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@toybulldog wrote:
Could someone please explain to me why the Society of Black Lawyers AREN’T scoring a huge own goal, while creating enormous damage to the whole racism debate ?
pretty please, with sugar on top . . . . . .??
Oh good lord…I thought you were joking…then I googled…have you seen how many “Society of Black *insert your profession here*” groups there are? :shock:
well I don’t know about the others jen,
but the one chaired by Mr. Peter Herbert, which seems to primarily concentrate upon our monetary obsessed national sport which is already swamped with enough media controversy, and which is in national headlines on a daily basis . . . . . . . . . . . .would , perhaps, be obvious to anyone with a passing aquaintance with current news ??
are you serious ?…..and do you realise how many links there are here to threads in JC ?
@toybulldog wrote:
well I don’t know about the others jen,
but the one chaired by Mr. Peter Herbert, which seems to primarily concentrate upon our monetary obsessed national sport which is already swamped with enough media controversy, and which is in national headlines on a daily basis . . . . . . . . . . . .would , perhaps, be obvious to anyone with a passing aquaintance with current news ??
are you serious ?…..and do you realise how many links there are here to threads in JC ?
I don’t read newspapers so I guess that passed me by…
@toybulldog wrote:
. . . . Could someone please explain to me why the Society of Black Lawyers AREN’T scoring a huge own goal, while creating enormous damage to the whole racism debate ? . . .
Busy weekend coming up and I don’t expect to be online, if nothing’s been said, I might have a go later. In the meantime,
Many of the societies of black lawyers etc developed prior to the 1990s. As has been acknowledged here times have changed. The fact you’re only just becoming aware of its existence shows that any ‘own goal’ is probably far less significant than the organisation’s raison d’etre.
I’m would hope there would be something on the history and purpose of the organisation on its website, which might explain more. I mean, if you really want to know what a person or organisation is about you’d have to go beyond the name, or you might think the Labour Party was all about digging holes in the ground while wearing a silly hat and UKIP was all about facilitating naps,
I think any organisation which only allows membership on the basis of race is racist.
There is a caveat though;
well I have my doubts, and have dipped into the JC board bag enough to know what Words + panda might say, and have seen enough John Terry references to last me a lifetime.
No disparagement of anyone meant at all, truly, but there is something very wrong here.
@toybulldog wrote:
well I have my doubts, and have dipped into the JC board bag enough to know what Words + panda might say, and have seen enough John Terry references to last me a lifetime.
No disparagement of anyone meant at all, truly, but there is something very wrong here.
Haven’t you got anything better to do than dig up and read old threads?
And exactly want is “wrong here?”
@panda12 wrote:
I think any organisation which only allows membership on the basis of race is racist.
There is a caveat though;
from the link – Membership is open to all solicitors, trainee solicitors, paralegals and students of African or Caribbean descent in England and Wales and any solicitor, trainee solicitor, paralegal or student who supports the aims and objectives of the BSN irrespective of their race, colour or creed.
so that is fine for black solicitors with African or Caribbean descent but what about the Indian and Asian descendants?
@j_in_france wrote:
@panda12 wrote:
I think any organisation which only allows membership on the basis of race is racist.
There is a caveat though;
from the link – Membership is open to all solicitors, trainee solicitors, paralegals and students of African or Caribbean descent in England and Wales and any solicitor, trainee solicitor, paralegal or student who supports the aims and objectives of the BSN irrespective of their race, colour or creed.
so that is fine for black solicitors with African or Caribbean descent but what about the Indian and Asian descendants?
For once, I actually agree with you.
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