18 June 2007Bernard Manning Is Dead
As we all know he was a kind caring man who loved his Mum, he just hated coons that’s all. Lovely man.
I agree that words are just words and as odd as it seems I defend Manning’s right to say anything he wants, about whoever he wants, I don’t have to agree with him though.
Using words is beautiful and even ugly words can be used in imaginative non-offensive ways, but singling out a couple of waitresses in Derby and calling them wogs isn’t exactly comedy gold, it’s just bullying and worse still it’s almost pack-mentality, this contradicts what all his close friends would say of course, to him he was a loving caring man who’s racist ‘banter’ was just an act.
I can respect somebody for being honest in the face of opposition but for taking something so vile and turning it in to an act is pathetic. If he truly hated blacks, asians and jews then fine he’s just a bigot but if he does it as an act he’s using people’s hatred and ignorance for profit.
Hopefully he was the last of his breed…
Well said.
June 19th, 2007 at 17:30
Hurrah! (I can log in…)
And good riddance.
June 26th, 2007 at 11:15
So… What do you think of Sir Trevor’s ‘dead white bastard’ thing then?
June 27th, 2007 at 02:23
I think it’s inconsequential. Just like that other made up race row at the minute, you know the one. A dozy, indie kid calls an ugly, preening, borderline psychopath a ‘nigger’.
This is no doubt supposed to make us all jump up, throw our hands in the air and demand that justice be done. Kill Trevor McDonald! Burn Emily to death!
Bottom line is:
Funniest thing is, is that Jim Bowen described the comment as ‘appalling’. Double standards there Jimmy?
June 27th, 2007 at 18:09
I personally would describe Jim Bowen as appalling.
June 28th, 2007 at 06:16