So what GGW is saying is that calling someone a pom is unacceptable?
Isnt that to do with there heritage?
All depends on what each individual finds offensive I guess
Agree with him on the race thing thats unacceptable but please dont bring heritage into it!!
And it's all too easy to play the racism card like Temple did.
Interesting that someone in previous post said maybe calling White a muppet might of been a better choice of word than a Monkey, Try telling that to Billy Harris who was accused of racism by Hamilton Wanderers a few years back for calling a player a muppet
The did a Temple and stirred up shit and played the race card
Well, strangely enough, my late father was from Glasgow and he took great exception to be calling a "Pom", or "English so and so", so yes, seeing as you're raising that one, I would say that's unacceptable.
His reaction to that used to be extremely colourful, too, by the way, as an ex British serviceman, boxer and proud Scot.
So yes, that is also to do with his heritage.
A) He wasn't a "Pom"
B) He wasn't English, either.
C) He got wound up about it.
D) Someone got dealt to.
I've seen more than a few dust ups like that in my time, so yeah, don't underestimate the depth of feeling on that one, mate.
On the flip side of that coin, Anti-English racism in Scotland became a hot topic in the media and, in some parts of Scotland, it is a big issue.
You might like to think that in New Zealand the lines have faded somewhat on the distinction, but for a great many other people who make, or have made, this country their home, their culture and their heritage from their previous country is still hugely important to them.
GGW