Political correctness run amok...

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:13 pm

Heard on the news tonight that Thomas Jefferson school in Berkeley,

California is about to undergo a name change. To: Sequoia School.

WHY? Because Thomas Jefferson owned slaves.

:yh_frustr

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:04 am

Acydikeen maybe you need counciling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pantsonfire321@aol.com · Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:31 am

:wah:

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:02 am

acydikeen wrote: Hospitals in Britain may no longer carry Bibles on their bed-side tables..

Why?

it may offend the non-christian of the world, even though other religious literature is avaliable on request :-5

PC jusr really pisses me off..

Where did you get that bollocks from? Let me guess, the sun?

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:40 am

acydikeen wrote: Nope:

Metro :p

And its just being piloted in Lancaster as the moment..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leic ... 605827.stm :p

TMC · Post by **TMC** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:09 am

acydikeen wrote: Right, thats what i said:

No, you said: Hospitals in Britain may no longer carry Bibles on their bed-side tables..

Why?

it may offend the non-christian of the world, even though other religious literature is avaliable on request

The NHS spokesperson Ms McGregor denied reports that the move was prompted by concerns the Bibles might offend non-Christians.

See the difference?

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:11 am

acydikeen wrote: Hospitals in Britain may no longer carry Bibles on their bed-side tables..

Why?

it may offend the non-christian of the world, even though other religious literature is avaliable on request :-5

PC jusr really pisses me off..I never saw anybody read the bible in hospital:-2

A Karenina · Post by **A Karenina** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:26 am

valerie wrote: Heard on the news tonight that Thomas Jefferson school in Berkeley,

California is about to undergo a name change. To: Sequoia School.

WHY? Because Thomas Jefferson owned slaves.

:yh_frustr
Oh great. Does this mean we can't eat macaroni and cheese anymore because Jefferson created the recipe? Dang it!! I love mac and cheese.

I suppose we should ban the Declaration of Independence as well, since he drafted it and get rid of the nickel since his face is on it and forget about having any property rights. Jeffersonian acreage is gone, I guess.

Wait!!! What about Washington? He owned slaves, too, yes?

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:37 am

Now, I do not intend to sound racist or like a card-carrying member of the KKK. Just so we are all clear about that...

Why is it OK for Barry Bonds to refuse to sign autographs for white people??

Becuase I am certain that if Mark McGwire or Nolan Ryan or Randy Johnson did that they would have faced such scrutiny and bashing they couldn't have been able to stand it.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:43 am

A Karenina wrote:

Wait!!! What about Washington? He owned slaves, too, yes?

He grew weed too. No proof that he didn't smoke it, but we do know that he grew it. I wonder what a slave-owning gentleman of the 1700s did when he got the "munchies"?

No 7/11 or QuickTrip to get that microwaved burrito or nachos with extra cheese. And no mass produced chocolate.

Ben Franklin and Jefferson were friends. So since Franklin didn't make Jefferson sell his slaves we have to take Ben off the $100 bill?

A Karenina · Post by **A Karenina** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:59 am

acydikeen wrote: I find a modern-day defenition of racism is:

The predjudice of white folk against all other peopleAre you saying that prejudice is now limited to white folk? I must be reading this wrong...

Wolverine

your weed and Franklin comments made me laugh!

"I cannot tell a lie...I did cut down the cherry tree, but only because I had a case of weed-induced munchies, Father. Much easier to bring the tree to me than to keep coming to the orchard." LOL

A Karenina · Post by **A Karenina** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:10 am

acydikeen wrote: No, sorry, its not very clear..

Basically:

White folk commit racism against everyone else, but white folk cannot be the target of racism..
Ah! Thank you for the clarification.

I'm a bit crabby today and quick to bite (as you'll see from my horrible response to you on another thread).

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:18 am

acydikeen wrote: Ah, but that is the nature of political corectness..

And indeed racism..

I know. But it is still frustrating. Ya' know?

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:17 am

Why does this NOT surprise me one little bit?! I mean, even Noddy books were banned over here because they used to say `golliwog` -even though the toy was CALLED a golliwog!

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:31 am

In fact (and forgive me if I`ve already told this true story on another notice board) but jobs at a local council are actually advertised with the skill / talent factor SECOND in the list of priorities (I kid you not!), eg, Vacancy for , say, an air traffic controller:

1. To be aware of anti-discrimination issues and to demonstrate clear ability in treating all staff and customers as equals regardless of their political leanings, sex, sexual orientation, disability or health problems, age, etc etc

2.

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:33 am

2. To have experience in the field of air traffic controller [/B] (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

don`t know about the rest of you but I wouldn`t give a toss how the employee felt about criteria 1 if I was in an aircraft being called in to land by him/ her, but I sure as hell would worry if he wasn`t up to criteria 2. Unbelievable!!!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:35 am

acydikeen wrote: No, sorry, its not very clear..

Basically:

White folk commit racism against everyone else, but white folk cannot be the target of racism..

Got it. so you believe that because white folk are superior, no other race can consider themselves so.

Gotta mull that on over a bit.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:48 am

Accountable wrote: Got it. so you believe that because white folk are superior, no other race can consider themselves so.

Gotta mull that on over a bit.

Sorry if that was over the top. I come from the deep south in the US, and have fought the idea of race since I became aware of my own bigotry.

Bioligically speaking, is it possible to categorize us humans along the lines of DNA (bone structure, color, etc.) even though we can breed and produce offspring that can reproduce (unlike a horse and donkey, understand?)

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:27 pm

Wolverine wrote: Now, I do not intend to sound racist or like a card-carrying member of the KKK. Just so we are all clear about that...

Why is it OK for Barry Bonds to refuse to sign autographs for white people??
i've never heard this before. i don't think it's true.

cars · Post by **cars** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:55 pm

Accountable wrote: Got it. so you believe that because white folk are superior, no other race can consider themselves so.

Gotta mull that on over a bit.

Superior to whom, people are people!!!

Zealots use the guise of Political correctness to assert their beliefs!

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:10 pm

All street names in english are to be changed to Irish Gaelic. Ta se mahogey gas pipe