We describe people by physical appearance all the time - "she's got blonde hair" - "he's tall and thin" - etc. So why not by colour of skin?
When I first started my current job, I was quite conscious of being in an ethnic minority in some areas of London that I visit fairly regularly. Now I don't even notice or think about it most of the time. It's too easy to get "over-sensitive" - political correctness gone experiencing mental health difficulties.
Oh, Halloween...
What is it with trick or treating?
It's semi-legalised begging, and is NOT a British tradition but an American import. Don't kids get enough 'presents' at their birthdays, and other appropriate holidays depending on their culture (usually Easter/Christmas, but it's Diwali this week IIRC
). I can just about accept the "tinies" going trick or treating if they are supervised by parents, although encouraging small children to think they can get away with asking for treats from strangers is not a good thing IMO. But large groups of teenagers going around knocking on people's doors is the outside of 'enough'
- and they are hardly going to be satisfied with a few penny sweets, let's face it, they want cash. And some of the horrible "tricks" reported every year are hardly 'fun' for the recipient.
I don't answer the door to
anyone on 31 October - in fact, I usually ensure I'm out.
Halloween? It's only been turned into a special occasion with stuff in the shops by August so greedy retailers can flog more cr@p. Bah, humbug.
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