Australia picking Englishmen

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Re: Australia picking Englishmen

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Daijayama Matsuri wrote:Racism doesn't have to be derogatory.
Agreed

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/derogatory

derogatory

adjective

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude:

‘she tells me I'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks’

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/racist

Racist

noun

A person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another:

‘I had a fear of being called a racist’

adjective

Showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another:

‘we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at a newsagents’

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pom

Pom

noun

Australian, NZ
informal, derogatory

A British person.

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Re: Australia picking Englishmen

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So, if we look at that description of racism. If you make a derogatory comment about someone based on their race/nationality then that's racism as it's discriminatory and prejudiced.

Bubble shows no discrimination or prejudice.

Therefore, pom is racist but bubble isn't. QED
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