am i racist? anglophobic? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 month ago by therealverobiscuit@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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so whenever i hear an english person talk on tv or my gf points out that her ancestry is english, me and her ex (who also happens to be my ex) say "ELLO GUVNA!! CHEERIO OLD CHAP!" and i shout it at the tv. am i racist? i hope not...

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[-] NKBTN@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Oh, it's definitely racist - but what probably matters is "is it cruel or offensive"? If you're all laughing at it, no big deal. If there's a brit there who is cringing or feeling uncomfortable, the right thing to do would be to stop and apologise

[-] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

When did "British" become a race?

[-] NKBTN@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Racism can include nationalities, as distinct from skin colour/DNA. Maybe there should be a better word for it, but it's that way in the dictionary

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