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@TTony I appreciate this is a burden on your time, but, you're the owner and I'd like to understand why the comment below hasn't been addressed with your sanctions? The member concerned has posted repeatedly after my querying his intentions and has not addressed it.
The bigger question in my mind is whether or not casual racism is permitted on this forum.
I would be grateful if you would review this post:
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How is what Dominic has written "racist"?
You are looking for something that just isn't there.
Let it go
Therefore, I am offended by this thread, and by all the comments it contains, including those from people who are claiming to be offended.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
Next time be more open and try a gate rather than taking offence.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
"You only have to look at the woman to see where that's going unless it gets sold in Germany on the way which I would think is most likely"
In the second thread (as quoted above by @clarkefan ) he tried to put a more benign spin on it.
That is casual racism - using a guess about a person's race to claim that a fact can be drawn from it about their behaviour.
A fair few posters seem to think that is okay. I don't. It doesn't offend me, I would just rather live in a society that had less ignorance, irrationality and prejudice and, therefore, when I see it I take some action against it.
Basing assumptions about people solely on their appearance can be racist.
Dominic's words read like, "one of the perps looks Roma, no surprise that somebody of that persuasion is on the rob."
Agreed - can be.
But, the specific words quoted were;
He asked me to review that post for casual racism.
There is nothing racist in that quote.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
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'She looks Roma' well, 'He looks generic European' - what's the point?