Bruce: The word P*** used to be humorous!!!!!!

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bluepin

10-10-2009

Originally Posted by tobykim:
“Well I don't know what all the fuss is about to be honest, how many of us have heard or told Irish jokes and not thought that it is racist, is calling a person from Scotland a Scot racist, is calling anyone from the Uk in Oz a pommie racist, I'm fed up with it, it's enough to make anyone a racist the way they go on about it”

This has got to be the most sensible post on here about this subject!
Get over yourselves.........there are far worse words in the English language that seem to be used more and more frequently these days and are deemed to be 'acceptable'!

Tissy

10-10-2009

Originally Posted by bluepin:
“This has got to be the most sensible post on here about this subject!
Get over yourselves.........there are far worse words in the English language that seem to be used more and more frequently these days and are deemed to be 'acceptable'!”

Really ?

quisling

12-10-2009

Originally Posted by Stewie_C:
“but it really isn't helped by the PC brigade (Who DO exist) trying to rename Christmas as Winterval in case in offends anybody,”

Urban myth I'm afraid.
'Winterval' was a cynical attempt by Birmingham City Council to attract extra revenue from seasonal shoppers right from Hallowe'en to Christmas by 'celebrating' all the winter festivals of all the major faiths.

Mike Chubb, the guy who invented the word said -
"......a brand to which other initiatives could be developed as part of The Winterval offer in order to sell the City at a time when all cities are competing against each other for the seasonal trade."

It was basically an commercially driven promotional event, culminating in a huge orgy of christmasness.

But you wouldn't read THAT in the Daily Mail.

puddytat

12-10-2009

Besides which, it should be between Anton and his partner. What's the rest of the world doing poking its nose in?

What name??

13-10-2009

Originally Posted by puddytat:
“Besides which, it should be between Anton and his partner. What's the rest of the world doing poking its nose in?”

Same reason the world pokes their nose in over bullying, domestic and child abuse etc ie to try and prevent it becoming the accepted norm and so to ensure that those that complain get support rather than pressured to put up with it and stigmatised as whingers or "oversensitive".

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