118 118 Race Hate

[Republik]

Just read about this. To sum it up someone sent 118 118 a text asking for a joke and this is the what they got back.

“What’s the difference between ET and an Asian? ET got the message and went home.”

Funny or racist? Full article here.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1...

[Penny-lope]

I'd say racist

[okgo]

Both.

[Munter]

Republik said:

Funny or racist?

Is that an exclusive "or"?

[Republik]

Nope, not exclusive, if you think both then say so.

[Andy Zarse]

A student spending 60p on a joke text service? And they want to cancel tuition fees??? Dumb on so many levels.

Doesn't make the text right though, unless it's an inside job to claim some compo for "hurt feelings".

[ipwn]

cba reply fully.

Obviously racist jackass

[thehawk]

Funny? No.
Racist? No.
True? Yes.

[Oakey]

Funny how it's a Muslim who received a racist joke. What are the chances.

[hugoagogo]

Andy Zarse said:

unless it's an inside job to claim some compo for "hurt feelings".

bit suspicious that he 'borrowed a mates phone'

more like: white bloke who owns the phone got the text, then finds a friendly asian face to help the two of them split some compo money

[Mc Lovin]

Funny and true.

[esselte]

Oakey said:

Funny how it's a Muslim who received a racist joke. What are the chances.

A good chance and getting better...?

[OJ]

Wow! That was some cheap advertising for 118 118. Now hopefully they can sack those stupid, irritating, bearded, ugly, running tts that block the sewages of television advertising with their disgusting, fetid, rotting, putrid effluent attempt at a commercial

[Mannginger]

Jeez that's pretty bad for a company's "service". I suspect whomever screened the "jokes" will find themselves jobless before Christmas. Terrible lack of judgement!

[Yugguy]

118118 advert said:

If you're catastrophically sad text JOKE to 876543 and you can pretend you have some real friends.

[Landlord]

In "my" Britain - it's neither funny nor racist and therefore not a problem.

In Britian - it's not funny but is racist and will result in "heads-rolling".

I despair.

[o.versteer]

Methinks there's more to this story than meets the eye. It's either made up, a setup, or some other sort of dodginess. Just a bit too convenienet otherwise isn't it?

[kit80]

Just Racist


Although I am in more shock that people waste their money on texts jokes

[hugoagogo]

Landlord said:

In "my" Britain - it's neither funny nor racist and therefore not a problem.

In Britian - it's not funny but is racist and will result in "heads-rolling".

I despair.

i'd like to hear your definition of 'racist'

[matchmaker]

o.versteer said:

Methinks there's more to this story than meets the eye. It's either made up, a setup, or some other sort of dodginess. Just a bit too convenienet otherwise isn't it?

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