Political Correctness just SUCKS

[Thrasher]

First, they took away Santa's pipe; can't be encouraging kids to smoke.
Okay, I guess I can understand that one.

But, now he can't say "Ho, Ho, Ho"?
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58692

And, he's too fat?
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23419630-details/Santa+told+to+slim+down+for+Christmas+to+'set+a+good+example'/article.do

What are they gonna do next, take away the Cookie Monster's cookies??
Apparently so:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/08/entertainment/main686684.shtml

The cookie monster EATS COOKIES ... that's why he's called the COOKIE MONSTER ..... <sigh>

[Bouncy]

so does this mean that the Tooth Fairy will now be known as the Dental scrap collector of indeterminent sexual orientation?

Leave them alone

Anyway i thoughtthey did an episode where CM ate so many cookies he got tummy ache and relaised why it was not such a good idea to eat jsut cookies?

Working in childcare i see so many stupid "Initiatives"

[Elmo]

Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep? That's what they sing in some Shropshire schools.

And how long will it be before Christmas is replaced with the Non-denominational Winter Holiday?

Wasn't it Warwick council who refused to fly the flag of St George on the council offices on St George's Day in case it offended someone?

It's complete madness and it all costs money. Money we don't have.

[discomummy]

HI

i thought christmas had already been outlawed - how many councils etc no longer send christmas cards but seasonal wishes etc

how many schools do nativity plays  - they are apparently offensive to other religions (please explain why divali, id, chinese new year etc are all celebrated) and christmas carols are out



regards

ela

[Thrasher]

It *is* the PC brigade. We have a multitude of different people working for us, and everyone is happy to celebrate each others festivals. No-one has refused Christmas cards - or complained about the trees and decorations.

Therefore I'd say 99.9% of the people that live here, pretty much just get on with their lives. The other .1% are the people that think the other 99.9% are offended.

It's VERY annoying. I know what annoys me - I don't need telling what should or should not.

[carbore]

Some councils in Cornwall put up signs for "Winter Festival" parking, (they got vandalized) and also the minority communities were hacked off because they diddnt want That sort of thing as it made matters worse.

[fasthands]

Don't get me started on this one!!  I think Britain is the worst affected country in the world for P/C. It's not hard to see why. But if I say why I think this is I bet my post will be removed because it isn't P/C!!
 :lol:

[schuee]

Oh and the school banning pupils from sending Crimbo cards to each other :shock:  :shock:

http://www.bringbackchristmas.co.uk/?p=25

Apparently I read that they want them to donate the price of each card they would have sent, so as an African village could buy a goat, whether this is true I don't know.

What is this country coming to.

[Range Rover Blues]

Err, if they don't celibrate Christmas, what are they doing taking the holiday?

There's lots of ground given to minority beliefs that I wouldn't mind taking advantage of.

Let's just say I'd spend my smoking break inside reading LRO

As for St Georges day, Sheffield council threatned to revoke taxi licences for drivers displaying the flag and fines anyone who's flag broke off and littered the street.

What was really ironic is the very people they thought they were protecting from this symbolism were shall we say "well reprisented" amongst the ranks of taxi drivers and typically the eones wanting to display their allegence to the flag of their country, ie England.


Had to laugh the other night, watching Bill Bailey he made some comment about Lionel Richey being ugly, then said something like "pot, Kettle"

"oh no, can I say that, :? "

"oh, err".

The best thing to do with political correctness is laugh at it, it's silly nonsensical rubbish invented by people who need to carve out a niche in which they become important.  The self-same bunch of loonies crowing on about global warming, they never let a silly thing like the facts get in the way.

[narked]

My mum works as a teacher in the Rochdale area, and the Rochdale Borough education offices are situated in a roughly cube shaped building that is rather dark in colour. For many years it had been referred to as 'The Black Box' because of this. But they have been banned from using this name as it could cause offence.

Similar to how you can no longer use the term "black board", you must instead say "chalk board". The term "whiteboard" is however acceptable.

Yet when I was in school, I seem to recall it being drummed into us that you will never come across anyone with black skin, more likely to be brown.

[Range Rover Blues]

Jusat as well chalk is no longer in favour as it gives you respiratory disease.

[Panda]

a friend of mine was sent home from work last week because they were making coffee and ask if they wanted black coffee? so a complaint was put in and they were suspended!!!

its getting to be a bloming joke. Why can't we just call a spade a spade?

[skip]

As outspoken as it may appear I feel as though the country is being ethnicly cleansed of white, english, working folk. Also every attempt is being made to usurp the countrys main christian religion in the process.

Whats worst of all it's white lefty liberals that work in our schools and council offices ect that are the perpetrators. :twisted:  :twisted:

[Bouncy]

we have severla black friends
We say black as they prefer to be called black.

our friend (who is very dark)
once said

I am black I am happyto be black

you
on the other hand when well

are in the pink

green with jealousy

if ill you are grey or

red with anger

How dare you call me coliouredwhen you are like a rainbow. i am black and happy to be called black.

i alway think these blinknig political correctness things are made up by people who really have problems with the labelled group and can't say the correct terms eg black, gay, lesbian, old, fat, child. Why else would they feel it so important to hise what they really wantto say.

(gets off soap box)