Quote Originally Posted by JAG
Ghandi? A racist for sure.
At last something you've said that is actually true. He did absolutely zilch for the black South Africans.

I'm old enough to remember that seeing someone with a black skin was such a rarity, it was exotic. When I was 8 or 9 years old I was on my way, with my family, to Belle Vue in Manchester. On the bus there was a black man, a negro. His complexion was that 'purple' black you sometimes see. The only black faces I'd seen up to that point was on the telly (Black and White Minstrels anyone?) and I was fascinated. I couldn't stop staring at the colour of his skin. My dad (an ex-bootneck) gave me a clip around the ear and scolded me for being rude and staring. He then apologised to the gentleman. It was probably down to the fact that he had circumnavigated the globe several times on HMS Anson that led to him being more broadminded than most.