Quote Originally Posted by walrus View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Beanz View Post
'sneers' ha! Fucking hell Walrus you really don't have a clue do you? You couldn't make Elvis curl his lip.
I never really wanted to make Elvis curl his lip, he is dead now anyway
Elvis was a bit of a racist too. He would apparently have hated his daughter marrying a black man. Everyone has probably told a politically incorrect joke or said something inappropriate, but that is the nature of being human. You say and do daft things, but as long as you are not actually hurting anyone it shouldn't matter.

Roseanne made a comment that can be interpreted as racist, but you have to interpret it that way to view it as such and unless you can prove the intent, then I think it is a lot of hoo ha about nothing all that important in the grand scheme of things.

Looking at the woman Roseanne mentioned, she does look a bit like Bonham Carter made up as a chimp. Is that racist? As far as I know she is a white English actress. Was she racist too for dressing up as a chimp? I really have no idea and I don't really care. Some people really do look like monkeys. I have often thought the same about the tennis player Nadal. I've nothing against him and he seems like a lovely chap. Same goes with Karl Pilkington.

I certainly don't think it is worth destroying an entire show over. An apology is just never enough anymore for the outrage society. Personally I think Roseanne said something that was rude, but people say rude things all the time.