[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

[Brendan]

The intellectual / compassionate individual in me thinks that violence
isn't a good response, but I don't think I'd have the hubris to complain
if I flipped my lid at someone and threw a bunch of racial taunts at them
and ended up with a broken face...


>

> That girl should organize people to defend her, for standing up to some

> racist asshole. Despite what some on this list think, I think racism

> should be dealt with.

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> From: Devacor at aol.comDate: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:23:08 -0400To:

> gathering at misera.netSubject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack

> claims

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> In a message dated 7/22/2008 11:28:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> bq at soundgardener.co.nz writes:

> People, even kids, know when they are being patronised. Was reading

> anarticle about a study that showed that kids who are regularly lauded

> for'effort' and 'trying hard', all that shit,

> Just yesterday heard from a girl friend from Belgium- Belgium born but

> Indian (adopted) - shes on the train coming from visiting her sick

> Grandmother in the hospital. Some girl is pestering her and throwing

> incessant racist comments at her. My friend (who does english boxing and

> muay Thai) is tiny, but tells her she really needs to stop or shes gonna

> get hurt. Of course that never stops anyone- my friend loses it smashes

> the girls head, breaks her nose amongst other things- gets arrested could

> be in a heap of trouble- racism/ignorance sucks.

> A

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