David Jason wasn't being rascist

Not entirely work safe.

The point was that just because it is or was acceptable to say something in character doesn’t mean it’s acceptable to say the same thing out of character.

ETA: If the straw men are still erect they should consult a straw doctor immediately.

Hah.

In Soviet Russia, groups of people generalise you!

Participating in this thread means not having to take Viagra.

I think it bears repeating, because I suspect there’s a great many people that don’t know…

  1. Mahatma is an honorific - roughly equivalent to yogi, shifu or pastor (but a linguist can probably be more precise)

  2. Pakistan did indeed used to be part of India

  3. Britain just recently had some pretty bad race riots…

Huh. Shows what I know. I’m not entirely sure that David Jason can say stuff just because Del Boy said it, but it makes a difference.

Mahatma = “maha” (great) + “atma” (soul) = “great soul”