Dean youg calls Farah a ''f---ing wog.''

[Kimlo]

Put it another way. If it was illegal or sackworthy everytime you offend someone, we'd have 100% unemployment and overcrowded jails.

[icon_lol1.

Can't argue that! [icon_lol1.

 

[Kimlo]

[quote="The Rock":wabvh8a9]

[quote="The Rock":wabvh8a9]

In Australia most people are over weight though? They still get offended when you call them fat.

I am speaking minorities V majorities here, obese/anorexic Vs everyone else, etc.
Minorities are always going to be more sensitive to insulting remarks.

But 60% of Australian's are over-weight, therefore people who aren't over-weight are in the minority....

So are 60% of Australians obese?

No but ya face is obese.

Least it's not stuffed with milk.[/quote:wabvh8a9]

Are you calling me a whitey? Racist![/quote:wabvh8a9]
[icon_lol1.

 

[Porthoz]

I know I'm "out of touch" with society but IMO an insult using a slang term is not racism, unless it is by definition discriminating unfairly against someone.

For example, if I was interviewing someone for a job and said to a colleague "their qualifications are great, but they're a wog, I'm not hiring them", that's racism.
Of I always gave a better performance review to staff who aren't "ethnic", that's racism.

To me it's not about minority, majority, black, white, whatever. It's about someone in a position of power exercising that power unfairly over someone because of whatever it may be - race, religion, weight, looks, height, number of fingers, whatever.

That's my problem with the hysteria about racism whenever anyone uses a slang term.

In this context, it's absolutely meaningless. Young has no position of power with Farah and so nothing more need be said.

This is different to the case of Andrew Johns earlier in the year because he was in the position of Assistant Coach and by calling Greg Inglis a black c*** he was implying to the indigenous players in his own team that he had a lack of respect for them. They would ask the question "does he not select me/praise me/does he pick on me because of my colour?"

When it's your peers you should deal with it yourselves. In this case, Farah should've (ideally after the game when tempers were settled) "Hey Dean, that wasn't cool what you said" and Young should've just said "Sorry mate"...done, dusted.

While I understand the general gist of your post, you have to remember that there are 2 parties to an insult, the one giving it and the recipient. If the latter takes offence, it's up to the former not to repeat it, not tell the guy to harden up and take it on the chin, because it's just a "joke". That's why this society protects the weak and minorities, and a line has to be drawn between what's acceptable and what's not. Guess where the term "*** wog" falls under? [icon_shru

I'm "fat" and sensitive about my weight, despite knowing I did it to myself.
Anyone calling me a "fat ***" does it at his own risk, because unless I know it's a joke from a friend, I will take it as an insult and I'm not only fat, I'm pretty big too! [icon_wink

 

[Bucking Beads]

You're Fat!! SO am I lets go drink some beer and eat some KFC mmmmmmmmm

 

[Porthoz]

You're Fat!! SO am I lets go drink some beer and eat some KFC mmmmmmmmm

Oh thanks, you're a really big help. Now you made me hungry! [icon_lol1.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'd rather be called a wog than fat TBH.

 

[Bucking Beads]

[quote="Bucking Beads":5ew0qgrm]I'd rather be called a wog than fat TBH.

That's because you're not a wog![/quote:5ew0qgrm]

Nah that's because I am fat. [icon_lol1.

 

[Kimlo]

[quote="The Rock":2b7tb0ku][quote="Bucking Beads":2b7tb0ku]I'd rather be called a wog than fat TBH.

That's because you're not a wog![/quote:2b7tb0ku]

Nah that's because I am fat. [icon_lol1.[/quote:2b7tb0ku]
Well at least you can't be called a fat wog then [icon_razz1

 

[Nashy]

[quote="Bucking Beads":nhknhxmi]I'd rather be called a wog than fat TBH.

That's because you're not a wog![/quote:nhknhxmi]

This is racist. You're disgusting. Whiiiinge!


/Farah

 

[Fozz]

White power!

 

[Professor47]

Ok first of all Farah is of Lebanese background... how is that even wog?!

Second of all - there is nothing in this... personally I highly doubt Farah was deeply offended - now I might be wrong here but as I said, he's of Lebanese background... so if DY said something offensive to Lebanese then that is a different story. My bet is Farah wasn't offended but wanted a penalty.

Bottom line - he said himself it was a minor incident and happy to leave it at that. Whether ther term 'wog' itself is racist or not... well that is a different issue altogether.

 

[Raw Boned Youngster]

Offense is never given...
It is only taken.

On another matter, I didn't realise we had so many fat blokes on this forum.

 

[Fozz]

BHQ ate all the pies!

 

[Black Philip]

BHQ ate all the pies!

You fatcist bastard!

...Please note I mean no disrespect to people born out of wedlock in my previous comments.

 

[Fozz]

Go and have an apple, pie-eater!

 

[ningnangnong]

Then what is a wog???

This is actually a pretty important question.

Before people go off on one (from both sides!), we need a proper definition of the term 'wog'.

 

[Nashy]

An Italian is it not?

 

[ningnangnong]

In times of doubt...refer to Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wog