Some folk just can't see it..........
17 October 2010, 06:16 PM
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Some folk just can't see it..........
Sainsways, this afternoon, I'm at the checkout behind a gentleman of Asian colouring, dressed casual and about 25.
He's giving it large about how fed up he is that the store detective follows him round every visit. And he's gonna make a complaint...........
I tell him to grow up, the security guy follows ME around 'cos I wear a hoody..........and I go on to remind my Asian friend that in SOME shopping areas of the UK I would be refused admittance, and service for so doing, whereas the females of his race who choose to wear the Niqab would NOT be refused admittance OR service.
Talk about double standards.................
He's giving it large about how fed up he is that the store detective follows him round every visit. And he's gonna make a complaint...........
I tell him to grow up, the security guy follows ME around 'cos I wear a hoody..........and I go on to remind my Asian friend that in SOME shopping areas of the UK I would be refused admittance, and service for so doing, whereas the females of his race who choose to wear the Niqab would NOT be refused admittance OR service.
Talk about double standards.................
17 October 2010, 06:19 PM
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I've got this vision of a really crap/not discreet store detective
17 October 2010, 06:59 PM
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17 October 2010, 07:32 PM
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17 October 2010, 07:36 PM
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Actually, that was my first thought, then I decided on Secret Squirrel!
17 October 2010, 08:16 PM
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Shouldn't we be taking the bait now?
Na....I love all those characters posted so far too
Na....I love all those characters posted so far too
17 October 2010, 08:46 PM
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Grrrrrr....store detectives really wind me up trying to stop people stealing stuff...............and stuff like that. Where do they get off trying to stop people stealing stuff.....Grrrr?
18 October 2010, 07:58 AM
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Sainsways, this afternoon, I'm at the checkout behind a gentleman of Asian colouring, dressed casual and about 25.
He's giving it large about how fed up he is that the store detective follows him round every visit. And he's gonna make a complaint...........
I tell him to grow up, the security guy follows ME around 'cos I wear a hoody..........and I go on to remind my Asian friend that in SOME shopping areas of the UK I would be refused admittance, and service for so doing, whereas the females of his race who choose to wear the Niqab would NOT be refused admittance OR service.
Talk about double standards.................
He's giving it large about how fed up he is that the store detective follows him round every visit. And he's gonna make a complaint...........
I tell him to grow up, the security guy follows ME around 'cos I wear a hoody..........and I go on to remind my Asian friend that in SOME shopping areas of the UK I would be refused admittance, and service for so doing, whereas the females of his race who choose to wear the Niqab would NOT be refused admittance OR service.
Talk about double standards.................
18 October 2010, 08:12 AM
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Hmmmmmmmmm, I think people have the wrong end of the stick here.
I'M not bothered either way.
HE was..........yet he couldn't see that women wearing a niqab and NOT being followed was as bad as me/him BEING followed, or being disallowed entry to places, etc etc.
Double standards is what I'm looking at.
I'M not bothered either way.
HE was..........yet he couldn't see that women wearing a niqab and NOT being followed was as bad as me/him BEING followed, or being disallowed entry to places, etc etc.
Double standards is what I'm looking at.
18 October 2010, 11:45 AM
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It is an uneven playing field and far to easy to play the race card "Is it 'cos i is black?" as coined by Ali G is often so apt.
I do find the whole Bhurka situation wrong. For example i got off of my quad the other day to gas it up they would not switch on the pump until i removed my helmet so they could get my face on CCTV.
Can you imagine that being the case if someone dressed in a Hijab had been asked to remove the face/headgear?? It is not compulsory or religious - it is a choice to wear it in exactly the same way as a helmet is for me riding my quad (it isn't compulsory just a choice - in my case to protect myself).
Double standards indeed!
I do find the whole Bhurka situation wrong. For example i got off of my quad the other day to gas it up they would not switch on the pump until i removed my helmet so they could get my face on CCTV.
Can you imagine that being the case if someone dressed in a Hijab had been asked to remove the face/headgear?? It is not compulsory or religious - it is a choice to wear it in exactly the same way as a helmet is for me riding my quad (it isn't compulsory just a choice - in my case to protect myself).
Double standards indeed!
18 October 2010, 12:27 PM
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It is an uneven playing field and far to easy to play the race card "Is it 'cos i is black?" as coined by Ali G is often so apt.
I do find the whole Bhurka situation wrong. For example i got off of my quad the other day to gas it up they would not switch on the pump until i removed my helmet so they could get my face on CCTV.
Can you imagine that being the case if someone dressed in a Hijab had been asked to remove the face/headgear?? It is not compulsory or religious - it is a choice to wear it in exactly the same way as a helmet is for me riding my quad (it isn't compulsory just a choice - in my case to protect myself).
Double standards indeed!
I do find the whole Bhurka situation wrong. For example i got off of my quad the other day to gas it up they would not switch on the pump until i removed my helmet so they could get my face on CCTV.
Can you imagine that being the case if someone dressed in a Hijab had been asked to remove the face/headgear?? It is not compulsory or religious - it is a choice to wear it in exactly the same way as a helmet is for me riding my quad (it isn't compulsory just a choice - in my case to protect myself).
Double standards indeed!
Cracking opportunity there though! Next time you're filling up wear a Niqab under your helmet, then take the helmet off and see what transpires, with local media in attendance if posible.
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