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4/7/16
Jul 4, 2016 6:30:17 GMT 12
Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 4, 2016 6:30:17 GMT 12
Wanganui Chronicle 4/7/16
LANGUAGE LESSON Thank you, Potonga Neilson, for the lesson in the English language (Letters, June 29). It is a subject I did not do well in at school. You are quite right — the term "riff-raff' is not racist But neither are other derogatory terms such as "scum" or "trash". However, they become racist when applied to a certain ethnic group or sector of society, such as your reference to "colonial riff-raff'. But fear not. I'm sure Dame Susan is otherwise occupied right now. M C Wanganui
Hawkes Bay Today 4/7/16
RIFF-RAFF RENTERS THE PROBLEM Here's yet another Labour MP bashing owners of rental properties to get votes. Meka Whaitiri says the three families her office is helping are unable to find private rentals —either because landlords don't want children, affordability issues, or the houses don't meet their needs. The first question from any property owner is about rental history. Property owners avoid non-payers who damage property and antagonise the neighbours like the plague. Is what Meka Whaitiri writes about a "Maori problem" or is it in fact a riff-raff renter problem? MIKE BUTLER Hastings
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