Is it racist to state chinese are selfish, greedy, dishonest, and obsessed with stealing everything that does not belong to them? Of course not as this is also common knowledge. Is it racist to state that africans are very fast runners? Is it racist to state that australians own the olympic pool? Is it racist to state that indians love curry? Is it racist to state that germans have the highest consumption of beer per-capita?

You make some fair points-when is it racist to state the bleeding obvious?

The problem is the west, and esp. so the UK, has become so PC you can't even mention anything anymore.

Students that are too alert and confident in class, means a bad teacher according to ofsted. You just can't make it up, or work out what these PC ninnies want!!!