Comments by "JamesT" (@Parawingdelta2) on "The true number of black people in London before the arrival of the Empire Windrush" video.

I've made this comment before. My mother served in the RAF during the second world war and at one stage was based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Whilst she was there, the aircrew of what was to become the famous 617 'Dambuster' squadron assembled there before finally forming up at RAF Scampton and carried out the daring raids on the dams in Germany. The commanding officer of the squadron was Wg Cdr Guy Gibson who had a black Labrador dog named 'Nigger' A film of the episode was distributed in 1955 starring Richard Todd in the main role. I have seen the film aired on free to air television (even recently) many times and there are a number of scenes where characters in the film refer to the dog as 'Nigger'. Thankfully this classic film hasn't succumbed to 'progressive' interference. My mother used to feed Nigger before he was run over by a car.
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@fredericksaxton3991 I can understand how they don't want to take the financial risk of the film being boycotted if they use the original name. The other option is that they don't feature the dog at all; it's not as though his presence is particularly relevant to the storyline even though it does add to the 'personal' aspect.
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@AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp I was thinking of getting a dog and naming him 'Shark', then taking him for runs on a crowded beach.
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@johnwood2448 The good thing is that in the film, they keep the dog's name (in context) as it was. I sometimes wonder if any black people would really be offended, or if it's just these white 'social justice warriors'
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@ltravail I can understand how the term is derogatory when it's directed at people. What I find strange, is when people are just discussing the word, they skirt around it by saying "the 'n' word". I heard a news presenter the other day use the term 'Paddy Wagon' which of course describes those police vehicles that collect drunks and other offenders to cart them off to gaol. Interestingly, the reason they call them that is because Irishmen were considered the usual customers. 'Paddy' being a colloquial term for an Irishman. Quite a derogatory slur when you think about it.
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@fredericksaxton3991 I think the problem with removing all the superfluous stuff, is it then presents itself a bit like a documentary.
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@mirvids5036 If you don't consider Irishmen being labelled as drunks, then I guess not.
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@65tosspowertrapl36 I seen several films where it's used by black people in reference to other black people.
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@Sandra Fisher Coincidently 'The Dam Busters' was on free to air television where I live in Australia yesterday. As we approach Anzac Day (25th April) they tend to show all the war films. This time I only watched the tail end of it but noticed a disclaimer after the credits that basically said (paraphrasing) "The language and attitudes depicted in this film were reflective of the times and are not supported by the standards of today". By that, I suspect they still retained the original script. I've seen it a dozen times and they've always used the dog's name.
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