Putting "English" as nationality is racist, apparantly! :S

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Reply 20

wanderlust.xx

Absurd

Your teacher is stupid.

Hah... that should be a paradox. A stupid teacher... hmm...

Reply 21

faber niger

wanderlust.xx

Hah... that should be a paradox. A stupid teacher... hmm...

It should be. (An oxymoron rather than a paradox -- but, ignore me, I'm just being my arsey self!) Though unfortunately it isn't.

In this case, I see the teacher's point though. (If you don't, read my post, the second to last on the first page.)

Reply 22

Overground

I hate threads like this 'doing X is now racist!'. No, no it's not. Your ill-informed teacher thought it was.

It's a bit like a terrorist saying the West is full of infidels and suicide bombing is justified and me making the thread 'Blowing up 'trains' is fine, apparently :s-smilie:

'.

It's one person's opinion, and therefore you are an arse. It's a bit like those who talk about 'they' all the time. 'They' won't let me say what I want, 'they' are giving my jobs to effnicks, 'they' are taking this country to the dogs. Who are 'they'? Your thread title is 'racist' according to whom? One person? Exactly. It's not.

Reply 23

MarchOfMephisto

I always write English if I can. It is obviously not racist, it is just stating your nationality.

Reply 24

Annaconda

If you are english, you should be able to write english.

I always tick other and write white european, it makes me sound so much more interesting, plus im only half british so its true.

And incase anyones wondering i said british becuase that includes english and welsh.

If you were welsh you would say you were welsh
if you were scottish you would say you were scottish

its just cos english are so dan afraid of offending them that you cant even be patriotic or anything

Reply 25

Brighten

Why do people not even skim-read two-page threads before replying? The OP has already said that she put English down for racial group and not nationality, that was the problem.

Reply 26

faber niger

kayscout

Why do people not even skim-read two-page threads before replying? The OP has already said that she put English down for racial group and not nationality, that was the problem.

The same reason why people read with horror the headlines in the Daily Mail, as opposed to the last paragraph which usually tells the 'real story': laziness.

Reply 27

FyreFight

It's not racist, but it does give the slight impression of a nationalist, whether it's a valid impression or not.

For example, if I met a Scotsman who claimed to be Scottish and not British, I'd probably assume they were an SNP sympathiser.

Reply 28

Crystaltears

How can it be racist? Black people can be English.
Nationality and Ethnicity are different things!!

Reply 29

bighairedmike

kayscout

Why do people not even skim-read two-page threads before replying? The OP has already said that she put English down for racial group and not nationality, that was the problem.

Thats not just the problem.

If yu'd have read my previous post you would have found that according to the UCAS website English isn't even a nationality. Yiu have to be british. Which i find insulting.

Reply 30

Tombola

Why are you getting insulted by the difference between british and english? They're the bloody same thing nearly.

Reply 31

vixky!

largebrandon

That is kinda ridiculous if you ask me. Its like if I say I'm a New Yorker instead of saying American. I do not see how that's racist.

It's nothing like that. New York is not a country.

Reply 32

Ed.

What does your passport say under nationality ? Go on look.. it says British.

Reply 33

Seanisonfire

i blame the brown people

Reply 34

Phalanges

The funny thing is that while english may seem racist, welsh is an ethnic minority apparently! :rolleyes:

Reply 35

dandan

I always put English, **** the PC police

Reply 36

inksplodge

Tombola

Why are you getting insulted by the difference between british and english? They're the bloody same thing nearly.

British implies you could be Scottish, Welsh, Irish or English... English is simply English!

Reply 37

Howells

jismith1989

EDIT: I think it's because you may have put English for your racial group -- English isn't a racial group, it's a nationality. White British is a racial group. It could be considered racist because it tacitly assumes that being English is to be white (even if you don't think that). But it's a simple mistake; not a real issue.

But it's a drop-down menu, so it's not like you have a chance to go wrong :s-smilie:

On the form, the part entitled 'Nationality' gives you only the opportunity to state British. Then in the Additional Info' section, under the box 'Ethnic Origin' it drops down again to show White/Black/Asian etc, then the third box entitled 'National Identity' gives you the option between English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish (or other).