other forms of racism. How is racism against one group any less bad than racism against another?
It reminds me of rich people complaining about their taxes, is all. If there actually were instances of people being hurt because of their being British (perhaps in the case of New Zealand, as Rebekah pointed out), I'd be willing to reconsider. But otherwise, no, it's a pretty risible concept.
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I have never EVER met kids this horrible
15/04/2011 05:14:06 AM
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slapping might make him sillier? Sounds like the parents would enjoy that too? *NM*
15/04/2011 05:25:38 AM
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Welcome to children in a world run by liberals. *NM*
15/04/2011 05:51:46 AM
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I am gonna beat my childrens asses raw if they ever act like that *NM*
15/04/2011 06:25:54 AM
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That sounds extremely annoying. But less of the racism, if you don't mind.
15/04/2011 10:11:09 AM
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they are paki british if it helps *NM*
15/04/2011 04:11:39 PM
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... *NM*
15/04/2011 04:21:24 PM
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Re: Pretty much my reaction.
15/04/2011 07:26:22 PM
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"Paki" is used self-referentially in the States without being a slur. Cool your jets.
15/04/2011 08:07:26 PM
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Wait, what?
15/04/2011 08:12:34 PM
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SILVER ON THE TREE. Bullies are tormenting a Sikh child on a bridge.
15/04/2011 08:40:46 PM
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Re: Why would you think that you know it's a slur in the UK, but I wouldn't?
15/04/2011 08:47:50 PM
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I was talking about Aisha, not you. I don't know where you live--I thought you were European.
15/04/2011 09:51:10 PM
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Re: Just to point out:
16/04/2011 01:28:01 AM
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Am I the only one who sees a difference in this?
16/04/2011 01:49:49 AM
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Obviously killing people is worse than calling them names.
16/04/2011 08:29:22 AM
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I think that makes various forms of discrimination less serious.
17/04/2011 01:28:37 AM
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39 views? It's been like four minutes! STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER, PEOPLE. *NM*
17/04/2011 01:40:45 AM
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Much less than you'd think, given that is considered racist over here in the UK unlike the US. *NM*
15/04/2011 04:26:54 PM
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Even aside from the use of the word "Paki"...
15/04/2011 07:36:41 PM
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Well, they aren't racially British, so "anti-British racism" is by definition inapplicable here.
15/04/2011 08:04:36 PM
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Methinks you have a rather narrow definition of "race".
15/04/2011 11:14:51 PM
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I disagree.
15/04/2011 11:34:44 PM
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No, you just distorted the word "race" out of all recognition for legal definition purposes.
16/04/2011 12:39:26 AM
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Does the existence of a British race even exist by that definition? *NM*
16/04/2011 01:44:38 AM
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By giving... its legal definition in the UK! (At least for the purposes of the Equality Act.)
16/04/2011 08:51:58 AM
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Yes, my point was that giving legal definitions was a corruption of common sense.
16/04/2011 08:26:48 PM
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It doesn't sound very natural to me to say "OMG you're being nationalityist!" *NM*
17/04/2011 12:13:41 AM
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Re: You do know you're getting no cookies for this line of discussion. *NM*
17/04/2011 01:31:24 AM
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