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> The pandering racism of "Love Thy Neighbour" You get that both parties - the white guy and the black guy - were bigoted racist idiots, neither were right, an
by Gordonjcp 4y ago
> The pandering racism of "Love Thy Neighbour"
You get that both parties - the white guy and the black guy - were bigoted racist idiots, neither were right, and their wives who actually got on fine were exasperated with them, right? I mean, you've actually seen the series, I'm sure?
Because if you'd seen Love Thy Neighbour, you'd know that both guys were racist bigoted idiots.
You'd also know that even in the 1970s when it was aired, everyone thought it was shite.
- smackeyacky 4y agoYes, I'm old enough to have seen the show when it aired in period. No, I don't think the show was self aware enough to have the nuance you are ascribing to it. It was outright pandering to people who felt that saying "nignog" in public should still be allowed, and gave them a licence to do it by allowing a black man to say "honky" on TV occasionally. That the show was shite is neither here nor there.