so whenever i hear an english person talk on tv or my gf points out that her ancestry is english, me and her ex (who also happens to be my ex) say “ELLO GUVNA!! CHEERIO OLD CHAP!” and i shout it at the tv. am i racist? i hope not…
No, but you should get better material on them
English is not generally considered a race anyhow. Depending on context and how ignorant of actual England you are, that could still be making fun of a culture and ethnic group, or it could just be making fun of a dialect.
Well, you’re being obnoxious in a way that targets a particular ethnic group, but it’s a group that isn’t really victimized, or sensitive about it, so no one much cares.
The more useful questions to ask yourself are, how funny is that after the first handful of times to anyone older than 13, and is that really the kind of dynamic you want to cultivate with your gf?
I was told recently that there’s no such thing as racism against white people, and that, contrary to the definition of the word, racism really means something that involves an imbalance of power, and it’s not racism if using the broadest brush to blame anyone of similar skin colour as the oppressor’s skin colour, and that this skin colour is only white. :3
So by this newspeak, so long as those English accents are uttered from people with light skin tones, it can’t be racist. So, shout and jeer your crude cliche impressions against the item of the hour of hate all you want. It’s doubleplus. ;D
Mad world.
“Was there hate in your heart?” – Reginald Darnell Hunter
phobic
Was there fear?
Oh, it’s definitely racist - but what probably matters is “is it cruel or offensive”? If you’re all laughing at it, no big deal. If there’s a brit there who is cringing or feeling uncomfortable, the right thing to do would be to stop and apologise
When did “British” become a race?
Racism can include nationalities, as distinct from skin colour/DNA. Maybe there should be a better word for it, but it’s that way in the dictionary
Do you hate British people? If not, it’s probably fine. The Brits aren’t exactly an oppressed group. Besides we speak their language so the joke’s on us.
Brit here, doesn’t seem racist. But it’s so cliche at this point.
The test is, are you punching down? That is to say, are you, from a position of privilege, ridiculing someone that lacks your privilege? If not, you’re ok.
Nah
No, it sounds funny and like you’re just joking around with friends. Don’t do that to an actual English stranger/acquaintance though…
Who cares if they get aggressive just throw a tea packet in the opposite direction.
A tea packet? A tea packet? Fuck me.
Earl grey hot!
I will straight up skip youtube videos that I might otherwise be interested in if it’s an english person speaking.
I just can’t take the accent seriously, plus it’s so grating
I just can’t take the accent seriously, plus it’s so grating
That’s how the rest of the world feels about (North) American accents, btw.
good, I love annoying people
the wgn female morning anchor does that all the time.
