Opinions Please! Page 5

Quote: Zuhaib @ May 19 2009, 11:31 AM BST

Now that's uncalled for.

I can see this turning into one of those hot blooded debates, what I will say is that this is a writers forum so there's no need to bring religion into it and as far as rushdie goes I don't like him anymore than the rest do but it was what he did which caused the uproar but it's fine, everyone's entitled to their opinion so let's let that be the end of it.

Hey no hard feelings

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Nobody really gave a toss about Salman Rushdie or knew who he was before some intolerants blew the whole thing out of all proportion.

Quote: Chappers @ May 20 2009, 4:55 PM BST

Nobody really gave a toss about Salman Rushdie or knew who he was before some intolerants blew the whole thing out of all proportion.

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Well, he won The Booker Prize a few years earlier.

Quote: JohnnyD @ May 20 2009, 5:03 PM BST

Well, he won The Booker Prize a few years earlier.

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Who reads books?

Everything he created was wonderful until he started hanging around with Bono - but that may be true for anyone.

Quote: don rushmore @ May 19 2009, 6:12 PM BST

Every day before work, I walk round to my black neighbour's house, and we sing "Ebony and Ivory" together. It's our little way of saying...

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You don't have to be black or white to have shit taste in music?

Quote: SlagA @ May 20 2009, 10:44 PM BST

You don't have to be black or white to have shit taste in music?

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To be fair, we do mix things up a bit. After work, he walks round to my house and we sing "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone.

Quote: JohnnyD @ May 20 2009, 5:12 PM BST

Everything he created was wonderful until he started hanging around with Bono - but that may be true for anyone.

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Had you ever really heard of him before the Satanic Verses?

Quote: Chappers @ May 20 2009, 4:55 PM BST

Nobody really gave a toss about Salman Rushdie or knew who he was before some intolerants blew the whole thing out of all proportion.

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Speak for yourself.

Quote: Chappers @ May 21 2009, 1:07 AM BST

Had you ever really heard of him before the Satanic Verses?

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Yes.

He won the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children (which is amazing) ... he is hardly obscure.

Quote: thefridaylink @ May 21 2009, 9:43 AM BST

Midnight's Children

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Christ, that book's hard work. You should get a prize just for finishing it.

Quote: chipolata @ May 21 2009, 9:51 AM BST

Christ, that book's hard work. You should get a prize just for finishing it.

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I got a degree for finishing it.

Quote: Darren Pomroy @ May 20 2009, 1:07 PM BST

The idea came when a black friend and I were having a slanging match in the pub. All pissed and joking but we started getting racial but funny.

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Did it all end amicably with white sheets, a length of rope, and a nearby lampost? And wasn't there was a kids' show they pulled for the racist in it, Cracker Jack?
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Imo, converting this to stage sounds about three decades too late. Few people can get away with racial comedy with their dignity and careers intact, too easy to misinterpret for starters. Alf Garnett was defended with the defence everyone now uses, "But we're laughing AT the racist." It didn't work for Garnett back then but it works for some of today's big names. Perhaps people only tend to see racism in people they dislike? In the same way Michael Jackson kiddy-diddler opinion seems split almost entirely on whether you like him or hate him.

Venues might be hard to land as well.

Quote: Lazzard @ May 20 2009, 4:08 PM BST

May I refer the learned gentleman to my earlier post?

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Ah yes. Well anticipated, sir!

Quote: don rushmore @ May 20 2009, 11:45 PM BST

To be fair, we mix it up a bit. After work, he walks to my house and we sing "Everyday People" by Sly & The Family Stone.

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And do you sing Blue Minx' Great Big Melting Pot when you're entertaining his missus?

Quote: Darren Pomroy @ May 20 2009, 1:07 PM BST

It would be a stage show, I think I mentioned that already , apologies if I didnt!

The idea came a week ago when a black friend of mine and I were having a bit of a slanging match in the pub. All a bit pissed and joking but we started getting really racial but at the same time very funny.

E.G - Someone spilt a bit of there drink and I said 'better be careful not to make a puddle there, he'll (pointing to my black mate) drown in that, we all no black people can't swim'

It drew alot of attention in the pub from members of the public who you could see were laughing from behind their pub menu's and so forth.

It is a little muddled because like I mentioned it was just a thought, I haven't really done anything with it yet, I got a few projects I'm working on already and don't know whether this would be worth the time. Hence the reason I posted.

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Just wondering if you're so called friend was happy about this as it seems from what you're saying that you were laughing at him not with him.

Quote: Marc P @ May 20 2009, 2:16 PM BST

Onwards and upwards!

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Ahhh a fellow Gardening question time listener. There's peace at last.