tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372900015636245897.post7803209415531423439..comments2024-02-17T11:34:41.612+03:00Comments on Negativity Sucks: Funny British Controversial Racismfalantanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868499530436445883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372900015636245897.post-65926650219435872722008-11-13T18:58:00.000+03:002008-11-13T18:58:00.000+03:00even though half of my own family looks like that,...even though half of my own family looks like that, i absolutely LOVED the 2nd one. i was literally laughing out loud! <BR/><BR/>i found the first one a little crude...the whole thing could've been projected in a slightly more "sophisticated" way...if that was possible.<BR/><BR/>but anyway, as far as your question goes, then i'll have to say that a stereotype is offensive because it's PARTLY true. like in the arab world, not all philipinos in the uk are maids. a lot of them are involved in a lot more "honourble" professions (whatever that is...not that being a house help is something to be ashamed of).<BR/><BR/>people get offended for the wrong reasons. they should be happy that their problems are being acknowledged. <BR/><BR/>but i think it's those who don't actually fall into that sterotype who get offended, because they don't want to be seen in that light too.<BR/><BR/>i hope i make sense...lolsadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713307420836596851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8372900015636245897.post-49591022405386438052008-10-31T03:10:00.000+03:002008-10-31T03:10:00.000+03:002nd one's hilariousbut as you can see in the comme...2nd one's hilarious<BR/>but as you can see in the comments section some people found it offensive. i guess theres so much racism in the world that people are finding it hard to differentiate between a good laugh and just plain racist.<BR/><BR/>the first one though.. maybe they can laugh about it in the UK, but honestly the situation of maids in general in the arab world is nothing laughable at all. i think it has to be the most undesirable job in the world, and with all the abuse they get round these parts i really think it should be more of a united nations issue than a joke on tv :(Aishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270853213499532745noreply@blogger.com