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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 11:36:34 GMT 1
The keepers of the nations conscience have decided you can on longer use the title 'Easter Eggs'
They are afraid doing so may insult any none Christians so we should now refer to them as 'Spring Spheres'
Well it sounds like they are talking allot of spheres themselves.........hairy one as well.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 11:40:25 GMT 1
I bet the spring Bunny is well pc'd off.................... CWL  |
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Post by Shadow on Apr 22, 2011 12:38:42 GMT 1
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Post by nicknackpaddywhack on Apr 22, 2011 15:37:40 GMT 1
Why is it the PC brigade seem to want to restrict our customs & religion yet they encourage foreigner's to keep up their cultures some i personally find repulsive  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 16:43:15 GMT 1
Because there usually bored white middle class housewives with nothing better to do with brain the size of budges.
Being PC is there substitution for sex.
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Post by Ann1 on Apr 22, 2011 19:18:38 GMT 1
When I saw the title of the thread Milky, I thought your computer had gone on the blink!!  Best thing to do with PC is to ignore it and carry on as usual!! 
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Post by skintagain on Apr 22, 2011 22:54:19 GMT 1
to me an easter egg will always be an easter egg just like an Eskimo will always be an Eskimo no matter what the PC brigade say, as far as im concerned they can go and **** them selves.
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Post by Shadow on Apr 22, 2011 23:35:23 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2011 23:42:08 GMT 1
Hope all of you with kids or grandchildren enjoy their Spring Ovoids come Spring Sunday............. What a load of spheres! CWL  |
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Post by skintagain on Apr 22, 2011 23:54:27 GMT 1
agree shads some things have been changed for the better but ask a black person if they would rather be called coloured, i did and they would prefer that to been called black.
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Post by Shadow on Apr 23, 2011 0:02:50 GMT 1
Thats interesting cos my daughters black mates hate being called coloured-I wonder if its a generation thing?  Have to say-the people I met from African or West Indian backgrounds also found that a very offensive term altho having said that there was quite a list of terms to choose from  And that wasnt the worst one. |
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Post by skintagain on Apr 23, 2011 0:24:49 GMT 1
years ago when i worked in a bakery there was a lot of Pakistanis and Indians and they hated anyone calling them black, a woman cleaner got wrong off a manager for calling a couple of them black Bs for tormenting her, she was told she could call them coloured BS but not black, they were quite happy been called that  , one of them once told me the reason they hated been called black was because they were not black, the person i asked was about 18 and it was about 6 to 8 months ago so i dont think it's realy a generation thing, mind you if i was black id rather be called coloured or brown but not black. |
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Post by nicknackpaddywhack on Apr 23, 2011 8:55:03 GMT 1
years ago when i worked in a bakery there was a lot of Pakistanis and Indians and they hated anyone calling them black, a woman cleaner got wrong off a manager for calling a couple of them black Bs for tormenting her, she was told she could call them coloured BS but not black, they were quite happy been called that , one of them once told me the reason they hated been called black was because they were not black, the person i asked was about 18 and it was about 6 to 8 months ago so i dont think it's realy a generation thing, mind you if i was black id rather be called coloured or brown but not black. Personally i cant see the problem with if your brown your brown and if your black your black .Things only get complicated when politicians get involved |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2011 11:57:30 GMT 1
The colour of ones skin becomes complicated when it's used offensively...................... During the late sixties in the USA the word Nigger which had previously been used in a derogatory fashion to define African American slaves was taken back by people to be used in a totally different context. It may well have had political overtones however for many that word no longer had the same impact to offend as previously. In fact quite cleverly it had been used to redefine them as people. I used to be self conscious about colour issues, however having spent time with various people from different cultures it is now not an issue for me. In fact one of my Black (his choice of word, although I have been allowed to call him nigger on occasions admittedly usually when having a drink) American friends calls me 'Honkey'........................ The thing is often only the two of us understand the intent and humour behind the use of either word. One thing which is not in dispute is that the guy has my utmost respect as a person. So as far as I'm concerned he could be green and I could be blue it wouldn't make much difference! CWL  |
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Post by patsie on Apr 23, 2011 22:11:08 GMT 1
Must admit - this PC thing is a pain in the neck. I live in a country with many nationalities, and it doesn't bother me. What does bother me is that Christmas and other holidays have to be re-named to appease other immigrants. Really - do they care? - I'd never heard of Thanksgiving Day! Do I
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, one of them once told me the reason they hated been called black was because they were not black,