Um perhaps because the whole joke is trenched in racial stereotyping? And why are you acting like those views are dead and gone, talking about the 21st century as if it’s all but a memory.
The majority of people are not racist but for them to constantly be aware of the words they need to use around certain section be it black, muslims, Indians etc; will only lead to them never forgetting about racism.
Discrimination will not go by constant reminder.
Indians wouldn’t be able to work with Englishmen if we constantly remind us of their 200 year rule.
We have forgotten and at ease.
In the same way it might be ok for a women to make a joke about rape and it not being ok for a man to make a joke about rape, it’s all about who holds the power and the history of the things you are joking about
It would be ok for you to crack jokes about formerly being owned by the British but if an upper class ritch englishman even jokingly started talking to you as if that were still the situation you would be very justified in being wxtremly angry and even violent, It’s not that hard to understand is it?
I wouldn’t last 5 minute saying if I came to India and started cracking jokes with guys like “haha my grandmother owned your grandmother lol” and rightly so
and if our means towards balancing that all out includes trying to dictate to people what they can sing at a football match - when it’s as harmless as this particular song - then I can see why that process will take so long
Apologies though I’m not black so must absolve myself of any further opinion held
Indians in general are a timid bunch. We have massive inferiority complex. You would get away with it and we would laugh with you, unless you really rub it in.
At the same time, we just don’t care. We know the stereotype of being stingy, being smelly is true to some extent. Instead of shutting down those stereotype, we concentrate on work and get on with life.
How do you think Indians infiltrated ‘racist’ countries like US, UK, Australia, South Africa back in 80-90s and lived in relative peace?
Why arnt fans singing “Rooney is a spastic, Rooney is a spastic nah nah nah nah” up and down the county if words are just words and shouldn’t hold any power?
I’m reluctant to make this post, because English is your second language, but dude, “infiltrated”. Talk about using a sinister and loaded word about your own people lol.
I’ll put you in touch with the parents of some of my best friends if you want to know about how fucking awful it was for people from your part of the world when they moved here, it was no fucking picnic. It still isn’t in many ways.
It’s fucked up that you think having an inferiority complex is a good thing, why do you think Indians have an inferiority complex? Do you not think it might have something to do with being opressed people?
To an extent, yes. Otherwise it would still be acceptable for people to go round calling them p***s.
People cry about policing language, well what exactly do you think precipitated the change to becoming society in which it isn’t acceptable to call people poofs, coons and p***s?
Policing is such a loaded term anyway. Your freedom of speech isn’t being violated, as far as I’m aware nobody is calling for anyone to be punished for joining in this joke. I haven’t even seen people being branded as awful racists either, nearly all comment I have read totally acknowledges that no offence is intended and that there isn’t malice behind it, but that that doesn’t mean it isn’t offensive or wrong.