Wednesday 14 January 2009

Sooty And Company

Prince Charles has been addressing an Asian friend at a polo club as 'Sooty' for decades, it emerged yesterday (this following the Prince Harry scandal).

Here's a question: Who cares? The fact that this guy is referred to as Charles' "friend" dispels any doubt that he is somehow racist. Critics will state that the usage of such language shouldn't be tolerated because of its demeaning connotations, but there is no reason this should be the case. No malice=no racism, simple as that.

Here's another question: How do we know the nickname was racial? I mean, we don't know all the facts here; isn't it possible (and this isn't a serious suggestion, but it demonstrates that facts can easily be misrepresented by the media and their sources) that the name is a reference to this little fellow?

And one final question: Which cretinous "anti-racism" group is wasting everyone's time dredging up all these "shocking" (and rather late) revelations?

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