Wednesday 22 September 2010

The Express and Star reverts to type

How do you feel about this?

Security has been stepped up after blacks who have plagued Wolverhampton for six months set up camp alongside three city centre car showrooms packed with luxury vehicles.

Or perhaps try this:



Security has been stepped up after Jews who have plagued Wolverhampton for six months set up camp alongside three city centre car showrooms packed with luxury vehicles.


Anything seem a bit racist about that? I think so. You wouldn't get away with it, legally. Blaming behaviour on social/cultural/ethnic origin is clearly unacceptable. But apparently this is fine:



Security has been stepped up after travellers who have plagued Wolverhampton for six months set up camp alongside three city centre car showrooms packed with luxury vehicles.

is perfectly acceptable on the front page of a daily local newspaper - unsurprisingly, the comments underneath are deeply racist. Another burst of letter-writing hoves into view…

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