IT'S POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD!

The documentary on the Rivers of Blood speech looks good to me, at least.

The HYS on this topic is the predictable shower of idiots though:
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4418&edition=1&ttl=20080306123527

Format of Rivers of Blood programme:

I PREDICT:

Gina Yashere
COMEDIAN

"Tiber flowing with blood? What was that all about? Eh, eh? Did he mean Tizer oh yes memories Spangles spacehopper Clout will that do?"

lol 60s, basically!

hugh influx of immigration ,.every high street transformed into bazars

Some sort of Four Weddings And A Funeral/Dollar deal going on here?

"Just see the unfortunate example of the murder of Kate Beagley by a black assassin. The verdict: He tried to steal her car and killed her in the attempt, case closed. Can you just imagine if the guy were white and the killed woman a black girl? God knows the size of the revolt, people demonstration in the streets, human rights groups crying for vengeance, covers and covers in the newspapers with the words 'racial attack' all over. This society has gone bonkers."

..., no, you have, mate

I always sort those by "READERS RECOMMENDED" to cut to the chase:

Your voice is more powerful than ours simply because of your colour. You are allowed to choose to call yourselves brown or black or whatever, we cannot do the same. You can have 'Black Entertainment' programmes on TV and proudly proclaim them. Imagine the outcry if we declared 'White Entertainment'. Remove the chip from your shoulder

jerryatric, BARNSLEY

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This is proberly the worst time in history and the worst place in the civilised world to be a white heterosexual working class male.
We work harder and longer than our Europeon allies, for worse pay ,worse conditions, worse pensions, worse healthcare.
Many of us are fighting wars in thwe middle East whilst their young come over here and get looked after by our welfare state, when our soldiers get injured, they are treated like third class citizens.
Yes, being white sucks!

pete tong

Recommended by 327 people

Oh My God...can you actually say the word "white" in England in 2008 now and not face imprisonment for being racist?

John Smith, Greenford, United Kingdom

Recommended by 311 people

and so on

Pete Tong should stick to uplifting house anthems, IMO.

You are allowed to choose to call yourselves brown or black or whatever, we cannot do the same. You can have 'Black Entertainment' programmes on TV and proudly proclaim them

Whereas 'Brown Entertainment' sounds vaguely pornographic

This is proberly the worst time in history and the worst place in the civilised world to be a white heterosexual working class male.

Wow. Where to start?

On paper, I have never earnt as much as I do now, in reality I have never been so poor.
When I get home from work I am too tired and stressed to go out and enjoy myself, even if I could afford to.
My crime? I met and married the wrong woman, who left me with a load of debts for another man taking my kids who I now have to pay for despite her refusal to let me have access.
If this happened to a woman the would be an outcry, but it happens to men everyday in this hellhole of a country.

[zen_reality]

http://www.st-marys.hull.sch.uk/sites/history/images/Victorianchildlabour.gif

Democracy is supposed to be rule by the majority, but there are so many pressure groups working towards, and getting, special treatment for minority groups that it sometimes feels as though 'normal' people are at a disadvantage.

David Smith, Scunthorpe

Recommended by 97 people

... faces black as coal, the lot o' them (xp)

Of course we're being ignored. The sandal-wearing liberals in charge of this country are more interested in Guardian readers and asylum seekers than in the opinion of the ordinary working man.

DISCRACE!

Derek Bells, London, United Kingdom

Recommended by 76 people

Is that Jim Crace's uncle or something?

For all his faults, I can't imagine Gordon Brown wearing sandals.

No, he said sandal-wearing liberals

You're not even allowed to read the Guardian now unless you own at least six pairs of Jimmy Choos.

Some working class people yesterday...
http://www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk/images/uploaded/scaled/scan00061.jpg
Them were the days...

Underage drinking still a problem though.

Nice use of belt + braces

Where is Belt and Braces band?

Jesus, that's been dredged from somewhere dank and disused in the old memory bank

lol, normal people

These people are the most dense, humorless morons ever. Tropic Thunder is -on their side-, taking Hollywood blowhards to task for manipulating and using the disabled for their own profit. But once again it's PC GONE CRAaZzY.

-- burt_stanton, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:51 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Today on Radio 4:

PC RIP?

First of two programmes in which Clive Anderson traces the story of political correctness, and considers our attitudes towards it today.

With Jerry Springer! Stewart Lee!! Camille Paglia!!! Jim Davidson!!!!

not that i'm actually going to listen to it.

In that blurb there are at least three good reasons why I won't be listening to it.

It's the story of political correctness, narrated by people who believe x about porridge and y about vaginal sandiness, featuring sandy vaginal opinions about porridge, and vice versa. Oh, when is this on. So excited.

Southwark NHS has actually banned Christmas trees in case they offend Muslims, that was a doozy of a staff meeting

"in case they offend Muslims" = "can't afford any Christmas trees this year"

"But I bet they can afford Ramadan, errrrr, trees"

No, they just close the canteen for a day. Saves on wages.

Simon Cowell is in the process of removing readings from the Koran from his initial mix of "Any Song Will Do" featuring the X-Factor winner, and ringing up all news networks about it...

Simon Cowell? Simon Coward more like!

Syd Barrett is in the process of renaming his song "Ramadan" to "Christmas", and then back to "Ramadam", in case it offends Muslims.

he's dead

Syd Barrett? Saeed Barrett more like!

Adam Ant ABANDONS plan to re-record Beatle Paul McCartney's RAM album, work it out for yourselves...

Adam Ant? Adam Anti-Western Democracy more like!

ha ha ha...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/content/images/2007/08/06/frankiehowerd_1_61x33.jpg
Oh, please yourselves...

Ex-Adam & the Ants eighties legend Adam Ant, singer, vehemently denies claims of offending other faiths with his projected RAMADAM album.

The family of sixties pop legend Adam Faith were unavailable for comment.

So is Tom O'Connor a tory or not?

He's from Liverpool, so more than likely

Southwark NHS has actually banned Christmas trees in case they offend Muslims, that was a doozy of a staff meeting

Is this true, or am I missing a joke?

They said no Christmas tree this year, because they don't celebrate other faiths' holy days and it would be exclusive. Nobody is allowed to have their own tree in their office unless it is an ornament that will fit on a table. Apparently they were the only PCT in South London that had one last year and they didn't want to etc zzzz

This is a Christian Nation founded on Christian Principles! Is our Head of State not Defender of the Faith?

Will we still be the country of choice and still be Great Britain if we continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other countries that came to live in Britain because it is the country of choice?

Think about it.

All I have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS? I celebrate Christmas, but because it isn't celebrated by everyone, we can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings. It's not Christmas holiday, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday? We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that.

This says it all!

This is an editorial written by a British citizen, published in a national newspaper He did quite a job, didn't he? Read on, please

IMMIGRANTS, NOT BRITS, MUST ADAPT.

I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on the 07/07 we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Brits. However, the disgust about the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct!' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Britain. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants (the Danes, Romans, etc.) However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of the Brits being a multicultural community
has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Britain's we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak ENGLISH, not Indian, Urdu, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!

'Land of Hope & Glory' is our motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.

If the 'Union Jack' flag offends you, or you don't like our QUEEN, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from.

This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our laws give every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow you every opportunity to do so!

But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our lifestyle, our government, or our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great BRITISH freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.

Since the terrorist attacks on the 07/07 we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Brits.

'Land of Hope & Glory' is our motto.

the original: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/thisisamerica.asp

Oh right, I see