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[Gregg]

ummm.....what about the white people in Jamaica? Who planted the idea that this was about a black man? Caucasian Jamaicans don't have an accent???

How inconvenient it would be if there actually was a white Jamaican!

[JaneV2.0]

I looked at Wikipedia at the beginning of this thread. There certainly are Jamaicans of European origin, along with other minority populations. All we need is a sound bite.

ETA: Is anyone offended by the Geico Gecko? He has an accent, after all. Pepe LePew?

[Gregg]

I looked at Wikipedia at the beginning of this thread. There certainly are Jamaicans of European origin, along with other minority populations. All we need is a sound bite.

Here ya go mon! Or if you want the whole picture try this one.

[Spartana]

How inconvenient it would be if there actually was a white Jamaican!

And one of Irish decent as I thoiught Bobby McFarine was (the guy who sang "Don't worry, be happy"). Until I actually saw he was a black man I always pictured him as a white guy of Irish decent. Now who's stereotyping based on a name alone :-)!

[catherine]

Here ya go mon! Or if you want the whole picture try this one.

How dare that white Irish-looking guy insult the Jamaicans with that fake accent!




Side note: People of Irish descent are reportedly the second largest ethnic group after African. You can almost see how the Irish accent could have melded with the local dialect to eventually become patois. Would be interesting to study.

[Spartana]

That kind of person annoys me, but I didn't see him mocking anyone's culture. I'd hate to be in the next cube, but I might take a ride in his car.

He'd annoy me too but I also didn't see that he was mocking either a culture or a race. I didn't see anything at all to even indicate race. He was a white dude with an accent trying to make people relax. Irritating yes, racist no. However I did find it very racist to just assume that he was imitating/mocking a black man based on...well...nothing but his accent.

[SteveinMN]

Remember, that oppresive cesspool is what you WIN if you PASS all the racial or age or whatever other criteria they might be using in hiring (criteria of which you will never know).

How depressing....

[ToomuchStuff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6y0voUoeGE

So you could all wrongly be attributing racism, to a medical condition. So you all are prejudiced against someone sick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvdXxhLPa8

I can't agree with this any stronger. I have had some interesting discussions from high school (where the teacher let it go at risk to her job, but it was quite interesting), to my relatives (have white, black and Japanese relatives, and members who are prejudice against them). I don't think anyone here, is going to agree or change anyone's mind, and change can only come from within.

[IshbelRobertson]

I dated a medical student at Edinburgh University. He was fifth generation Jamaican. He spoke with a Jamaican accent. He was white.

As far as I know, Anthony is practising medicine in his homeland. As are his four brothers, all doctors, trained at Edinburgh.