"What did Ma Grandma think of black people?"

[DimPrawn]

She didn't like 'em. She used to call them darkies.

Bloody racist she was.

[SueEllen]

And her favourite film was the Dam Busters and she had a black dog called N*****.

[DimPrawn]

And her favourite film was the Dam Busters and she had a black dog called N*****.

She was born at the turn of the 20th century, I'm sure she even realised slavery had been abolished.

[SueEllen]

She was born at the turn of the 20th century, I'm sure she even realised slavery had been abolished.

The original film was made in 1955.

[BrilloPad]

Sadly it was drummed into people to be racist back then. Looks so stupid with hindsight.

[LondonManc]

Sadly it was drummed into people to be racist back then. Looks so stupid with hindsight.

It still is elsewhere, as per the conversation in the other thread.

[SueEllen]

Sadly it was drummed into people to be racist back then. Looks so stupid with hindsight.

If you create a "them and us" then you can then rule "us".

The wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda show how well this works.

[DaveB]

She didn't like 'em. She used to call them darkies.

Bloody racist she was.

[vetran]

and of course as far as I know there is no evidence that Guy Gibson was in any way racist. I doubt he had any real strong feelings either way he trained many different nationalities without any apparent favouritism.

we judge one of our great heroes based on modern standards and on simplistic issues,

[MrMarkyMark]

If you create a "them and us" then you can then rule "us".

The wars in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda show how well this works.

Exactly divide and conquer, easy to understand if you have ever studied any history.

In fact in the UK its even more important, given the size of the country.







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