Blitz Questionnaire - Weasel

[Mr Grumpy]

Hi Chris

For some reason that one line in the movie always sticks in my head "hello nigger old boy" (said to his dog). Obviously in England in the 1950s it must have had a different meaning?

((IF ANYONE IS OFFENDED BY THE NAME USED FOR THE DOG I WILL DELETE IT, NO OFFENSE IS INTENDED THAT IS JUST THE LINE FROM THE MOVIE))

No, the meaning was the same.
It was a "light-hearted+ name for the dog because it was black.
It is good to see how much some of us have changed our attitudes to other races, genders etc
There is an issue with the current movie being made by Peter Jackson as to what to call the dog.
It'll be interesting to see what happens with that.
PC-ness vs reality

As my lovely girlfriend just pointed out (while reading this over my shoulder) "you cannot edit history"...unless it is "1984".

Actually, there is a fair bit of that going on as we speak...shameful.

Cheers...and good call re. the kebab Fubar
Cheers

When the film was last shown on UK TV the dogs name was dubbed to Digger to avoid upsetting anybody.