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Are the following UKIP campaign images racist?

According to Labour MP Mike Gapes, these UKIP campaign posters are racist. Do you agree?





Mr Gapes' tweet
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Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27105374
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Bloody hell, that MP is stupid. No it isn't.
Original post by meenu89
Bloody hell, that MP is stupid. No it isn't.


That's what I thought. There is no mention of a race or a particular group of people here. It's a word Labour like to throw around at the competition a lot.
Not really. Though it is spouting xenophobia
Original post by olmyster911
According to Labour MP Mike Gapes, these UKIP campaign posters are racist. Do you agree?

Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27105374


Pathetic pointscoring, no, they are (at least) partially valid points. If not that they are valid campaigning points.

Maybe add a poll?
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Original post by olmyster911
According to Labour MP Mike Gapes, these UKIP campaign posters are racist. Do you agree?





Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27105374

racist towards who exactly?
its not exactly racism..in fact has nothing to do with racism..its just to instill some hate into the minds of the lower class in my opinion... that sucks..that MP has issues
They terk er jebs lol
Original post by Cryptographic
Pathetic man, no, they are (at least) partially valid points. If not that they are valid campaigning points.

Maybe add a poll?


Done :smile:
Original post by olmyster911
According to Labour MP Mike Gapes, these UKIP campaign posters are racist. Do you agree?





Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27105374


God no! I know there's a poll, but I just have to say that the ridiculous heights to which 'political correctness' has reached is just detrimental to ourselves. Tolerance is key, but we also need to defend our own culture and economy without being black-listed as 'racists', because we're not, it's our right.
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Not racist, no, but they are (IMO) inciting hatred/dislike of a group of individuals in the uk.

Basically working on that moronic statement of 'they're going to steal your job'. And the ridiculous 26 mill statistic when we all know that not only are a comparatively tiny amount of immigrants have and are going to come over. But also that there are more British migrants than there are immigrants in Britain.
They're not racist
It's not racist, but it's a bit stupid especially the first one.
Original post by jezzerzx
racist towards who exactly?


He never specified who.
I don't think it's racist but it is clearly xenophobic and scaremongering in the most crass of ways.
It's pretty embarrassing to look at that poster.
the last picture implies all the unemployed in europe are after british jobs, this is a lie. It's a lie farage is trying to sell us in order to turn the british people against immigrants looking for work and against europe. I believe it discriminates against anyone who is not british.
Original post by olmyster911
He never specified who.

okie dokies , thank ya!
No it isn't.
Original post by patrickco
the last picture implies all the unemployed in europe are after british jobs, this is a lie. It's a lie farage is trying to sell us in order to turn the british people against immigrants looking for work and against europe. I believe it discriminates against anyone who is not british.


Where is the link between discrimination against Non-Brits, and European unemployment?..
Original post by hellodave5
Not really. Though it is spouting xenophobia


Not really. It's not anti-immigration, it's against cheap migrant labour coming over driving down wages.

At most, I'd put it at sensationalist but it's not as if the other parties don't play this trick.
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