Policeman in Trouble for Using the Phase "Whiter than White"

Policeman in Trouble for Using the Phase "Whiter than White"

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24,942 posts

226 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Officer in the Anti-Corruption squad placed on restricted duties after an allegation of racist language when he talked about the need to be "whiter than white" when it came to their conduct.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/senior-met-o...




There must be more to this story? Surely several people in the Met couldn't be so stupid as to take this common phrase as a racist statement?

Rovinghawk

13,300 posts

157 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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It's a phrase that's probably used since Shakespearean days with no racial overtones whatsoever.

If they're going to sack him then they definitely need to sack any politician who says "the problem in Britain is white people".

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Presumably they are going to ban the use of the nickname or term 'Persil' applied to certain officers.

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Looking up the origin of the term and the use in common parlance.

The phrase appears to have been coined by William Shakespere with a specific line about linen being "a whiter hue than white".

It was also used in a Persil ad campaign during the 20th century again referring to laundry.

Has it ever been used to refer to the colour of somebody's skin? It's all getting a bit ludicrous.

Troubleatmill

10,210 posts

158 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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World is going mad.


Baa Baa black sheep!

98elise

26,373 posts

160 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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It's also amazing that the investigation will take up to a year (according to the article).

What world to these people live in. I'd love to meet the person who complained.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Well it's like the folks getting would up about the Serena Williams cartoon. On BBC Breakfast the other morning, Naga Munchetty nailed it in comment to some arse who was virtuously playing the race card. She commented along the lines that the cartoon pretty much represented what she saw watching the event, i.e. it was representative of what happened and there was no attempt to twist facts and promote a racist agenda.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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What he ^^^ said.

I saw an "activist" being interviewed spouting complete bolx about Serenagate.

Wobbegong

15,077 posts

168 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Are they hired rent-a-mobs for political means? I can’t see why people would spend their time searching for things to be offended by?

gizlaroc

17,251 posts

223 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Troubleatmill said:
World is going mad.


Baa Baa black sheep!
My Nan ran a private day nursery in Leicester a few years back, New Walk if anyone went there!

I lived in the flat above while at Uni and when I was there she received a letter from Leicester City Council and the education authority saying that the words should be changed to "green sheep" along with a few other gems like, had to be called a chalk board and not black board and "coffee with no milk" on the coffee machine.

This was the early 90's, no doubt thought up by 12 white people sitting in the offices and thinking they had done really well.

She ignored them, repeatedly.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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It's the IPOC, of course it'll take a year.

It took them three to get a death in custody (where no further action was taken) to the CPS.


snuffy

9,660 posts

283 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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The Article said:
A “good egg” is also thought to be discouraged in police ranks because it is deemed to be too closely associated with “egg and spoon”, rhyming slang for a highly offensive racist term.

4x4Tyke

6,506 posts

131 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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This snowflake think It's nonsense, it seem far more like this is motivated by a grudge against him.

Storm in a teacup (can I say that?).

Moonhawk

10,730 posts

218 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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4x4Tyke said:
it seem far more like this is motivated by a grudge against him.
That was my first thought too. Racism and sexism are far to easy allegations to sling these days.

Phil Dicky

7,162 posts

262 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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4x4Tyke said:
This snowflake think It's nonsense, it seem far more like this is motivated by a grudge against him.

Storm in a teacup (can I say that?).
If you are suggesting your tea is a very dark colour probally not smile

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Troubleatmill said:
World is going mad.


Baa Baa black sheep!
Already gone sadly frown

irocfan

40,152 posts

189 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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snuffy said:
The Article said:
A “good egg” is also thought to be discouraged in police ranks because it is deemed to be too closely associated with “egg and spoon”, rhyming slang for a highly offensive racist term.
indeed - could you imagine if he'd said "... let's all be good eggs and whiter than white..."? hehe

Pistom

4,915 posts

158 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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One real laugh out loud moment for me in the BBC series - The Bodyguard was when the security bod was hassling the MPs, one of whom he had the job of protecting the Home Secretary.

The security guy is white - so white he could probably trace roots back to King Arthur.

One of the MPs didn't like the security guy distracting them and told the other Home Secretary - "can you throw some nuts to your monkey" to which the security bloke bounced back with "I'm mixed race sir".

The look on the MPs face was total shock!

Brilliant.

FiF

43,960 posts

250 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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Gadget nails it as usual, cross referencing this and the spithood malarkey "So it's ok for us to be spat at, but not ok for us to use language."

He really dislikes the Commissioner. Rightly so imo.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 15th September 2018
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CastroSays said:
Coon?
Can it be anything else?