Life's too short really...
― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 December 2007 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_controversy
― DG, Tuesday, 11 December 2007 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Cos Muslims around the world wd be way more down with Pagan fertility festivals.
― Noodle Vague, Tuesday, 11 December 2007 15:57 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think we actually deal with Muslims - maybe a few, actually most of the Africans we deal with ARE Christian!
― Tom D., Tuesday, 11 December 2007 15:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh man Prince needs to make a holiday album called Christmas Controversy.
I don't understand Why we're putting up this tree Wassail always gets Popage from extended familu
― Abbott, Tuesday, 11 December 2007 19:11 (sixteen years ago) link
family
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=O5EVTZUXLXBK1QFIQMGSFGGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/14/nbacon114.xml
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:54 (sixteen years ago) link
f u nu-ilx
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:55 (sixteen years ago) link
will we ever be able to give out racist joke presents again in the current politically correct climate of policing?!
― max, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Jokes bruv.
― Dom Passantino, Monday, 14 January 2008 14:58 (sixteen years ago) link
From an interview with Miss Manners:
Barbara Lane: People often say that there has been a decline in civility over the past several decades. Is that accurate?
Judith Martin: Yes, but there's also been an increase. We have seen, first of all, the result of generations of children being told by very well-meaning parents, Now you don't worry what other people think about you, you go out and search yourself and get what you want, and never mind what other people think. So they have done this beautifully, and that's the decline, I suppose, to which you're referring. And all the older people joined in; it's not just one generation or two.
But people forget the enormous progress that has been made in the last few decades. Not that long ago, people could say the most appalling, bigoted things with impunity. In the last ten or 20 years we've watched a lot of careers self-destruct by people who were making the same kind of little jokes and off-hand remarks they always made, but suddenly people realized how rude they were. And that's tremendous progress.
Lane: Some would label that political correctness.
Martin: The people who label it political correctness are always talking about ridiculous exaggerations where somebody took insult where no insult was intended. And so when they attack political correctness they find themselves in the peculiar position of defending outright bigotry, which I do not care to defend.
― Abbott, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Miss Manners OTM.
Miss Manners is so consistently OTM on every subject that one could replace the expression by OTMM without changing its meaning.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:34 (sixteen years ago) link
AWESOME.
― Abbott, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:57 (sixteen years ago) link
TRUE.
― Abbott, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:58 (sixteen years ago) link
"on the miss manners?"
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:58 (sixteen years ago) link
you're both fired
What do you look like giving the DOUBLE DEUCE?
― Abbott, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 02:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Miss Manners first paragraph OTM.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 05:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I, too, find Miss Manners OTM and hilarious generally, but "On The Miss Manners" is clearly nonsensical and luda.
My favorite MM moment:
Reader: "Is a demitasse spoon useful?" MM: "Does a duck swim?!"
― roxymuzak, Wednesday, 5 March 2008 05:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Insane! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article881322.ece
But really this has NOTHING to do with political correctness does it?
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 08:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Also a mention there of the Campaign Against Political Correctness who have a truly terrible website. http://www.capc.co.uk/
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:14 (sixteen years ago) link
"420" pupils
― electricsound, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:21 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the Sun, the paper currently edited by the same woman who, as editor of News Of The World, encouraged everyone to firebomb paediatricians.
Lady, if you can't finish it, don't start it.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Although I'm surprised they didn't jump on the ACID HOUSE RAVE DRUGS HELL CHILDREN INNOCENCE PAUL BETTS WRITES bandwagon that I've just invented.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:47 (sixteen years ago) link
ban this sick stunt
― electricsound, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Whole story worth it for RAVERS subheadline
― DJ Mencap, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:54 (sixteen years ago) link
People are very confused aren't they?
Posted by: Trespasser
Yet again this seems to be a standard reaction, people are "walking on eggshells" and having to make moves to protect kids identities.
If this country was not run by a load of limp wristed morons, this wouldn't be happening. This just goes to show that there is very little faith in the current justice system that britain has at the moment.
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 09:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Looking forward to getting my copy of THE POLITICALLY CORRECT SCRAPBOOK
http://www.capc.co.uk/baa.jpg
Come with me to the land of batshit right-wing cartoonists
― DJ Mencap, Thursday, 6 March 2008 10:00 (sixteen years ago) link
In the last ten or 20 years we've watched a lot of careers self-destruct by people who were making the same kind of little jokes and off-hand remarks they always made, but suddenly people realized how rude they were
And yet Sir Terry Wogan is still presenting the Eurovision Song Contest
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 March 2008 10:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/white/
How many times will "IT'S POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD" be uttered during this, do we think? My money's on at least 50.
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
What, no Love Thy Neighbour or Melting Pot or Curry And Chips or It Ain't Half Hot Mum or Mind Your Language reruns?
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:08 (sixteen years ago) link
That really is POLITICAL CORRECTNESS etc. etc.
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:16 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, is this why our local radio is banging on about poor white people still being poor and racist?
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Snarkiness aside, that season does look like it might have some interesting programmes.
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Looks shit to me
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:31 (sixteen years ago) link
racist
― onimo, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Why don't they just get David Attenborough to do it and be done with it
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:33 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:37 (sixteen years ago) link
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?"
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:38 (sixteen years ago) link
lol 60s, basically!
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:39 (sixteen years ago) link
hugh influx of immigration ,.every high street transformed into bazars
Some sort of Four Weddings And A Funeral/Dollar deal going on here?
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:39 (sixteen years ago) link
"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
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
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
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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
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and so on
― onimo, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Pete Tong should stick to uplifting house anthems, IMO.
― Neil S, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:43 (sixteen years ago) link
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
― Tom D., Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
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?
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link
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]
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.st-marys.hull.sch.uk/sites/history/images/Victorianchildlabour.gif
― Ned Trifle II, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:47 (sixteen years ago) link
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
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― onimo, Thursday, 6 March 2008 12:47 (sixteen years ago) link