Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
In this case, i agree, although i think that i read somewhere that the majority of racist abuse isn't reported to the police. I think that you are being very dismissive using the term 'feelings hurt' when describing the person on the end of Gazza's comments, Vimana summed it up well for me, but like i said in my earlier post, i doubt you or i have ever been victims of racism that can, and does reach much further that a shit joke by an alcoholic. Anyway, good debate.
How is it dismissive to use the phrase 'hurt feelings'? What else is it other than that? If he didn't find Gazza's joke funny and instead got pissed off then how else are we to describe it other than 'hurt feelings'?

There's nothing mystical about non-white people, their feelings get hurt the same as everyone else's. Skin colour doesn't have a monopoly on being offended.

Nobody likes having the piss taken out of them but some people are taught how to deal with it when it inevitably happens as a part of life and others are taught that they should spend their lives being outraged about it.

As for you doubting I've been a victim of racism, as a kid I was once called a 'honky' by my black next-door neighbour. I don't recall if they ended up in the dock for it, I'll have to check.