I see Paul Henry is in trouble again. This time over suggesting that foreign doctors aren’t as good as those trained in New Zealand. I suspect he makes stupid comments like this deliberately, because he knows they are good for ratings. As a foreign-trained doctor myself, I find it hard to take offense at Henry’s [...]
Apparently, Hone Harawira thinks I am a “boorish redneck”. I have no particular objection to Mr. Harawira’s opinion, partly because I am supremely indifferent to it and partly because I make it no secret that I consider him an ill-mannered racist trougher. So we are possibly even. Maybe. Harawira reminds me of an old Afrikaaner [...]
Dear Mr. Sharples I judge from your recent remarks that you are not aware of the definition of the word racist. In the interests of helping you understand your colleague Hone Harawira, I thought I might help you out: racism Pronunciation:/ˈreɪsɪz(ə)m/ noun [mass noun] the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or [...]
I’m willing to bet that there was a nervous tinge to the laughter when John Key made his joke about being on the Tuhoe “menu”. Everyone there would have instantly spotted that it was a very politically incorrect remark, for a Prime Minister. True to form, the left wing blogs have spent the day making [...]
Gordon Brown’s gaffe is the main news in the UK. I notice a curious silence in the Left-wing blogosphere about it, except for the odious No Right Turn who thinks Brown was justified in calling Gillian Duffy (66) a bigot. Malcolm goes one further and uses the term “Bigoted Racist” for good measure. Apparently saying [...]
The Political Correctness Nazis are attempting to ban Tintin again. In faint mitigation, the perpetrator of the latest banning attempt is at least congolese and is objecting to the admittedly absurd racial stereotypes in Tintin in the Congo, probably the worst of the Tintin books (in my opinion). This is not the first time this [...]
Paul Holmes talks about the disturbing double standard in the way Hone Harawira’s outburst has been treated. He does not add a lot to what has already been said in the blogosphere but he does make one intriguing remark. Could it be, in fact, that they cannot refute what he says because they share his [...]
The editorial in the Weekend Herald this morning makes the common and fundamental error that there are degrees of racism. Racial discrimination does real harm when it is practised by members of a race with power, usually a democratic majority. When discrimination favours a minority, to preserve its identity perhaps, or boost its educational enrolments, [...]
