Politically incorrect Grange Hill

[coonedbeef]

Political correctness is bullshit even alot of blacks would find this funny , i think it causes more trouble than solve problems.

[JFredUK]

Political correctness hadn't been invented in 1981. You had to wait another 10 years or so when the politicians of the time started regulating what people could and couldn't say. Back when this clip was filmed, nobody gave such remarks a second thought and no-one got offended on behalf of any specific racial group, it was treat for what it is. Just a typical naff Children's BBC television joke. Remember, this was still the time when Crackerjack was popular!!

[jblsound13]

haha love it, the days when you weren't scared of opening your mouth!

[danegel]

Bradford is the biggest shithole in the UK bar none

[GtWhite77]

Your right, I understand that this can be used as an derogatory term with racist undertones. But would you not agree it can also be used as a shortened word, like Brit, Aussie, etc. Again I would like to point out that this is my opinion on what I hope is an adult conversation. I'm not racist and would never call anyone by this term because I'm aware it is deemed offensive. My opinion is it shouldn't be.

[agfagaevart]

This was TAME, compared to the language that was really used in schools around that time. Believe me! They couldn't possibly show how BAD it was in some schools.

[GtWhite77]

I'm not sure why, but noticed an argument in discussion re the word paki. I have to agree, I fail to see why this is racist. Hence, Brit, British. Aussie, Australian. Yankee, American. Basically a term for nearly every country in the world. Whether it be shortened or slang. Even terms for parts of a country like brummie being Birmingham. To summarise, a shortened term of the country which by definition of the meaning should not be racist. By the way, this is my view and opinion on what I hope i

[PERSONIFICATIONOFYAY]

@GtWhite77 connotations

[PERSONIFICATIONOFYAY]

@GtWhite77 the way its used

[labratmusic]

A million words written on YouTube about racism.... It's all shite. Great post

[glamsleazejunkie]

incorrect my arse the dirty little coon

[JFredUK]

The first joke, told by Benny, might have been seen as racist if Tucker had said it, but the secondary, 'humorous comment', said by Tucker in response is hardly racist in it's content.  To describe Benny as having a, 'black head', on his shoulders, because he is of African descent is not demeaning or a racial slur of any kind. It's merely a, 'play on words', comment and has no malice of forethought.

It'd never be televised nowadays, though, just on the off-chance someone might get offended.

[massusm25]

fuck off

[64SamoDude]

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[alextilson]

Ha Ha I like that, I still say go to the paki shop on the corner, paki is short for pakistani, so whats the problem,

[rh5071]

@alextilson if you cant see the problem with saying that you need your head checked.

[hoppity42]

@rh5071 There's officially nothing racist about saying "paki" so why IS that a problem? It's only because naive individuals like you are sucked into the PC world of today -_-

[MickeyLove01]

@hoppity42 It is if you're Indian

[thelastbumblebee]

@alextilson it in itself isn't offensive, however the fact that it is used as, means it has become, a racial slur.

[retardedmushroomable]

excuse me the boy being racist is black....how can he be racist to himself a joke's a joke

[retardedmushroomable]

excuse me the boy being racist is black....how can he be racist to himself

[ofcoursehesthefarmer]

Makes you nostalgic for racism. Anyway, God bless him - he isn't an indigenous Brit, but if they come over here and pay into the system then they're welcome to stay.

[WiccanHighPriest0]

I still hear old people refer to "the Paki shop" down the road and I've heard younger people say "coloured". They clearly don't mean it offensively. Fucking media fucking things up.

[leeham991]

I heard a joke similar to this when I was in high school in the early 2000s, it's not PC but it's how it is.

Racism is only offensive in an offensive context.

Still it's a shame that the media has redefined racism as meaning "Acknowledging that everyone isn't white"

[TheWelly888]

Oh for the days when PC only meant Police Constable ( and schoolboys learnt what naked women looked like from Health and Safety )

[maedreanogynpigog]

RASIST

[gennidi]

There was no such thing as PC in those days. Nobody gave it a 2nd thought because racism was not an intended issue. Look at the jokes on rising damp. Rigsby was rascist but the writers were not. The big joke was that Phillip the black man always got one over on him. The joke being on the white man. We could see that in those dazs because arty farty political correct liberal trash didnt exist.

[zghvbn1]

@gennidi spot on ;)

[hartnell]

Because theres so much shit goin on in the world. Illegal wars and poverty and instead of doing summat about it they harp on about political correctness. Country's gone mad !

[Bluemerlin32]

Remember the days before Political Correctness....remember when you could have a larf? Besides, they were the only kids in britain who didn't say Fuck. I used to know a couple of electricians, one black, one white, and they used to take the piss out of each other all the time, calling each other sambo and honky just for a laugh, they were best mates, always down the pub etc.. Everyone takes everything too seriously these days.

[Dazzler1977]

He told him he jad a nice black head. Thats a compliment!! How can you get offended by a compliment?

[elshowgun15]

lol...screw PC controlled society!

[Mari8love]

They don't tell them like that anymore. PC sucks.

[soulboydrew]

Flippin eck Benny

[maglavagna]

The introduction of political correctness was the beginning of the end for this show.

[maglavagna]

I don't understand what you mean.

[VengaboysRbackINtown]

@hazbrowne Speak English.

[hazbrowne]

@VengaboysRbackINtown Kill yourself

it's called shortening some words to fit in one box if it's just off

[maglavagna]

I didn't say that the above clip was the start of the end of the show. I said that political correctness was.

[theseanman]

Those were the days, eh? A joke is a joke is a joke.

[1Thompsonmusic]

@theseanman

A joke is a joke is a joke is a joke in' it