(10 Nov 2014, 4:11 pm)Marcus wrote Well, I've got a Holocaust Survivor coming in tomorrow. While I am excited to hear their story, I'm not as excited now....
I've explained to my mam and grandma along at my grandma's house that we were getting taught by a Holocaust survivor tomorrow for Go-Ahead. Both being shining people, they asked what the Holocaust was....I mean, come on!.....
Basically, let's just say I mentioned Jew & gas in the same sentence, and they took it the wrong way, as if I were associating the two without thinking. Now my mam is furious with me, and thinks I'm a racist.
I'm convinced they knew what the Holocaust was (with my grandma surviving the war....), but just wanted to test me to see how I would call it by.....
One can never say sorry enough! - the only problem I have with my mam is she just digs her teeth into it and never lets me forgot it....
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Anyway, moving on, did you speak to your English teacher today, Dan?
Sounds interesting mate, I myself love to hear a holocaust survivor, such a heartbreaking story and a story of immense bravery...
As for being racist because you mentioned the words 'Jews' and 'Gas' in the same sentence does not make you racist, your telling the truth of what actually happened...Now if you were Holocaust denier then that is about as antisemitic and racist as you could get...
Let me know how it goes with the holocaust survivor mate
