Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article ,
Tim Watts wrote:
Perhaps the mark of a mature society will be when you *can* call someone
"Black Dave" without everyone getting upset (assuming it is not in
malice of course).

There's a big difference in nicknames used between friends and those used
as an insult to strangers. Even although the wording is the same.


True.
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Tim Watts