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And you thought "slitty-eyed Chinese" was out of order!

13:45 / 01.03.02

Someone purlease abolish these people!

13:52 / 01.03.02

He's so consistent with this stuff, one would almost imagine he does it deliberately. What an arse.

"Do you people still enjoy pederasty?"

14:03 / 01.03.02

'Speak roughly to your little boy
And beat him when he sneezes.
he only does it to annoy
Because he knows it teases...'

The Return Of Rothkoid

14:16 / 01.03.02

*slaps own forehead*

14:23 / 01.03.02

Ah yes Phil The Greek, what a great advertisement for our our country. *sigh*

Why doesn't he go back where he came from :-)

14:24 / 01.03.02

Actually:

Decapitate your little prince
And chop him into pieces
Then grind him slowly into mince
And render him for greases.

14:34 / 01.03.02

I certainly shan't be bothering to help with the organising of my local community Golden Jubilee street party now.

14:46 / 01.03.02

I could tell that was about Prince Philip before the page even finished downloading.
There really is a sense of sly satisfaction you can only get from being a republican. Nice.

15:02 / 01.03.02

why are these comments always referred to as 'gaffes'? as opposed to 'racist shite'?

15:13 / 01.03.02

"You are a woman, aren't you?" - in Kenya, in 1984, after accepting a small gift from a native woman.

Bush is no longer the funniest state sponsored spaz that I know of.

[ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: I'm Not Here de Jade ]

pointless and uncalled for

15:23 / 01.03.02

It's had to say if Phillip is prejudiced or not. After all he does sem to have insulted everyone.

Naturally there is an absence of cues to idicate as such so please be advised that the above comment was a joke and in no way intended to indicate my opinions on race or be in defence of Prince Phillip.

mr insensitive

20:54 / 01.03.02

Spear-throwing? They don't? That's news to me! How do they hunt for food then?

09:00 / 02.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Ganesh v4.2:
[QB]He's so consistent with this stuff, one would almost imagine he does it deliberately.[QB]

I'm beginning to suspect that he's fully aware of the fact that what he's saying will cause an outcry. Why he does it, I've yet to figure out.

09:00 / 02.03.02

He reminds me of one of the knobs we have here in Canada..Mel Lastman who said (while going to
Africa in a quest for the olympic bid); I have these visions of being boilled in a big pot surrounded by dancing natives. (Or something to that effect, I dont recall the exact wording).

Some people dont deserve to hold any power whatsoever...so ofcourse we give it to them.

The Return Of Rothkoid

10:23 / 02.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Mr insensitive:
Spear-throwing? They don't? That's news to me! How do they hunt for food then? With rapier wit like that, I'll bet you're the toast of the Annual Fuckwits' Ball. Well done!

mr insensitive

10:48 / 02.03.02

Thanks man!

Regrettable Juvenilia

13:17 / 02.03.02

I think people are missing the point here - except maybe Randy and sfd - it's not a "gaff". He's an immensely wealthy and on some level still powerful member of the ruling classes who is openly racist and presumably doesn't even think twice before letting his opinions be known. Why would he? Nobody's going to suddenly say "oops, better storm the palace after all" when they read this, Philip can still sleep safely in his bed, comforted by all that prestige and lovely, lovely money.

If people in the UK don't want to be represented by a evil old bigot, we need to break into his house and strip him of his position as one of our figureheads. Then strip him of his clothes, and set the corgis on him.

14:37 / 02.03.02

Fly, you little terrorist!

[Philip]To the Tower with him![/Philip]
[the Queen]Off with his head![/the Queen]
[Philip]And spike it on Traitor's Gate, where crows will eat his eyes.[/Philip]

Actually, absolutely. But me? I can't abide violence. I'll just settle for buying God Save the Queen which is being especially rereleased to coincide with the Golden Jubilee.

Recuperated? Moi?

10:57 / 03.03.02

So does no one else think it's kind of funny watching this doddering, senile old racist being flown all over the world and having his ridiculous statements regularly recorded and laughed at as he's placed in contact with various people from societies completely and utterly removed from his own?

That's comedy for you.

11:22 / 03.03.02

Weeeel, I was talking to a guy in the pub last night who thought it was funny to watch the liberal knee-jerk when Prince Philip asked a simple question to a group of individuals who do, in a manner of speaking, "chuck spears at each other", at least in the sense that traditional retributive justice system(s) amongst certain aboriginal groups do indeed involve the malefactor being injured with a spear. Despite the obvious dissonance between this and the hegemonic system of Australian justice, the tradition, he claims, still continues, a fact which, for what it's worth, was also reported in yesterday's Independent newspaper. Philip, it was pointed out, may or may not be 'racist', or 'ethnocentric', but his question was actually not a million miles wide of the mark.

Not sure what to make of that OTTOMH.

11:23 / 03.03.02

Not arguing that the statements aren't disgusting and racist at all Fly and E Randy, but I do get the feeling he is just a bit of an old fuckwit.

I mean, he does appear to be an equal opportunities offender.

The deaf: "...he angered deaf people during a visit to the new Welsh Assembly. While he was with a group from the British Deaf Association who were standing near a band, he pointed to the musicians and said: "Deaf? If you are near there, no wonder you are deaf."

Grieving families: "The Prince angered local residents in Lockerbie when on a visit to the town in 1993, he said to a man who lived in a road where 11 people had been killed by wreckage from the Pan Am jumbo jet: "People usually say that after a fire it is water damage that is the worst. We are still trying to dry out Windsor Castle."

Women: "In 1966 he provoked outrage by saying: "British women can't cook."

Tom Jones: In 1969 The Duke said to Tom Jones after the Royal Variety Performance: "What do you gargle with, pebbles?".

from here.

There is also a page dedicated to bringing down the doddery old fucker here.

Of course, the fact that he seems to have the same fuckwitted attitude towards everything and everyone should lead one to argue even louder for the downfall of the Monarchy...

11:49 / 03.03.02

quote:Originally posted by Not Me Again:

Tom Jones: In 1969 The Duke said to Tom Jones after the Royal Variety Performance: "What do you gargle with, pebbles?".

ha ha ha ... that's rather amusing..

12:58 / 03.03.02

You're right, Not Me Again. He's made igmorant comments in public about pretty much everyone apart from his own mother in law. My post's been misinterpreted a little (not that I disagree with Fly's point).

I just can't shake the feeling that maybe there's reason behind his apparent madness, almost as though it's part of some sinister HRH masterplan. I mean, I can't see any other reason why he's allowed to get away with pulling this all the time. You'd think Liz might have a little word in his ear, try and keep him out of the PR side of things, but no.