Andy_Cole
Full Member
Just realised the person in question wasn't even black.
So I have a childhood friend. We're all Indian, parents came to Manchester together etc. He's darker skinned than the rest of us. We refer to him (and he refers to himself) as 'Black Ali'. Obviously this is just a thing between friends, but I wouldn't think of it as racist? Or maybe it is. Just a common thing in my community to refer to people from their appearance. Ali is obviously quite a common name. Seems similar to the S American culture.
So I have a childhood friend. We're all Indian, parents came to Manchester together etc. He's darker skinned than the rest of us. We refer to him (and he refers to himself) as 'Black Ali'. Obviously this is just a thing between friends, but I wouldn't think of it as racist? Or maybe it is. Just a common thing in my community to refer to people from their appearance. Ali is obviously quite a common name. Seems similar to the S American culture.