As a matter of interest, who decides if a comment, name, expression, etc is "racist". Is it one of the members of an ethnic minority group? OR, is it a member of a white, liberal class who decide that "A" should be offended and so therefore this comment, name, expression, etc is "racist" and they are offended?
Or, it could be some self appointed "equalities" group who have a vested interested in creating "racism" where it does not actually exist. We have black, muslim, gypsy and traveller groups, gay and lesbian groups - why do we have nobody representing the "white heterosexual group"? Is it perhaps because this last group just get on with life and don't worry that they are being marginalised and accused without real evidence of racism and every other phobic obsession?
I remember, quite recently, hearing about groups of white liberals who wanted "Christmas" banned in favour of a "Winter Festival" so as not to offend non-Christians. Many Muslims and Hindus I know here and in other parts of the country took the p*ss out of them as they, the non-Christians, carried on buying their Christmas presents, trees and decorations!
I think these "white liberals" are the real racists: they believe they are superior and therefore able to make judgements on behalf of other ethnic groups.
(As regards "Baldys joke - of course, once the "N" word had been reached they could have kept going to the "S" word (S*mb*)!!!!).
Any number of jokes posted on this and the other forums, could cause offence to anybody who wanted to take offence, either on their own behalf, or on behalf of others!!
Still, great fun reading the posts - I no longer miss Council meetings!!